Then why did you put $12 million on metal badges, and not put that to actual security?


Nice timing on the TSA's part -- on election day.

Talk to bocastephen. I inquired about buying ad space on boarding passes for a similar effort and was denied.

TUL has them and has for a while IIRC.

This is more than simply annoying -- putting ads in check point trays has been practice in many places for some time now. When your things are lying in a plain grey tray it is obvious when they are there. When they are lying on surface covered with text and graphics, its easy not to notice you have left something behind. I have had to make a habit of turning the tray upside down to make sure I'm not leaving anything behind.

Someone has been adding their own home-made ads to the bins at Sky Harbor, composed of a sticky bumper-sticker type thing with a picture of a tombstone, and the legend "RIP Fourth Ammendment".

I also saw something similar in LAX last year, and I am surprised that you DON'T see more stickers defacing the bins, actually.

I am so liking this idea...

They're in ICT as well.

Actually, it's pretty easy to do. Print up your own bumperstickers or other "public service announcements" on label paper. Right before you go through the line, make a detour to the men's (or ladies') restroom. Peel off the backing and attach the front side to the bottom of your laptop or other small bag with just a little bit of that stuff they use to hold new credit cards on the paper when you get them in the mail. When you place your laptop in the bag, the label will stick to the bottom to the bin and you will not have drawn the attention of a SPOTNik. This technique also works well at the "recomposure" tables after you've cleared the checkpoint. More people and screeners are likely to see it stuck to a table than in a bin. Oh yeah -- the bin tagging works just as well at airports without bin advertising.

Good luck and Happy 1st Amendment.

Because terrorists are afraid of tin. It's like kryptonite to them. Cause -> Effect.

Now *that* is an intriguing plan!

Saw the ads in SAN. Seemed to be quite a few for Zappos and appeared to be attempts at humor ("most of what you put in here is for sale on Zappos.com"). Given that the diamond lane was delayed by idjits who had never been through security before, I might have actually had some time to read the ads if I weren't so p-o'd about the whole thing.

It's just a matter of time til you see "Viva Viagra" in the bins.

I like the Head-On ad, though!