TSA agent basically rummages by bag
Feb 17, 2014 | 1:26 pm
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Feb 17, 2014 | 1:29 pm
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I've hired a lot of ex-military in my role, as manager in a highly technical field, and in my experience about 50% of the ones I interview are just looking for "easy" coasting money to supplement their military "retirement" pay.
I'd imagine in a federal agency, with their preferential points and less discretion on hiring, that figure is even higher.
I'd imagine in a federal agency, with their preferential points and less discretion on hiring, that figure is even higher.
Feb 17, 2014 | 1:30 pm
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Feb 17, 2014 | 3:37 pm
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However, if you have a BOTTLE of ink, that will have to go in your 3-1-1 bag, and it will have to be less than 100ml/3.4oz.
Feb 17, 2014 | 6:33 pm
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Please. These are the same Mensa students that confiscate 0.5" plastic doll guns, pictures of things, and cupcakes. The only saving grace is the morons that would confiscate a fountain pen are probably so stupid they wouldn't know that's what it was. 
Feb 19, 2014 | 2:59 am
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No, a fountain pen would be no problem coming through. The amount of liquid in a "normal" fountain pen would be far below the 3.4 oz amount (I say normal, becuase I have seen some gag fountain pens that were like 3 feet long, those would have some problem coming through!). Just leave it where you normally keep it.
Feb 24, 2014 | 10:31 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by happymom2008 View Post
Would TSA have issues with old fashioned fountain pens? The kind using liquid ink refills? I generally use these types of pens. Should I just place it in the clear zipper Baggie?
But, the pen is mightier than the sword. The sword is a weapon, therefore the pen is an ultra-weapon and therefore prohibited.
Originally Posted by happymom2008 View Post
Would TSA have issues with old fashioned fountain pens? The kind using liquid ink refills? I generally use these types of pens. Should I just place it in the clear zipper Baggie?
But, the pen is mightier than the sword. The sword is a weapon, therefore the pen is an ultra-weapon and therefore prohibited.
Feb 26, 2014 | 4:37 am
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No, a fountain pen would be no problem coming through. The amount of liquid in a "normal" fountain pen would be far below the 3.4 oz amount (I say normal, becuase I have seen some gag fountain pens that were like 3 feet long, those would have some problem coming through!). Just leave it where you normally keep it.
Feb 26, 2014 | 7:49 am
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No, a fountain pen would be no problem coming through. The amount of liquid in a "normal" fountain pen would be far below the 3.4 oz amount (I say normal, becuase I have seen some gag fountain pens that were like 3 feet long, those would have some problem coming through!). Just leave it where you normally keep it.
Feb 26, 2014 | 10:32 am
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But if a screening clerk decided to confiscate the pen from a citizen on the grounds that it contained liquid not contained in a magical plastic baggie that protects us all from an imaginary threat, that citizen would of course have no recourse to retrieve his of her property, correct?
Given the nature of this issue, however, the idea that a screener would ever see any difference between a fountain pen and a disposable ballpoint is Ludacris. Pen is pen. Pen allowed. Grunt, grunt. You have water? Water not allowed! Grunt! WATER! NOT! ALLOWED! GRUNT!