Comments on: Beauty is My Weapon http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/ Famous Among Dozens Wed, 23 May 2012 11:37:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nataline http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/comment-page-1/#comment-2500 Nataline Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:44:28 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/#comment-2500 Yup, we were the second flight out of Boston that Thursday. Unfortunately for me, because it was so darned early (4am), we checked our bags at Skycap before learning of the new restrictions. I had to toss $60 worth of brand spanking new lotions and soaps from Lush! Here's the scary part: Upon arriving in San Diego (exactly 24hrs later) I found a small shampoo from a hotel that I had tossed into my carry-on and forgotten about. How did two x-ray machines and no less than THREE bag checks fail to catch the cheap stuff?? Yup, we were the second flight out of Boston that Thursday. Unfortunately for me, because it was so darned early (4am), we checked our bags at Skycap before learning of the new restrictions. I had to toss $60 worth of brand spanking new lotions and soaps from Lush!

Here’s the scary part: Upon arriving in San Diego (exactly 24hrs later) I found a small shampoo from a hotel that I had tossed into my carry-on and forgotten about. How did two x-ray machines and no less than THREE bag checks fail to catch the cheap stuff??

]]> By: kristen http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/comment-page-1/#comment-2283 kristen Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:42:54 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/#comment-2283 I've lurked here forever (seriously) but wanted to thank you for the savings I will receive by checking the makeup bag I keep in my purse when we fly this Saturday. I’ve lurked here forever (seriously) but wanted to thank you for the savings I will receive by checking the makeup bag I keep in my purse when we fly this Saturday.

]]> By: Wynne http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/comment-page-1/#comment-2040 Wynne Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:34:14 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/#comment-2040 A team of terrorists with nail files couldn't take over and crash a whole plane now; the passengers would stop it. I'd rather TSA keep potential explosives off the plane. The liquid/gel thing is not a one-off incident, it's a real threat that terrorists have been working with for years (Ramzi Yousef tested it out in the Pacific before, not successfully then.) TSA's budget is limited by Congress. They don't have enough money to put EDS and puffer machines in all the airports now (automated explosive detectors). But if anyone wants to write Congress? Screeners are humans and will make mistakes sometimes regarding what's on the banned list. (Tampons?!) But for the most part the ones I met were trying hard to do an important but incredibly tedious and difficult job. The people who were flying on Ban Day 1 got a rough deal. The rest of us didn't; we can plan in advance for the new rules. A team of terrorists with nail files couldn’t take over and crash a whole plane now; the passengers would stop it. I’d rather TSA keep potential explosives off the plane. The liquid/gel thing is not a one-off incident, it’s a real threat that terrorists have been working with for years (Ramzi Yousef tested it out in the Pacific before, not successfully then.)

TSA’s budget is limited by Congress. They don’t have enough money to put EDS and puffer machines in all the airports now (automated explosive detectors). But if anyone wants to write Congress?

Screeners are humans and will make mistakes sometimes regarding what’s on the banned list. (Tampons?!) But for the most part the ones I met were trying hard to do an important but incredibly tedious and difficult job.

The people who were flying on Ban Day 1 got a rough deal. The rest of us didn’t; we can plan in advance for the new rules.

]]> By: Tara http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/comment-page-1/#comment-2021 Tara Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:08:42 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/#comment-2021 I flew to the us from paris a week ago, and they confiscated a box of tampons. what did they think, i was going to go up to the pilot and say step away from the wheel, ive got a tampon and i not afraid to use. 4godssake! I flew to the us from paris a week ago, and they confiscated a box of tampons. what did they think, i was going to go up to the pilot and say step away from the wheel, ive got a tampon and i not afraid to use. 4godssake!

]]> By: Jessey http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/comment-page-1/#comment-1989 Jessey Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:01:00 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/#comment-1989 Lemme get this straight... Sharp, pointed metal implement - A-OK Dove deodorant - No go. Pretty soon they'll just come through the check-in line, hogtie everyone and gently lift you into your seat on the plane. That's when we'll know that the terrorists really HAVE won. Lemme get this straight…
Sharp, pointed metal implement – A-OK
Dove deodorant – No go.

Pretty soon they’ll just come through the check-in line, hogtie everyone and gently lift you into your seat on the plane.
That’s when we’ll know that the terrorists really HAVE won.

]]> By: greta http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/comment-page-1/#comment-1904 greta Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:55:23 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/#comment-1904 not that this makes the whole thing any more sensible, but i looked at the list of banned items on the TSA's website... The items they left in your bag (cuticle scissors, file, safety matches) are allowable as carry-ons. (Lighters and strike-anywhere matches are banned.) So, it sounds like they did pull things according to the list. (See for yourself, http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm) Of course, a nail file or matches sound much more dangerous to me than deodorant! not that this makes the whole thing any more sensible, but i looked at the list of banned items on the TSA’s website… The items they left in your bag (cuticle scissors, file, safety matches) are allowable as carry-ons. (Lighters and strike-anywhere matches are banned.) So, it sounds like they did pull things according to the list. (See for yourself, http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm)

Of course, a nail file or matches sound much more dangerous to me than deodorant!

]]> By: alison http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/comment-page-1/#comment-1843 alison Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:11:09 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/#comment-1843 Oh my god, it is so nice to hear that someone else went through exactly what I did, and was almost brought to tears. I came home from Barcelona this past SAturday. In Spain they told me to "check my liquids", which I did. I was kinda bummed that I could't brush my teeth in the next 12 hours, but whatever. I did manage to get my saline eye drops past them, and they TOLD me that I could go ahead and hold on to my lighter and my matches. Then I had to change planes in Frankfurt. They took my saline, they dumped all my lipsticks out into the trash, and left only 1 powder in my make-up bag. I wasn't even given the option of checking the stuff-and I wouldn't have had time to anyways. In the future forget flying with contacts, clean teeth, soft skin or unchapped lips. The trip was well worth it, but that doesn't mean it wasn't a huge annoyance. Oh my god, it is so nice to hear that someone else went through exactly what I did, and was almost brought to tears. I came home from Barcelona this past SAturday. In Spain they told me to “check my liquids”, which I did. I was kinda bummed that I could’t brush my teeth in the next 12 hours, but whatever. I did manage to get my saline eye drops past them, and they TOLD me that I could go ahead and hold on to my lighter and my matches. Then I had to change planes in Frankfurt. They took my saline, they dumped all my lipsticks out into the trash, and left only 1 powder in my make-up bag. I wasn’t even given the option of checking the stuff-and I wouldn’t have had time to anyways. In the future forget flying with contacts, clean teeth, soft skin or unchapped lips. The trip was well worth it, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a huge annoyance.

]]> By: sardogwill http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/comment-page-1/#comment-1818 sardogwill Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:42:05 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/#comment-1818 Obviously, next month we'll all be flying au natural, after first throwing away the entire contents of our carryons and then submitting to a body cavity search. Flying the friendly skies will take on a whole new set of connotations. Gah. We were just flying, too and it's gotten pretty ridiculous. After we checked my son's entire bag of legos and transformers It occurred to me that, given the proper motiviation, I could geek them out into auto-assemblers. They could just roam the belly of the plane, scabbing checked electronics together until they evolved a real weapon of mass destruction. Like something that's more addictive than an Xbox, but smaller than your iPod. Obviously, next month we’ll all be flying au natural, after first throwing away the entire contents of our carryons and then submitting to a body cavity search.

Flying the friendly skies will take on a whole new set of connotations.

Gah. We were just flying, too and it’s gotten pretty ridiculous. After we checked my son’s entire bag of legos and transformers It occurred to me that, given the proper motiviation, I could geek them out into auto-assemblers.

They could just roam the belly of the plane, scabbing checked electronics together until they evolved a real weapon of mass destruction. Like something that’s more addictive than an Xbox, but smaller than your iPod.

]]> By: marisa http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/comment-page-1/#comment-1811 marisa Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:58:57 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/#comment-1811 if someone was really sick in the head they could use a tampon as a weapon.... ha ha ha thank god your husband checked the makeup as luggage. I too am in love with my makeup! if someone was really sick in the head
they could use a tampon as a weapon….
ha ha ha

thank god your husband checked the makeup as luggage. I too am in love with my makeup!

]]> By: Pete's Sake http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/comment-page-1/#comment-1809 Pete's Sake Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:55:38 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/2006/08/15/beauty-is-my-weapon/#comment-1809 Of course your plane wasn't going to blow up. As a nation we need to get a collective grip on how probable meeting a fiery death in the sky is (close to zero, in case you were wondering), and stop letting our government let the terrorists win (by inciting terror and causing tremendous monetary loss through hare-brained policy). Of course your plane wasn’t going to blow up. As a nation we need to get a collective grip on how probable meeting a fiery death in the sky is (close to zero, in case you were wondering), and stop letting our government let the terrorists win (by inciting terror and causing tremendous monetary loss through hare-brained policy).

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