An above poster had a great question. Will the sight of a lighter past security cause a "breech" of security resulting in all the nonsense that is normally created in such instances.

Also a standard plastic disposable lighter does not set of the metal detectors or at least never for me. I wonder how many people became criminals yesterday by leaving a lighter in their pocket?

I said before in another post that I will now ALWAYS travel with four books of matches on my person and I think everyone should just to show the folly of this. Heck, once in a while I may add a FIFTH pack of matches just because (sorry Mr/Mrs TSA agent I miscounted!).