Is a bar of soap okay to carry-on?
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From: BubbaGump on 9 Apr 2007 15:20 On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 19:53:53 +0100, "tim....." <tims_new_home(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >"BubbaGump" <BubbaGump(a)localhost> wrote in message >news:blrk139hcjr69u6pnnbvafbqica9tj9ks6(a)4ax.com... >> Is a normal size bar of soap okay to carry-on in April 2007? I've >> been to the TSA web site, and I see the silly 3-oz. restrictions on >> toothpaste, shampoo, and even "liquid soaps", but I see no mention of >> a plane old bar of soap. > >3oz isn't silly at all. It seems a perfectly reasonable amount to >carry with you for a week's holiday Yes, it is silly. It's not the size that's silly. It's the fact that it supposedly restrict terrorists from doing something dangerous that's silly, and it's the fact that it requires passengers to go out of their way to find those odd tiny containers at the grocery store instead of simply packing what they already have.
From: William Black on 9 Apr 2007 15:26 "BubbaGump" <BubbaGump(a)localhost> wrote in message news:074l13dgooed6n2lmduo0tj0c1j0rrqt83(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:46:17 -0600, DevilsPGD > <spam_narf_spam(a)crazyhat.net> wrote: > >>In message <blrk139hcjr69u6pnnbvafbqica9tj9ks6(a)4ax.com> BubbaGump >><BubbaGump(a)localhost> wrote: >> >>>Hotel bars of soap are small, and if they're the wrong brand then they >>>might irritate my skin. I like my soap. Will I be suspected as a >>>terrorist if I try to carry-on soap? >> >>Why not check it? > > I occasionally see news reports about airlines losing people's > luggage, which is an inconvenience I weigh heavier than either using > hotel soap or stopping by a grocery store near the hotel and buying > soap. > Go on, live dangerously, take a risk on them loosing your baggage... It'll turn up soon enough and you can claim the cost of a new cake of soap from the airline... -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea.
From: Bert Hyman on 9 Apr 2007 15:25 In news:4btk13lvpuphcid28vgq4jd1v06epcqvgo(a)4ax.com DevilsPGD <spam_narf_spam(a)crazyhat.net> wrote: > In message <blrk139hcjr69u6pnnbvafbqica9tj9ks6(a)4ax.com> BubbaGump ><BubbaGump(a)localhost> wrote: > >>Hotel bars of soap are small, and if they're the wrong brand then they >>might irritate my skin. I like my soap. Will I be suspected as a >>terrorist if I try to carry-on soap? > > Why not check it? Why not refrain from second-guessing people? -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
From: BubbaGump on 9 Apr 2007 15:32 On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 20:26:29 +0100, "William Black" <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >Go on, live dangerously, take a risk on them loosing your baggage... > >It'll turn up soon enough and you can claim the cost of a new cake of soap >from the airline... The soap wouldn't be what I'd be worried about losing, and I wouldn't be worried about losing anything permanently anyway. Is everyone on Usenet an unhelpful, antagonizing prick? I'd be worried about not having it immediately on the other end and/or having to drive back and pick it up when they finally find it.
From: William Black on 9 Apr 2007 15:38
"BubbaGump" <BubbaGump(a)localhost> wrote in message news:c15l13dnkq8ml95093pu5ujet0bvo052r0(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 20:26:29 +0100, "William Black" > <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > >>Go on, live dangerously, take a risk on them loosing your baggage... >> >>It'll turn up soon enough and you can claim the cost of a new cake of soap >>from the airline... > > The soap wouldn't be what I'd be worried about losing, and I wouldn't > be worried about losing anything permanently anyway. Is everyone on > Usenet an unhelpful, antagonizing prick? Ask a silly question and you get a silly answer. If you need the stuff for medical reasons you can get a doctor's letter. If you don't then you're being a pompous prick. -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |