Monday, September 25, 2006
Eyeglass Screwdrivers But Not Swords
Homeland Security has announced a liberalization of the carry on rules. You can now carry on travel size liquids, gels, and aerosals, up to 3 ounces, as long as they all fit in a quart plastic bag. You must put this quart bag in a separate tray for screening. This includes, specifically, bubble bath balls, which has been a real trouble item. They are a little more liberal on cough syrup, eye drops, and "personal lubricants", which can go to 4 ounces.
In the potential weapons catagory, you can now carry on those little screwdrivers that come with the eyeglass repair kits, toy weapons as long as they don't look real, and, thankfully, toy transformer robots. Specifically prohibited are ice picks, sabers, meat cleavers, and swords. Also banned were bows and arrows, spear guns, hatchets, billy clubs, throwing stars and nunchakus. You know how people are, you let them on with those eyeglass screwdrivers and pretty soon someone has a nunchakus or two in their brief case. Spears were not specifically covered, but may be passable if less than 7 inches long and not sharp (reasoning from the screwdriver rule).
In the potential weapons catagory, you can now carry on those little screwdrivers that come with the eyeglass repair kits, toy weapons as long as they don't look real, and, thankfully, toy transformer robots. Specifically prohibited are ice picks, sabers, meat cleavers, and swords. Also banned were bows and arrows, spear guns, hatchets, billy clubs, throwing stars and nunchakus. You know how people are, you let them on with those eyeglass screwdrivers and pretty soon someone has a nunchakus or two in their brief case. Spears were not specifically covered, but may be passable if less than 7 inches long and not sharp (reasoning from the screwdriver rule).
