This may be a stupid question....
Sep 27, 2002 | 3:18 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by 777Brit:
I flew with Silly Putty a few months ago, flying LAX-DFW-LGW. No problem whatsoever. It was opened up at LAX, sniffed and deemed harmless. If you're interested, Semtex, or C4, smells like almonds. Silly Putty does not!</font>
I flew with Silly Putty a few months ago, flying LAX-DFW-LGW. No problem whatsoever. It was opened up at LAX, sniffed and deemed harmless. If you're interested, Semtex, or C4, smells like almonds. Silly Putty does not!</font>
Are you going to let all the PAX and FA's smell your Silly Putty.
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Sep 27, 2002 | 5:17 pm
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Sep 28, 2002 | 11:18 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by gsthome:
but, has anybody traveled with Silly Putty lately...? </font>
but, has anybody traveled with Silly Putty lately...? </font>
Sep 29, 2002 | 8:37 am
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Several years before all this mess started, I was taking a jar of cactus jelly with me as a gift to my hosts. I guess glass jars filled with goo raise issues on the x-ray, so I had to unwrap it and explain what it was. They had never heard of it--and they sell it in the gift shops at the airport. 
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Sep 29, 2002 | 10:47 am
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I'd never take my Silly Putty with me. But that's because I have a pound of it. A friend of mine in Mountain View used to buy 100 pound quanities of it from a chemical company and distribute it to co-workers. He even had the material spec sheets for them. At that time (4-5 years ago), it cost $10/pound in bulk.
A one pound Silly Putty ball can be a rather dangerous thing. And it could really mess up an airplane carpet!
A one pound Silly Putty ball can be a rather dangerous thing. And it could really mess up an airplane carpet!
Sep 30, 2002 | 7:50 am
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The best suggestion so far: A letter from your shrink stating you must be able to play with the silly putty or you'll go nuts.
The funny (?) thing is, I bet that some security goober head would only let you on the plane with that kind of letter.
On my last trip, I got pulled over and the bags were ripped through - the guy finally pulled out what he was looking for, smiled and then said to the X-ray dude, it's only a tea ball. (tea ball - holds the loose tea to make a cup)
Then he looked at me, It is only a tea ball isn't it?
I assurred him it was.
What a hoot.
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TANSTAAFL - but if you work it right, FF miles comes pretty close.
The funny (?) thing is, I bet that some security goober head would only let you on the plane with that kind of letter.
On my last trip, I got pulled over and the bags were ripped through - the guy finally pulled out what he was looking for, smiled and then said to the X-ray dude, it's only a tea ball. (tea ball - holds the loose tea to make a cup)
Then he looked at me, It is only a tea ball isn't it?
I assurred him it was.
What a hoot.
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TANSTAAFL - but if you work it right, FF miles comes pretty close.
