drinks and checkpoints
Jun 26, 2002, 12:40 pm
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At some airports I have been to, they will make you take a sip of whatever drink you are trying to take through. I guess if you don't keel over and die, you are allowed to continue with your drink.
Jun 26, 2002, 9:24 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ozstamps:
That Starbucks cup could be full of Nitro. Don't you folks realise that? Or Anthrax. Or a cruise missile. It is for YOUR safety they do these things, so quiet down please.
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That Starbucks cup could be full of Nitro. Don't you folks realise that? Or Anthrax. Or a cruise missile. It is for YOUR safety they do these things, so quiet down please.
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Jun 27, 2002, 1:31 pm
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Airlines push e-ticketing to cut costs
Plus: Open beverages banned; Amtrak still alive
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/stor...-C1995C7C4449}
Plus: Open beverages banned; Amtrak still alive
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/stor...-C1995C7C4449}
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Better leave that travel mug at home if you're heading to the airport. The newly formed Transportation Security Agency has sent a new security directive to the nation's airports, advising screeners not to accept passengers who are carrying open-container beverages. All carried items must now be X-rayed, and a TSA spokesperson says they decided to ban open drinks, like coffee cups and soda cans, because they were spilling on machinery and workers during screening. This does not mean that all beverages are outlawed. If you can turn it upside down, without spillage, you can still bring it on the plane.</font>
Jun 27, 2002, 2:58 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by DADISGARYK:
Actually, I ALWAYS pack my cruise missle in my carryon bag...i would NEVER try and take it on in my Starbucks coffee cup :-)</font>
Actually, I ALWAYS pack my cruise missle in my carryon bag...i would NEVER try and take it on in my Starbucks coffee cup :-)</font>
Jun 28, 2002, 3:49 am
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So now we will no longer be allowed to carry on our Big Gulps that we purchased on the way to the airport 
I did smile the first time I saw someone in F with a Big Gulp as a carry on item.
I did smile the first time I saw someone in F with a Big Gulp as a carry on item.
Jun 29, 2002, 9:46 am
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Don't laugh
I carry around one of those 53oz Insulated Mugs...it gets lots of comments :-)
I carry around one of those 53oz Insulated Mugs...it gets lots of comments :-)
Jul 1, 2002, 6:30 am
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I saw this reported in the WSJ as a new TSA requirement.