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Okay, I'll bite - why did you have 12 cans of sardines in carry on?

by elthran 9y ago

monksy 9y ago
Just to mess with the agents. I'm surprised that he didn't get required to throw them out. (They contain liquid)
- lisper 9y ago
  Not cool. The agents are just trying to do their jobs. The fact that the system is fubar is not their fault. On the other hand, people like you hold up the line for everyone.
  - rhinoceraptor 9y ago
    The guy in front of me had 4 cans of soda which he had to throw out. My sardines just had to be scanned for explosives or whatever the scanner thing is, but it seemed like they were fine to bring. At least they didn't see the supplement powder I packed in their own separate plastic baggies :)
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    - Dolores12 9y ago
      Your supplement powder has different density than explosive, hence different color on their screens. They saw it for sure.
      - rhinoceraptor 9y ago
        I wasn't worried about that, I was worried they would think it was drugs, since I had three snack bags full of white powder.
  - pavel_lishin 9y ago
    > The agents are just trying to do their jobs. The fact that the system is fubar is not their fault. At many airports, they're not trying very hard - every time I ask for an opt out, they roll their eyes and drag their feet getting me checked out. Sometimes they give me verbal shit for it - which is part of the fubar-ness of the system, and is exactly their fault. Having said that, I just try to get through with a minimum of interaction.
    - lisper 9y ago
      > At many airports, they're not trying very hard - every time I ask for an opt out, they roll their eyes and drag their feet getting me checked out. Yes, that's because they think -- perhaps wrongly, but not entirely without justification -- that you are opting out in order to make some political statement or because you're frustrated with the process and are trying to take it out on them. I don't think you have a full appreciate for how mind-numbing and soul-crushing a job being a front-line TSA agent can be.
rhinoceraptor 9y ago
Just to eat, they're an easy ketogenic/low carb food. 12 cans is enough for one meal a day for the six days of my trip.

Okay, I'll bite - why did you have 12 cans of sardines in carry on?

monksy 9y ago

Just to mess with the agents. I'm surprised that he didn't get required to throw them out. (They contain liquid)

lisper 9y ago
Not cool. The agents are just trying to do their jobs. The fact that the system is fubar is not their fault. On the other hand, people like you hold up the line for everyone.
- rhinoceraptor 9y ago
  The guy in front of me had 4 cans of soda which he had to throw out. My sardines just had to be scanned for explosives or whatever the scanner thing is, but it seemed like they were fine to bring. At least they didn't see the supplement powder I packed in their own separate plastic baggies :)
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  - Dolores12 9y ago
    Your supplement powder has different density than explosive, hence different color on their screens. They saw it for sure.
    - rhinoceraptor 9y ago
      I wasn't worried about that, I was worried they would think it was drugs, since I had three snack bags full of white powder.
- pavel_lishin 9y ago
  > The agents are just trying to do their jobs. The fact that the system is fubar is not their fault. At many airports, they're not trying very hard - every time I ask for an opt out, they roll their eyes and drag their feet getting me checked out. Sometimes they give me verbal shit for it - which is part of the fubar-ness of the system, and is exactly their fault. Having said that, I just try to get through with a minimum of interaction.
  - lisper 9y ago
    > At many airports, they're not trying very hard - every time I ask for an opt out, they roll their eyes and drag their feet getting me checked out. Yes, that's because they think -- perhaps wrongly, but not entirely without justification -- that you are opting out in order to make some political statement or because you're frustrated with the process and are trying to take it out on them. I don't think you have a full appreciate for how mind-numbing and soul-crushing a job being a front-line TSA agent can be.

rhinoceraptor 9y ago

Just to eat, they're an easy ketogenic/low carb food. 12 cans is enough for one meal a day for the six days of my trip.