Originally Posted by
PhlyingRPh
Hmm. Not happy about this. Using alternatively produced BP's is a perfectly legitimate way to avoid the hassles of SSSS. THis will just make it harder for those of us who don't want to face such harassment multiple times a week to get from A to B in a timely manner.

not only that but what about folks whose portable device cannot handle the "new system"
Originally Posted by
LessO2
And how much is this costing? And how much further back has this put buying some new x-ray equipment on the back burner?
today: the tsa is pleased to announce...... it will be implemented on a trial basis.......
6 months from now: based on the test results, the tsa will be implementing this on a nationwide basis......
4 weeks later: the tsa is discontinuing this process for security reasons*.....
*translation: we effed up and it doesn't work