29
Sep
2009
Posted by: Mark Ashley
It didn’t make it into Gadling’s top-ten list of items not to attempt to carry through a TSA checkpoint, but Matt Daimler, founder of the invaluable SeatGuru.com, sent in this photo he snapped at LaGuardia Airport security:
That’s right, don’t bring a snowglobe in your carry-on this holiday season. Bah humbug and all that.
And remember, when TSA collects all those dangerous bottles of spring water, hair gel, and mouthwash — and snowglobes — they just throw it all into a big barrel that’s disposed of as trash. It’s not treated as a dangerous stew of explosives, to be handled with the kidgloves of a well-trained bomb squad. Because it’s not.
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September 30th, 2009 at 11:36 am
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RT @nerdseyeview [link to post] this is just mean. and reminds me of the @homeaway snowglobe tour http://is.gd/3OXYl
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September 30th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
“It’s not treated as a dangerous stew of explosives, to be handled with the kidgloves of a well-trained bomb squad. Because it’s not.”
That is not the point, their logic (OMG… I mentioned “logic” and “TSA” in the same sentence) is that the bad guys will KNOW that that snowglobe bomb will get confiscated and thus will not try it OR will try it and be nervous – and then get caught.
September 30th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
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If it were the Bush era, we’d make fun of him for this, but under the Obama era, we’d just say he’s anti-Christian: [link to post]
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September 30th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
http://www.dumbassgovernment.com/2009/09/the-tsa-protecting-you-from-the-dangers-of-snow-globes/
Rate this story on its Dumbassitude.
September 30th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
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Can’t believe that snow globes are on the list of TSA no-nos now! [link to post]
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October 1st, 2009 at 12:45 am
And leave your pumpkin pies at home, too. Because pumpkin pie has the same consistency as certain plastic explosives.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:12 am
Security nonsense…
Did you know that Snowglobes are dangerous? Before reading this blogentry at upgradetravelbetter.com i didn’t knew it as well. What do they expect? That you throw those snow globes after the security personal like Joker threw his gas grenades after B…
October 5th, 2009 at 3:39 am
This is just so true
October 5th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
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It’s true! My faery snowglobe confiscated at SeaTac
October 5th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
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October 5th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
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esses americanos são paranóicos demais!!
October 5th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
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A mais nova ameaça à segurança americana: snowglobes!!! [link to post] É um país de doidos, não há mais dúvida.
October 5th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
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Hmm…scan cargo on passenger flights or ban snowglobes? Good call!
October 5th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
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“And leave your pumpkin pies at home, too. Because pumpkin pie has the same consistency as certain plastic explosives.” // LOL!!!!!!
October 5th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
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A 10 yo friend had her snowglobe confiscated in August. She’d spent all of her souvenir $ on one thing in London – taken at DEN.
October 5th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
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@AKNickerson Oh no! That’s so sad!
October 5th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
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@SeatGuru I know! I’m headed to London this month & will purchase a replacement for her — packed in my checked bags!