Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Laptop cable-type lock not allowed but seat-belt extenders and other items that can be swung like a laptop cable-type lock are allowed?
Why do I wish the money spent on these "security" geniuses would instead be spent focusing on detecting explosives?
I wish the money would be spent on training schoolchildren in first aid--it would save far more lives than TSA's reactionary ineptitude ever will.
The seat belts are easily unclipped from the seats. I did it last flight in a miserable attempt to clean them with the handy-wipes in the waterless bathroom after my 1yo soaked them, and my wife, with vomit. The not-quite-helpful AA FA supplied us with 2 paper towels and a half-full bottle of water.