All electronics must be removed from bag.
Aug 5, 2007, 10:15 am
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perhaps this natch.net story from a couple of weeks ago is in another FT thread, but it's hilarious.
Aug 5, 2007, 10:22 am
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perhaps this natch.net story from a couple of weeks ago is in another FT thread, but it's hilarious.
Aug 5, 2007, 12:27 pm
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They pulled a switcheroo on the rules at the very last minute on a Friday afternoon (to repeat: I believe they fully intended all electronics up 'til then - which is what station staffs were told to expect). When the M - F 9 - 5 bureaucrats in DC get back, we'll see an URGENT "clarification memo" (or somesuch) to all stations on the exact (largely-retracted) policy.
Aug 5, 2007, 12:30 pm
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I can tell you that 8/4 sucked. We had wait lines of 48 minutes all day long. Passengers were really pissed off about the new liquid enforcement. Here is the info on the electronics stuff:
Video Game Consoles
Effective August 4, 2007, full-size video game consoles (for example Playstation, X-box, or Nintendo) and DVD players must be removed from their carrying cases and submitted separately for x-ray screening. Laptop computers and video cameras that use cassettes have long been subject to this policy.
Small electronic items, such as cell phones, MP3 players, iPods and portable video game systems do not have to be removed from their carrying cases.
Video Game Consoles
Effective August 4, 2007, full-size video game consoles (for example Playstation, X-box, or Nintendo) and DVD players must be removed from their carrying cases and submitted separately for x-ray screening. Laptop computers and video cameras that use cassettes have long been subject to this policy.
Small electronic items, such as cell phones, MP3 players, iPods and portable video game systems do not have to be removed from their carrying cases.
Aug 5, 2007, 12:35 pm
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Aug 5, 2007, 12:37 pm
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Aug 5, 2007, 12:49 pm
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God, we do not stand a chance against a bunch of loonies stuck in the 1100's if this is our government's response to "intelligence".
BTW, July 25, coming home from Las Vegas, my wife and I were flagged for SSSS. We made the mistake of changing our flight from a one-stop to direct on the same airline the morning we flew home. I asked the ticket agent to remove the SSSS, but she said she could not.
I guess that is my fault for not flying enough to maintain status on AA. At the checkpoint, TSA pulled my MP3 player, laptop, Blackberry, cell phone, and personal CD player for the swab test. Way to go, TSA. 
BTW, July 25, coming home from Las Vegas, my wife and I were flagged for SSSS. We made the mistake of changing our flight from a one-stop to direct on the same airline the morning we flew home. I asked the ticket agent to remove the SSSS, but she said she could not.
I guess that is my fault for not flying enough to maintain status on AA. At the checkpoint, TSA pulled my MP3 player, laptop, Blackberry, cell phone, and personal CD player for the swab test. Way to go, TSA.
Aug 5, 2007, 12:54 pm
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God, we do not stand a chance against a bunch of loonies stuck in the 1100's if this is our government's response to "intelligence".
BTW, July 25, coming home from Las Vegas, my wife and I were flagged for SSSS. We made the mistake of changing our flight from a one-stop to direct on the same airline the morning we flew home. I asked the ticket agent to remove the SSSS, but she said she could not. I guess that is my fault for not flying enough to maintain status on AA. At the checkpoint, TSA pulled my MP3 player, laptop, Blackberry, cell phone, and personal CD player for the swab test. Way to go, TSA.
BTW, July 25, coming home from Las Vegas, my wife and I were flagged for SSSS. We made the mistake of changing our flight from a one-stop to direct on the same airline the morning we flew home. I asked the ticket agent to remove the SSSS, but she said she could not.
I guess that is my fault for not flying enough to maintain status on AA. At the checkpoint, TSA pulled my MP3 player, laptop, Blackberry, cell phone, and personal CD player for the swab test. Way to go, TSA.
Aug 5, 2007, 12:56 pm
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Aug 5, 2007, 3:11 pm
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Aug 5, 2007, 4:01 pm
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Quite some time had passed since airlines had pulled the SSSS stupidity on me. I was surpirsed that TSA did not pat me down. I guess it was too busy swabbing.
Aug 6, 2007, 9:06 am
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Cheers,
LBBZman
Aug 6, 2007, 9:17 am
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Aug 6, 2007, 9:29 am
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What you're saying is that if someone has their .85 oz. tube of toothpaste in a bag, you either confiscate it, or send them to the back of the line. They are not allowed to simply get a plastic bag and go?
Is that the way it is now?