Not just Covid, but I just didn't have occasion to for a couple of years before the pandemic. HALLIE: What have been your adventures getting through security, and are you looking forward to getting back into the swing of air travel?Īlthough I used to fly so often (speaking at conferences, attending Bar and Commission meetings, and for family gatherings and college council meetings) that I earned enough miles to fly to Beijing first class for free, I haven't been near an airport in years. I always thought–you think you know what you’re looking for, but maybe you are not seeing the bigger picture? Now, call me crazy, but clearly that was not his suitcase, right, probably? And it since it wasn’t, clearly- that meant, probably, someone else had his! This has haunted me ever since. They looked through it, without batting an eye, found nothing wrong, and said okay. It was full of women’s clothing, of course, all my stuff. We were clearly together, but Jonathan was stopped at a special checkpoint, for some reason which we can only imagine, and was asked to open the bag. Because my carryon bag was heavier, Jonathan was carrying mine, and I was carrying his. My favorite story is when Jonathan and I were flying to Mexico. She totally knew her stuff! No matter what the passenger said, Haven insisted, and she was always right. HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN: So funny! I have actually done a story about those sniffer beagles, in the company of an adorable beagle named Haven. I couldn't imagine what I'd packed that was on the no-no list (hadn't been visiting farms!) But it was the good old forgotten apple, the traveler's staple in case of starvation! Coming back into DFW from London, I had the agriculture beagle alert on my bags. I have been guilty of inadvertently smuggled produce. Now if I can just remember how to pack when I do finally get to take a trip. But my Global Entry and TSA Precheck should still be good. I’m not going to blow up your plane, you numpty.” But I didn’t.ĭEBORAH CROMBIE: Air travel! I haven't flown since January 2020 and I think I've lost all my airline privileges, boo. What I felt like saying was “I have my babies with me. While the agent was diligently wanding me, I said, “Either you go chase those two toddlers down right now or I’m going, but I’m not having my kids snatched because of you.”ĭude dropped his wand and signaled for me to go. Naturally, the Hooligans took this opportunity to escape mom and in case you’re unaware toddlers are FAST! The only problem I’ve ever had was in 2004, flying with two boys ages 2 and 3, and Providence TSA decided to pull me aside and wand me, making me assume the Karate Kid crane kick pose - both arms and one leg up in the air. I haven’t even had a rabble rouser on any of my flights (thank goodness). I have flown more during the pandemic than ever to help my family on the east coast during these crazy days and it’s been fine. I got more frustrated and pointed out that if I wanted to hijack a plane I wouldn’t bother to pay for a first class ticket! Then, to my mortification, he found another pocket in the bottom of the bag and in it… a bottle of orange juice I had bought on a train days before and completely forgotten about. He removed the cream and sent the bag back again. He searched and found some kind of face cream with maybe three ounces left in the bottom. I told them there was nothing in it and I had been through other checkpoints with the same bag in the last few days. My most embarrassing experience? My carry on bag set off the alarm as it went through the check at Heathrow. I had to bite my tongue so that I didn’t point out you could hardly hijack a 747 with it. They took my husband’s money clip, of which he was very fond, because it had a tiny, one inch knife on one side. I remember the early days of TSA when they were paranoid and confiscated any liquid or gel that looked as if it could be more than three ounces. RHYS BOWEN: I haven’t flown in nearly three years and I can’t say I’m looking forward to it. Have you had to empty your ‘lady bags’ or had other adventures getting through a security checkpoint? Nowadays I zoom (lower case z) through security with TSA precheck. Needless to say, the suitcase was searched and the teapot had to be emptied out. We’d bought a large hammered copper teapot and I’d had to stuff our (dirty) underwear into it in order to fit it into our suitcase. Years ago Jerry and I got stopped leaving Tangiers. My luggage got searched and they confiscated a nearly empty tube of toothpaste because it said “6 oz” on the outside. That was early days, before TSA had grown a sense of humor (see “lady bags”).
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