Golf clubs always get TSA love note @ SEA
Jan 3, 2011, 5:28 pm
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Golf clubs always get TSA love note @ SEA
Just curious, but does anyone else consistently get the TSA inspection notice when they check their golf clubs?
Out of SEA, I'm at 100%, IAH is about 50%, and other airports I don't fly out of often enough to have a good sample.
Are the TSA *that* curious about my clubs here in SEA? A friend claimed it was likely the fertilizer residue, but I'm skeptical.
Out of SEA, I'm at 100%, IAH is about 50%, and other airports I don't fly out of often enough to have a good sample.
Are the TSA *that* curious about my clubs here in SEA? A friend claimed it was likely the fertilizer residue, but I'm skeptical.
No love note....
Jan 3, 2011, 7:15 pm
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Just curious, but does anyone else consistently get the TSA inspection notice when they check their golf clubs?
Out of SEA, I'm at 100%, IAH is about 50%, and other airports I don't fly out of often enough to have a good sample.
Are the TSA *that* curious about my clubs here in SEA? A friend claimed it was likely the fertilizer residue, but I'm skeptical.
Out of SEA, I'm at 100%, IAH is about 50%, and other airports I don't fly out of often enough to have a good sample.
Are the TSA *that* curious about my clubs here in SEA? A friend claimed it was likely the fertilizer residue, but I'm skeptical.
Your Houston percentage is likely just a reflection of how often they do note leave a note.
Jan 3, 2011, 7:23 pm
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BOS always get a note. I did have a problem for a while with them re-packing (or lack thereof) my clubs after inspection. My travel bag is not all that elaborate, but there is a padded hood that goes around the club heads (I also snap on the cover that came with the golf bag) and I wrap said hood around the club heads. For several trips out of BOS I would open the travel bag and my golf clubs were every which way and completely exposed. I can sort of understand if the clubs dont go back the way I had them (I have a 14 hold divider bag), but I expect them to be repacked the way I had them. Finally wrote to TSA and to their credit they did respond that the issue would be raised with BOS and coincidentally or not, I have not had a problem since.
Other airports:
OMA and MCO - looks like they never open them
LAS - love note, re-packed respectfully
FLL - why did I even bother packing them? worse than BOS at its worst.
Other airports:
OMA and MCO - looks like they never open them
LAS - love note, re-packed respectfully
FLL - why did I even bother packing them? worse than BOS at its worst.
Jan 3, 2011, 8:48 pm
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Flying with a bike also interesting. Can't truly compare it to the clubs, and both can be quite expensive....but I hate knowing that if they open the bike case, everything carefully packed and padded might be all askew after they've done their job.
Some airports have to manually inspect due to available equipment. Some can xray/scan the whole case.
So far... (well...just knock on wood).
(not to mention the insane bike fees on some airlines that golfers don't get to enjoy)
Some airports have to manually inspect due to available equipment. Some can xray/scan the whole case.
So far... (well...just knock on wood).
(not to mention the insane bike fees on some airlines that golfers don't get to enjoy)
Jan 4, 2011, 3:27 am
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Flying with a bike also interesting. Can't truly compare it to the clubs, and both can be quite expensive....but I hate knowing that if they open the bike case, everything carefully packed and padded might be all askew after they've done their job.
Some airports have to manually inspect due to available equipment. Some can xray/scan the whole case.
So far... (well...just knock on wood).
(not to mention the insane bike fees on some airlines that golfers don't get to enjoy)
Some airports have to manually inspect due to available equipment. Some can xray/scan the whole case.
So far... (well...just knock on wood).
(not to mention the insane bike fees on some airlines that golfers don't get to enjoy)
Jan 4, 2011, 9:49 am
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Flying with a shotgun in a locked case OFTEN results in the case being accepted by the airline, and then later the TSA coming to get the key and inspecting the case without my presence, and then some small useful item not making it to my final destination.
Offending airports:
AUS
IND
SAT
PHX
SLC
Jan 4, 2011, 9:54 am
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Not true of most airports.
Flying with a shotgun in a locked case OFTEN results in the case being accepted by the airline, and then later the TSA coming to get the key and inspecting the case without my presence, and then some small useful item not making it to my final destination.
Offending airports:
AUS
IND
SAT
PHX
SLC
Flying with a shotgun in a locked case OFTEN results in the case being accepted by the airline, and then later the TSA coming to get the key and inspecting the case without my presence, and then some small useful item not making it to my final destination.
Offending airports:
AUS
IND
SAT
PHX
SLC
Jan 4, 2011, 10:19 am
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Jan 4, 2011, 5:40 pm
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