Is a bar of soap okay to carry-on?
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From: Mxsmanic on 9 Apr 2007 18:24 Newby writes: > I'd rather waste a bar of soap than a bottle Glenmorangie or Bushmills. It's never wasted. Many TSA employees enjoy soap and fine liquor. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: DevilsPGD on 9 Apr 2007 19:15 In message <131laprne3jn155(a)corp.supernews.com> "Newby" <nobody(a)nowhere.net> wrote: > >"DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_spam(a)crazyhat.net> wrote in message >news:4btk13lvpuphcid28vgq4jd1v06epcqvgo(a)4ax.com... >> 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? >> >> Chances are not, but if you approach them up front and say "is this >> allowed" rather then look like you're sneaking it, the worst that will >> happen is that you'll be asked to discard it. >> -- >> Insert something clever here. > >A bar of soap in a sock makes a rather formidable weapon; much like a >leather 'sap'. Or a pen. -- Insert something clever here.
From: BubbaGump on 9 Apr 2007 20:18 On 09 Apr 2007 20:33:03 GMT, Bert Hyman <bert(a)iphouse.com> wrote: >In news:tv7l13h3muo591ff3936c3qr902pr6mkdh(a)4ax.com BubbaGump ><BubbaGump(a)localhost> wrote: > >> On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:13:15 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: > >>> >>>If you give someone a chance to impose a restriction, he usually will. >>> It's human nature. >> >> It's not human nature unless you're a right-wing conservative. > >Yeah; history is full of right-wing conservatives running totalitarian >regimes as in China, the ex-Soviet Union and all the Peoples States of >Asia and Africa. I'm not sure if that's meant to be sarcastic, but if it is then just discard the term "right-wing conservative" and suggest a better one. I'm basically talking about the type of person who likes to restrict the freedom of other people. I don't care what excuses or lies they use to justify why they do it nor if they misrepresent themselves early on as rebels fighting for freedom and then later become giant hypocrites.
From: Tchiowa on 9 Apr 2007 20:24 On Apr 9, 11:54 pm, BubbaGump <BubbaGump(a)localhost> wrote: > 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. > > http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibite... > > 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? No problem. Interesting about toothpaste. The officials in Perth debated for 5 minutes whether or not to confiscate my toothpaste. (Normally that's in my checked bag but because I was only in Perth a few days I used strictly carry-on.) I kept telling them it wasn't worth the hassle; just throw it away and let me through. But it was the first day of their restrictions so they had a conference to set the rules. They let me keep it.
From: BubbaGump on 9 Apr 2007 20:32
On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:12:46 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >BubbaGump writes: > >> It's not human nature unless you're a right-wing conservative. > >It is consistent irrespective of political leanings. Liberals like to control >others just as much, they just do it in a different way. Conservatives >acknowledge that they wish to control, liberals deny it ... but both groups >want to control. Well, of course, if you break down a word to its root meaning then it can apply to anything and mean nothing. Heightened airport security restricts our ability to carry things on board and frees out ability to remain alive. Lowered airport security frees our ability to carry things on board and restricts our ability to remain alive. There is one important difference: choice. I'm not sure if "conservative" or "liberal" are the right words, but there are two types of people. One type leans towards restricting the freedom of the individual because this type thinks they know better, while the other leans towards freeing the individual to choose his or own destiny. I would like it if we had the choice of an airline or two with really low security restrictions. |