Comments on: New TSA Double Standard on Airport/Flight Liquid Policy

By: Good News: Dutch Reporter Gets Liquid Potential Bomb on US-Bound Flight

Good News: Dutch Reporter Gets Liquid Potential Bomb on US-Bound Flight — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:36:59 +0000

[...] the way he did it is very clever . . . but not too clever that terrorists didn’t think of it. Or me. In the past, I’ve decried the fact that passengers were allowed to buy wine and other liquids in airport shops and restaurants, and [...]

By: SickBoy

SickBoy — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:00:38 +0000

“Please explain to me why I must cram my liquid and cream toiletries into a tiny quart-sized bag in 3-ounce or less containers. But people can take two wine
bottles full of liquid on the flight. After all, that amount of alcohol could NEVER be made into a bomb, right? There’s no such thing as a molotov cocktail,”
Well, from what I hear, after it was droned into my grey matter at a recent visit to Hartzfield/Jackson (Atlanta), all this security was to “…ensure your personal security.” Proceeded by “Effective immediately: The Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration…”
Glad to see the “Good Enough Diplomas (GED) have found work. Whew.

By: mcg

mcg — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:38:37 +0000

Sorry, I just can’t get my panties in a wad about this. You can take as much liquid onto the plane you want, as long as you acquire it within the secure zone. That’s exactly what seems to be happening in this case. The fact that you pay for it outside the secure zone is irrelevant.
As it is, there’s already a system in place for getting the vendors’ liquids through to the secure zone.

By: Thee_Bruno

Thee_Bruno — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:14:31 +0000

Is it November 2008, yet?

By: BB

BB — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:04:10 +0000

Excuse me Debbie,
But how asinine does it get?