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Originally Posted by peachfront (Post 12117255)

I've seen people ask for just a cup of ice, and the FA just smiles and lets them have it, so it seems to be "don't ask, don't tell"

Did you actually see the seatmate put liquor in the cup? I've sat by many people who've asked for a cup of ice b/c they just wanted ice or they had a soda they bought in the terminal...never liquor.

Yes, they were putting booze over the ice. On multiple occasions. C'mon. I'm sure there are those few, say, Northwest flyers who buy a $3 Coke instead of accepting a free Pepsi from the airplane, but they've got to be few and far between. A difference that makes no difference is not worth $3.

The people I've seen requesting ice were drinking alcohol, and I'm guessing this would be the case 99 times out of 100.

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Originally Posted by gj83 (Post 12124856)

Did you actually see the seatmate put liquor in the cup? I've sat by many people who've asked for a cup of ice b/c they just wanted ice or they had a soda they bought in the terminal...never liquor.

Since Delta raised the price of the 50 ml liquor bottles to $7 I place 1-2 similar refilled bottles in my Kippie Zippie (or my back pocket) and order a glass of water with a lotta ice from the FA. Oh yes occasionally I as for a stirrer (and so far no charge for it).

MisterNice

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Originally Posted by UALfromMSN (Post 12119336)

I've been carrying a little bourbon with me for a while now. It's been consumed on board and replenished a number of times, no worries. You just need to be discrete about it.

I've also got a flask, it's two 3 oz mini flasks that fit together in a sleeve that I've been thinking about taking, just for the fun of it. They're stamped "3 oz." on the bottom. Anyone try this one?

I have a 3oz flask (silver plated) shaped like a cell phone. I included it in my carry-on bag on a short hop FAT-LAS. When they checked the bag, they couldn't see thru it in x-ray. They opened the bag, and puzzled over it for about 3 minutes. Finally, much to my chagrin, my wife blurted out' "It's a flask, the antenna is a screw top!" Instead of confiscating it, they just laughed and handed it back to me. Gotta love small town TSA. That was the last time I tried that stunt (taking my wife, I mean :D ).

Since the flask cost $20, figure I should just buy it at my dest.

This article states that the TSA prohibits taking flasks through security.

http://www.latimes.com/business/mone...,5817738.story

Is this new? Why wouldn't they say in the article that flasks must fit with the other TSA LAG rules? From the other posts on this thread, I thought that flasks were okay as long as they were small enough.

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Originally Posted by guflyer (Post 20178345)

If your flask contains liquid, then it must conform to the rules for liquids - < 100 ml volume, must fit in your Idiot Bag. I'd suggest not running afoul of any local liquor/open container ordinances. TSA loves to tattle to law enforcement. Sealed 50ml liquor minis are not a problem.

If your flask is empty, it's just like an empty water bottle - permitted.

And my guess is if it's in a Listerine bottle they'd never know. :)