Hello Fellow FTers,

Yesterday, flew from TLV-xATL-SFO. The TLV security was very thorough and the security people could not have been nicer. The X-ray caught a couple of things they wanted to inspect. Fine. No problem. Kept shoes on.

Landed at ATL, and had to clear security again. What a hassle. Shoes off! All liquids MUST be in a plastic bag. Fine. I put the liquids I had in a plastic bag.

I was hassled because of the liquids. A bottle of cologne (1.7 oz), and Clear Eyes (whatever that amount was). He held out of my reach and said they must be in a plastic bag. I pointed they were in a plastic bag. He said the liquids must be in a clear plastic bag. I didn't have a clear plastic bag. Fortunately my traveling companion had a clear plastic bag. I gave the clear plastic bag to the TSA person. That wasn't good enough. The clear plastic bag must in one gallon in size -- not the quart size clear plastic bag that I had. huh? Those were the rules. The rules must be obeyed. I just don't get it. I don't understand how the size of the bag would stop terrorist activites.

The TSA said that I did try to "honor the spirit of the law" and he let me liquids through. But arrrggghhhhh.....

I'd rather go through Israeli security anytime over US's.

To me, Israel's TSA wants to stop terrorism; USA TSA wants rules to be obeyed.

Enough of my rant.

David