“Blogger Bob,” the TSA’s Instagram Handler, Dies at 48

Curtis Robert Burns, who ran the Transportation Security Administration’s social media and documented the wilder side of security confiscations, unexpctedly passed away on Friday at the age of 48 from sudden illness.

Burns, known as “Blogger Bob,” helped turned the TSA’s Instagram account into a legitimate spectacle with its postings of offbeat confiscations.

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#TSATravelTips – It’s a bad idea to pack anything in your carry-on bag that looks like a firearm and ammo as it will slow things down for you and the travelers in line behind you. These shoes and bullet wrist bands were discovered in a carry-on bag recently at the Baltimore–Washington International Airport (BWI). While replicas are prohibited in carry-on bags, these shoes could have been packed in checked baggage.

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Talk about deadheading… This crusty ol' chap is actually a prop from the #TexasChainsawMassacre2 movie. His name is Nubbins, and he was brought through a checkpoint at the Atlanta (#ATL) International Airport, where as you can see, he was screened and sent on his jolly way. #TSAOnTheJob

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All knives, no matter their size or denomination, are prohibited from being carried onto the plane. Knives should be packed in checked luggage. This knife was discovered in a traveler’s carry-on property at the Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC).

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