Originally Posted by
cmn.jcs
Hehehe... about that: I was flying LAS-SFO-HNL one day and did what you explained--brought an empty bottle through security at LAS and filled it there. Didn't drink much at all on the plane, and at SFO I exited security to visit another part of the airport. Came back, got in the security line, and was about to put my stuff in the tub--and realized my bottle (a bit bigger than a quart) was almost completely full! Not wanting to pour a quart of water into the nearby trashbag, I did the next most logical thing--chugged a quart of water. I'm very sorry to the pax in the aisle seat next to me (although it was in C so it wasn't too bad).
I did that myself the last time I flew. I had a 750ml Brita bottle that was about 3/4 full and I had forgotten to make a side trip to the bathroom to empty it out before getting into the line. Naturally, I didn't realize there was still water in it till I got 20 minutes into the line, and I didn't want to have to stand in another 20 minute line to get through security, so I chugged it all right there.
A TSO must have seen me do it, because when I got to the split point where I was directed to a specific station, the TSO directing traffic asked me, "Is that bottle empty?" I said yes, and that was the end of it. How nice that she took me at my word...