Originally Posted by
JaggedMind
What was the bike tool like? Any tools shorter than seven inches without blades are allowed under the rules.
This one had a blade.
It was a Topeak Alien II, so about the half the size of your fist.
I realize a bunch of these end up on EBay, but my question is, what's the process for ending up there?
Here's an article that lists the states where you can go and re-purchase your goods:
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-20727057
but VA/DC isn't listed. So this stuff starts at x-ray and then goes ... where? Who manages this process at IAD (and what's their phone/email
)?
Even if they just dump it after the screeners paw through it, I'd like to know (so I can plan some dumpster diving!).