Originally Posted by FWAAA

I can confirm it, and I don't even work for the Terrorist Support Agency. Of course, that may help explain why I understand the rules and so many on the inside seem to be having trouble with them.

You might have missed this part of the prohibited items page:



http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...ted-items.shtm

See the bolded portions? That's all you need.

I carry this in my carryon and bookmarked on my laptop and offer to show it to screeners who are lax on the rules. Twice I've had to resort to this - and then I browbeat the idiot supervisors who failed to see that their professional (and I use the term loosely) screeners are properly trained.

There's nothing professional at all about the Mickey Mouse operation at our airports. There may a few professionals scattered about the operation, but on a whole, it's a major embarrassment for this loyal, patriotic American. I didn't help defend our country for this.