So much for airport security

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RickdelM

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I think that some of the security measures at airports have become almost a joke lately (I have seen them pull staples out of sheets of paper). Today my wife did a round trip and was stopped both times, her bag was x-rayed and hand searched and she had to take her shoes off to have them searched. When she got home she was unloading her bag and realized that she had left a serrated Cricket that I had given her in the bag, it had gone unoticed after two searches. I told her she had come pretty close to making the evening news. I worry that as many knives as I like to carry that I will forget one and accidently take it on to a flight. Remember when we used to complain because sometimes they would not let you take anything over 3" on the plane, now I just long to be able to take my disposable razor so I can shave.

Rick
 
Folders, particularly metal lined ones, can often show up as ambiguous blobs on the x-ray, especially when they are sitting at the bottom of a bag containing various other metal items.
 
I had a similar experience this week. I flew to Phoenix and back and took my Spyderench. I had removed the blade and left it home(since it is held on with a C clip) and put the Rench in my carry on luggage in the small zipper compartment. I had my shoes removed and sent through the X-ray and then was searched a ridiculous amount where his hands were all over me. The Rench went through both ways with no questions asked. It should have been pretty viewable as there was not much in my suit case and it was laying flat to the x-ray. There were three kids in front of me who also got the "remove the shoes and send them through the X-ray" treatment. After we boarded,the lady sitting next to me said she was tired of all the searching and was flying much less because of it. I think the general consensus is that people would rather be invited to defend the plane in the case of an attack instead of all the searches. This opinion is based on discussions with several people regarding this subject. We need to get back to the concept where you are free to break the law but when you do you are likely caught and face the consequences. It is just a much better country to live in with that system.
 
Yup! went through that drill back in October myself. I ACCIDENTALLY smuggled a Leatherman Wave through SIX security checks. Although it did do my heart proud when they showed a tremendous amount of concern over my four year old sons Etch-a-Sketch. Never know when someone could be smuggling one of those "Hasbro Assault Etch-a-sketches"

here's the threatd from when it happened: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=175678&highlight=Laugh+or+cry?

You'd think I'd be used to such knee jerk reactions in legislation and such, but...I'm still completely befuddled how we've come to this point.
 
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