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Mar 20, 2006 | 10:46 am

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lateacher

Join Date: Dec 2002

Location: LGB

Programs: DL DM

Posts: 390

TSA searching for lighter at LAS

Was leaving LAS at the D gates yesterday. My carry-on bag needed to be searched, as something suspicious was spotted during screening.

TSA: Where's the lighter? Tell me what pocket it's in.
Me: There's no lighter in there.
TSA: I saw it.
Me: There's no lighter in there.

She searched my bag thoroughly, took it over for rescreening, and finally came back.

Me: Did you find what you were looking for?
TSA: Something in your bag looked like a lighter.

Then she walked away. All in all, about 10 minutes wasted.

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