August 18, 2006
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Airport Security.
They took my lipgloss away because it was considered to be a “liquid”. Am I furious you might ask? Oh no, I managed to smuggle deorderant, tweezers, shavers, other “liquid” lipglosses, but they were contemplating on my mascara. Good thing they didn’t take it away, mascaras are expensive; at least mine was.
They also made me rip off the wrapping from a box gift set because they were suspicious of what was inside: “What are those round things we see through the X-ray?” Japanese porcelain bowls for my boyfriend’s mother? They still made me rip it off, however they did apologize and I do “sort of” understand. I mean, do I look like a criminal/terrorist to you? Well then again, a man with a baby seems innocent too, but look what those beastly men could come up with.
They also prohibit any kind of drink or food coming from outside the airport. “No drinks allowed on the plane.” Yeah, that means water too. I thought it was quite ridiculous when they have to resort to the customer buying a drink at those airport newstands, and then they would pour it in a cup for you, JUST in case you couldn’t finish your “inexpensive” $5.00 juice that you might consider bringing it with you on the plane. Pathetic. So what I did was I refused to buy a drink at the airport. I sat there for an hour and a half killing myself with thirst, but I still refused to buy a drink. Finally, I got on the plane where I milked the flight attendant for all the water she could give me: “Sorry, I feel kind of nausiated, may I have some water please?”
Xangans, do you think these precautions are way too ridiculous? Quite frankly, my tweezers and shavers are much more threatening than a bottle of water.
Comments (11)
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it is rediculous but hey nowaday ne one can bomb a plane
yeah..i got back from cali just as the terrorist incident was wrapping up. we weren’t allowed to bring any liquids on board either. i did find it a bit of a hassle…but in the bigger picture, i would rather have my deodorant, water, lighter, etc taken away than be blown out of the sky because of some extreme radical.
also…here’s a fun trick to play on your friends: before my buddy flew back (he left a day later than me) he called me and asked me how airport security was. i told him that since he was canadian, he wouldn’t be searched as long as he gave security the secret password….”liquid nitrogen”.
HA!!
I wonder who else read the comment before I took it off!
How’s New York?? Zack’s in London & I just emailed him about how they took away your lipgloss.. that’s crazy. I understand taking precautions, but stuff like that seems a little extreme. They could’ve just told you to put it on, or “taste” it to prove that it’s harmless. That’s what they do at the museums in Washington: they tell you to drink from the water bottle to make sure it’s just water.
And the part about how they opened the gift reminded me of a story that Winnie told me about when she worked for Customs at the airport: one of her colleagues sliced open a big stuffed animal that belonged to a kid, because they thought there were drugs or something in it. And there wasn’t, so they crudely taped it back. That’s so sad!
Apparently, airport security/officials are afraid of terrorists bring aboard nitroglycerin, or “liquid explosives”. Taking away your lipgloss is a bit silly, though. =) It’s the tweezers they should be careful about! What if someone used them to stab a pilot?! Haha =)
Anyway, the liquid explosives kind of reminds me of the book/movie, Fight Club. With the nitroglycerin and the sawdust and whatnot.
i agree with u..sigh, i guess in a couple more years to come everything would not be allowed on the plane just yourself. /:
and their suppose to be protecting us…
it was basically a day in where i watch my best friend splurge. i wish i could just pick up things like her and buy.
awww.. i’ve never been on a plane, but it sounds so tedious to go through the whole process
omg you serious? yeahh im there this weekend. . i love it there..
but i must have self-control and watch my spendings.
i hope to see you there!
I agree it’s a total hassle, but there is an option to pack your make-up case in your “check in” luggage, that they won’t rifle through or consficate… it seems a bit ridiculous, but at the same time I think it’s necessary because in the past something like this did happen, and they really can’t take that risk again, even if it means pissing off all the passengers… atleast you can feel almost completely safe on the plane! (Although the terrorists will probably find other ways to bring explosive substances onto the plane)
Anyway, it sucks to get your lip gloss taken away, I guess next time put your stuff in the check in luggage to save it?
this just reminds me of when i was crossing the border.
The US customs ruffled through my stuff turning my whole suitcase upside down, throwing away people’s lunch and WHOLE apples without label and then when i came back, Canada customs merely questionned. They didn’t even bother to open my luggage.
it’s getting a bit crazy out there but anything can happen right?
and i’ll be more than happy to do the calendar.
i just need to get the events for sept and i’ll do october too.