<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by gnomie:
I just traveled from EWR to SFO with a large cheesecake and strawberry topping from the Carnegie Deli in NYC. I was carrying it in a shopping bag. When the inspector took it from me to place in a plastic basket to go through the x-ray, I asked him to be careful with the package. He asked why, and I told him there was a cheesecake in there. He put it through the x-ray and yelled out "cheesecake coming through". At the other end of the xray machine, when I approached, there were SIX inspectors waiting there. As I picked up the package (which was clearly marked Carnegie Deli), one man asked me who the cheesecake was for. I responded that it was for my sister. In a very stern tone, he said to me "I have to confiscate the package". I asked him why and he said that he had just spoken to my sister and she told him she no longer liked cheesecake and then broke into a smile. He then asked if I was sure I would be able to carry such a heavy package all by myself, maybe I would want to leave it. In all, they were very nice and humerous and I told them that next time I would bring them a cheesecake. You should have absolutely no problems.</font>
While that story is nice, the problem with it is that some people wouldn't have questioned him. "Security" is so highly overrated and even revered that it elevates these people to an authority level they really shouldn't be at.