<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by tmspa:
There is a prohibited list and a SOP, but some things don't fall into these categories. I have faith that my folks will make the right decision every time!</font>
I don't. List or no list, the last thing the list says (on the TSA site) is that the screeners can confiscate things if they feel like it, even if its on the "okay to carry on" list....which is how my corkscrew (corkscrews are on the "okay" list) wound up in the Big Pile Of Confiscated Stuff at JFK.
I could give a sh*t about the corkscrew--after looking it up on the TSA site, I figured I should still take one I didn't mind losing--but why *have* the list if it is useless?
What is to prevent the *same* thing from happening with the "Trusted Traveler" program (uh...except the Travelers wouldn't get confiscated, I presume...) Undoubtedly, there will be a
caveat where the TSA dewds on duty get to f*ck with you anyway, b/c you look "suspicious", or b/c they are having a bad day, or it's time for a Make Up Call for the PC Crowd.
Watch it happen.
Regards,
O/H