Originally Posted by
ralfp
Because he wants to use his shirt? Or is the presence trivial/trace amounts of legal materials grounds for punishment by the gov't? I guess people who work with fireworks and in mines aren't allowed to fly.
It's wrong that anyone has to worry about this. Why should the OP's name, etc. have been recorded the first time around? If he actually had non-trivial amounts of TNT I would understand it, but traces? What percentage of ETD alarms are of actual concern? Is it something other than 0%?
It'd be fun to walk around a checkin area and dust 100s of peoples bags with TNT or some other agent that alarms the ETD.
FWIW, the first time it happened to me it was a Walgreens bag inside my checked luggage that had the traces of TNT.
Prior to making that trip, I went to Walgreens, purchased a few items, and tossed the bag in my checked luggage. The CTX alarmed (it happens), my bag was opened, searched and swabbed. The traces of TNT were isolated to the bag.
So Walgreens gives me a plastic bag (or an item in the bag had a trace of TNT) and I'm suddenly guilty.
If setting off an ETD - which is very sensitive - is grounds to go onto the no-fly list, the state of affairs of this nation is even worse than I thought.
I don't know the first thing about TNT. If it is unlikely to come off, I'll toss the shirt - it's not the end of the world. If it washes off easily, why toss $80 out the window?
Sad thing is, as ralfp states, I shouldn't even have to worry about it -- the sad fact is I do.