My mouthwash did not blow up the plane
I was in a Walgreen's in Fort Lauderdale, saw a particularly good buy on a large bottle of Colgate mouthwash, and bought it. I placed it, unopened (and with the original seal still on it), in a gallon-sized plastic bag -- in case of minor leakage, and knowing that I could not carry it on board put it in my checked luggage.
I waited at FLL while my checked luggage was screened and approved.
At least I thought it was approved. That is what the TSA guy told me.
When I got to MXP yesterday I found that my luggage was leaking. I opened it and found the following:
The mouthwash bottle was almost completely empty. The seal was still in place and it was still in the plastic bag. A hole had been punched in the top of the cap and then covered with a piece of tape which did nothing to stop the mouthwas from leaking out.
If the TSA wanted to check it, all they had to do was remove the seal and open the bottle. After closing it again, it most likely would not have leaked at all.
With the way they handled it, I not only lost all the mouthwash but it soaked everything else in the suitcase.
On the bright side, the mouthwash did not blow up the plane.