I can't believe I actually wrote "NP." I don't even remember having written it, but, sure enough, it's there.

Woah.

Anyway, the intent of it was "no problem."

And it happened last week sometime. Britney happened yesterday. It was put into place pre-Britney :P

Not that you're responsible for this, of course ... but then why does the TSA website still say:

Huh?

Or, like the old joke says, "How do you become a millionaire? Go to Vietnam and exchange $56." For a couple hundred dollar investment, you can get a shoebox size pile of small denomination bills*. Enough to make a TSO think they found the Big Catch�, as most screeners probably could not find Vietnam on a map let alone know a dollar will buy you 17,860 dong. Don't tell them until after they count it.

*Not sure if it is authorized to take VND out of the country these days. It is amusing that places whose currency is worthless/non-convertable outside their border (like the old USSR ruble) have such strict prohibitions against exporting it. Is the cost of printing replacement bills going to bankrupt the country? Heck even China lets you take a few thousand RMB cash out of the country now without declaring it. ^

I can see a partially frozen slippery slope in TSAs future.

If there really is a changed in procedure, it is unbelievable.

Now TSO's are going to be tasked to make a judgment call on how much ice has melted.

Yeah, that is a great use of their time and attention. Much better than looking for W.E.I...

Dean,

As much as I admire you, unless you can show some kind of documentation, I find the pre-Britney claim hard to believe.

More importantly, can you or anyone else clarify as to the new policy and peroxides? Because if peroxides are a threat, freezing should not be allowed (per the freezing point of H2O2). If they are not, why confiscate peroxide-containing contact lens solution?

Then you're going to just have to find it hard to believe.

Regardless, it's still true.

This might be the answer to the whole contact lens solution issue -- keep some frozen. Should thaw quickly enough to be usable at destination. (Or possibly fast enough to combine with other Mystery Liquids and commit Nefarious Acts? Do I smell a home science project here?)

~~ Irish

You say it happened last week and since your respected here I tend to believe that.

Wouldn't it be much better if people who travel had a single point of information on exactly what is permitted, what things must be complied with and some reasons why these things have to be done?

Apparently we do. It's Britney...

OK, so assuming it is true (and I only accept the possibility because I respect you), why was it not announced pre-Britney? Independently of the fact that this decision makes no sense, it can effectively completely change our travel procedures. Think frozen shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, water, wine (can be done at about -7 C, not too bad), juice boxes, pudding, ice cream!! Oh boy - Travelers will need padded cold-suitcases, and freezers a lot larger than those in hotel mini-bars.

Should we not have been informed? At the very least, why was the sentence regarding limitation of ice and other frozen liquids to medical needs not removed from the TSA website?

Prove it.

I handle BSA/FINCEN compliance at my little slice of heaven.

For TSA to involve itself in this area just demonstrates that they are wanting to be a State Police Agency.

I maintain that the person who signed the Op Directive that classified $10,000 currency contraband was a KHIAI trainee.

We still have the challenge of seeing that front line TSOs follow these new policies. You know, �Some airports do, some airports don�t. Each airport is different.�

emphasis mine: is it going to be by weight or by volume?