The triumph of the clear plastic bag
Jun 16, 2007 | 1:05 am
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The triumph of the clear plastic bag
cnnmoney.com article
I wish. 
Summer travelers may find security restrictions to be one more airport headache. But some companies are very happy that flying with liquids now means a mandatory plastic bag.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Recently I flew from New York to Hamburg, Germany, with a short layover in London's Heathrow airport. Since I was going only for a couple of days, I had no checked-in luggage; even so, British regulations require that anyone transferring flights has to go through security again, so I got in the long line with everyone else.
As I approached the X-ray machine, I saw a sign indicating that all liquid and gel toiletries had to be packed in a re-sealable, clear plastic bag no larger than 8 inches square. I briefly panicked. My toiletries were in a leather shaving kit; I'd not put anything in a plastic bag. Would security officials provide me with one? Would they confiscate my shampoo and toothpaste?
As it happened, no one said a word; my suitcase snuck through the X-ray machine without setting off any shampoo alarms. Which means that the plastic bag is unnecessary, right?
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Recently I flew from New York to Hamburg, Germany, with a short layover in London's Heathrow airport. Since I was going only for a couple of days, I had no checked-in luggage; even so, British regulations require that anyone transferring flights has to go through security again, so I got in the long line with everyone else.
As I approached the X-ray machine, I saw a sign indicating that all liquid and gel toiletries had to be packed in a re-sealable, clear plastic bag no larger than 8 inches square. I briefly panicked. My toiletries were in a leather shaving kit; I'd not put anything in a plastic bag. Would security officials provide me with one? Would they confiscate my shampoo and toothpaste?
As it happened, no one said a word; my suitcase snuck through the X-ray machine without setting off any shampoo alarms. Which means that the plastic bag is unnecessary, right?
Jun 16, 2007 | 9:57 am
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Jun 16, 2007 | 10:04 am
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Jun 18, 2007 | 3:03 am
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As I said when they first covered the "twitch based security", people are nervous enough flying as it is without adding the extra layer. Am I sweating and looking worried because I'm scared to fly (partially because you've scared the hell out of me with talk of liquid explosives) or a terrorist? As another poster said am I twitching for perfectly normal reasons or because I'm about to grab a plane in the name of <<INSERT GOD HERE>>?