Originally Posted by PHLbuddy
So I have to admit something.
I inadvertently had a bottle of H20 in my roll-a-board this week.
Despite "Condition Retarded" being in full force, and actually having my bag run through twice, the offending agent was not identified or confiscated. I only realized this once I unpacked at home.
So either this is complete Kabuki, screeners think it's nonsense, screeners can't clearly visualize liquids in the Xray, or all of the above.
Pepsi makes it through security just as easily as water.
While waiting in the gate area for our international flight last week, my wife opens her handbag and realizes that she neglected to dispose of a half-full bottle of Pepsi prior to the TSA security screening.
She forgot she had it, nobody caught it, I drank it (to remove the incriminating evidence
).