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bryanmckenzie
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TSA: my Baja luggage looks suspicious ??
So I'm getting ready for bed, open my suitcase, see things out of place, along with a TSA inspection tag.
Dammit! TSA inspected my one checked bag again. It's a domestic flight. What could they possibly have seen this time that interested them so much to
go through my luggage???
Oops, now that I unload, I think I see what they saw on some sort of X-ray or scanner equipment. When put together I guess it makes sense.
In case you can't figure it out:
(1) a blood pressure monitor that I suppose could look like a timer
(2) a car AC-DC inverter that I guess they could confuse with a battery or detonator
(3) a plastic bag full or architectural drawing equipment (triangles, scales, templates, calculator and the like) that I suppose could be confused as
shrapnel.
My bad. 
HI-RES photo
[Edited on 2013-10-30 by bryanmckenzie]
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
-Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910)
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Heather
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I always get those in my luggage, or in my kids' luggage. Thought they were just random checks!
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Whale-ista
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empty bags are also suspicious
I once used a large duffel bag to ship household goods to another location while working away from home. On the return flight I simply checked the
bag, empty, to use for the next load.
It was checked by TSA, and I received the courtesy note. Hmmm.. suspiciously empty...
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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motoged
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I lock my luggage....so I need to be there when they rifle through my stuff. It was interesting in LAX when the guy thought the cylinders of
chocolate from Oaxaca were dynamite when viewing the bag in Xray....
Don't believe everything you think....
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bryanmckenzie
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I've had it happen several times. Including to Europe. And domestic flights. In Frankfurt, Lufthansa/security pulled ONLY my think portable flatbed
scanner, took it to a secure room and had it "sniffed." Another time only my 3Dconnexion device was pulled out and scrutinized (thru Xray machine). Ditto at Baja land crossing, Tijuana secondary, that item was pulled and
checked. For those wondering, it's an awesome type of "joystick" / navigator that works awesome with Google Earth.
Ironically, this time they didn't bother with that device as I carry it with my laptop and more on me, on board.
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“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
-Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910)
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philodog
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I bought a gallon can of maple syrup in New Hampshire for a gift and found TSA had broken the seal, saw it wasn`t gasoline, screwed the cap back on
but not quite tight enough. Ruined the gift and my suitcase.
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bkbend
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Years ago I was camping at one of the campos south of San Felipe and took the kids out to the sulpher mine for an afternoon. Came home and had to
take a flight for work shortly after. Wearing the same shoes. After the x-ray my stuff went through the sniffer and I was pulled aside to explain
the explosives residue they found. Fortunately, it's a small airport and I knew the TSA guy from other activities so the grilling wasn't too bad.
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bryanmckenzie
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I have an idea for the return trip ... I'm just going to lay that little slip right on top of everything. What do you think they'll think?
(1) he never opened his suitcase
(2) "Hey, did one of you guys already check this one?"
(3) wise guy, go through it really thoroughly and make a mess
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
-Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910)
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motoged
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Just leave a week's worth of soiled underwear as the top layer in your suitcase....
Don't believe everything you think....
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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MIGHT IT HAVE BEEN THE TEE SHIRT YOU WERE WEARING?
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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vgabndo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
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day and age in a city, I'd have to see wrinkles moving in those sticks before I got completely comfortable. Cheese and rice, THAT will get you
noticed.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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bryanmckenzie
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Nope, the TSA missed the obvious. I now have that here in Rosarito. Hmm, maybe I should take that down to Chiapas. 
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“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
-Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910)
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Feathers
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I got the same 'flyer' in my luggage when I flew to Tennessee last month.
Muchas Gracias PATRIOT ACT! I feel so much safer. 
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Feathers
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
I lock my luggage....so I need to be there when they rifle through my stuff. It was interesting in LAX when the guy thought the cylinders of
chocolate from Oaxaca were dynamite when viewing the bag in Xray.... |
hmmm... the 'flyer' in my luggage said they have the authority to circumvent (bust open) ANY locked carry-on luggage.
Just sayin'.
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bryanmckenzie
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They do. Check Patriot Act. And TSA policies n& Procedures. It's why I leave mine unlocked with easy access.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
I lock my luggage....so I need to be there when they rifle through my stuff. It was interesting in LAX when the guy thought the cylinders of
chocolate from Oaxaca were dynamite when viewing the bag in Xray.... |
hmmm... the 'flyer' in my luggage said they have the authority to circumvent (bust open) ANY locked carry-on luggage.
Just sayin'. |
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
-Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910)
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watizname
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My wife brought a bag of salt back once, because of the picture of the whale on it. Our bags "disappeared" for about a half hour, and they questioned
us about why we were bringing a bag of salt back. 
I yam what I yam and that\'s all what I yam.
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bryanmckenzie
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Salt ??? 
Bags disappeared for 30 minutes? 
Air travel or land crossing???
| Quote: | Originally posted by watizname
My wife brought a bag of salt back once, because of the picture of the whale on it. Our bags "disappeared" for about a half hour, and they questioned
us about why we were bringing a bag of salt back.
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“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
-Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910)
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watizname
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Air- back to Florida when we lived there. I guess, the "sniffer" picked up the sodium and that raised a flag. Still, they had a hard time believing
we were bringing back a one pound bag of salt from Mexico. Still have the bag with the gray whale on it somewhere's around here. 
I yam what I yam and that\'s all what I yam.
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LaRiberea
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Returning to the US, Martin's bag was pulled off for inspection. "What's this?" "It's a kilo of tortillas. What's the problem?" "It could be hot."
"Nah, they're cold - I bought 'em this morning."
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BigOly
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I have to take our cat out of her carry bag when going through screening at the airports. While holding the cat, nowadays, they always rub pads over
both my hands and check them for residue.
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