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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 1:11 pm
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janey
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Originally Posted by Boggie Dog
I hate to tell you this but cigarette smoke clings to your clothing and person. It is a distinctive odor that is hard to mask.
Yeah, I'm aware. I quit for several years before starting up again. I remember being able to smell smokers.

Originally Posted by Boggie Dog
I have no idea why it was a question at all. Lighters have been allowed for some time. I would guess another example of TSA's highly trained workforce not knowing what they are doing.
I was also wondering, since she specifically said they were prohibited since December, if she was referring to the panty-bomber. Or she just didn't know what she was talking about and making things up - more likely.

Originally Posted by clrankin
Can't you just update the sticker yourself? Or is the date encoded in some super-secret terrorist-proof manner? If so, they shouldn't expect TSA to be able to decipher it, as most of those folks are about as smart as third graders.
Hmmm...looking at the stickers I'm removing, there is taupe colored sticker (likely from a trip in 2008) that has "M9" handwritten on it, a yellow sticker with "N 24 Feb 09", and a black sticker with "24 Feb 10 S" written on it (yes, I was in Paris the exact same week in 2009 and 2010). All of them are printed with "Security ICTS." So it looks like there's a different color each year, although the M9 could be some super-secret code.

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