Department of Homeland Stupidity
Remember when it was enough to say “Restricted Area. Authorized personnel only?” Does anyone have any doubts about what “security breach” implies? You’ll be kissing the iron deck before you can say, “Jack Robinson.” (Anyone know who Jack Robinson actually is?)
Every time I fly I am reminded what a joke airport security is these days. I bought two small snow-globes while in NY this trip. We neglected to put them in our checked bag because 1. we just didn’t think about it and 2. they wouldn’t have fit anyway. They were confiscated. Apparently they were worried they were special Batman snow-globes that would have filled the plane with acrid smoke had I thrown them down on the floor and shattered them. They were in D’s backpack, who ended up in a different line than I, so I wasn’t there for it. Probably just well. I think I would have had a hard time containing my contempt. I doubt there was even 3 oz. of liquid in each one. One of these days some damn fool is going to use his shoe laces to threaten a passenger or crew member with strangulation and no one will be allowed to wear lace up shoes on a plane anymore.
Is this really what we’ve come to? Does everyone feel safer now?
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