Douglas Siebert
07-08-2005, 11:08 PM
I've never had a problem with them wanting to confiscate my Audi key. But
I did have another problem with it. I have it on a keychain which has a
pretty good sized chunk of silver on it:
http://www.tiffany.com/images/products/zoom_images/14485066_xl.jpg
Since its too thick for the Xray to see through, every other time they'd
want to check my bag until they found it. Once I figured out what was
going on, in the 100+ flights I've flown since then I always take it out
of my bag and send it through the Xray separately along with my phone,
laptop, etc. They never look twice at the Audi key attached to it. So
maybe those with Audi keys should try that, since when you get "selected",
they never pay much attention to the small items you throw in the tray,
they want to dig around in your carry on and examine the contents of every
little pocket, even the ones only big enough to hold a few business cards!
Another idea might be to send your keys through the Xray with the key out,
so it is obvious that it is a car key. They won't think of it as a switch
blade if they first see it with the key out, it is seeing it with the key
in and being apparently surprised to find there's a key inside that makes
them think of a switch blade.
Or maybe AoA needs to educate the idiots in charge of TSA so they will
send a letter out to all the airports telling them not to confiscate car
keys, even if they can operate like a switchblade. Wait until they
realize that a credit card with one edge sharpened can slit someone's
throat far more efficiently than either a nail clipper or an Audi key
could kill, and they'll start wanting us to fly with credit cards in
checked baggage!
--
Douglas Siebert dsiebert@excisethis.khamsin.net
"Pure democracy is three wolves and two sheep voting on what to eat for
dinner." -- Benjamin Franklin, on why the US is a Republic and not a Democracy
I did have another problem with it. I have it on a keychain which has a
pretty good sized chunk of silver on it:
http://www.tiffany.com/images/products/zoom_images/14485066_xl.jpg
Since its too thick for the Xray to see through, every other time they'd
want to check my bag until they found it. Once I figured out what was
going on, in the 100+ flights I've flown since then I always take it out
of my bag and send it through the Xray separately along with my phone,
laptop, etc. They never look twice at the Audi key attached to it. So
maybe those with Audi keys should try that, since when you get "selected",
they never pay much attention to the small items you throw in the tray,
they want to dig around in your carry on and examine the contents of every
little pocket, even the ones only big enough to hold a few business cards!
Another idea might be to send your keys through the Xray with the key out,
so it is obvious that it is a car key. They won't think of it as a switch
blade if they first see it with the key out, it is seeing it with the key
in and being apparently surprised to find there's a key inside that makes
them think of a switch blade.
Or maybe AoA needs to educate the idiots in charge of TSA so they will
send a letter out to all the airports telling them not to confiscate car
keys, even if they can operate like a switchblade. Wait until they
realize that a credit card with one edge sharpened can slit someone's
throat far more efficiently than either a nail clipper or an Audi key
could kill, and they'll start wanting us to fly with credit cards in
checked baggage!
--
Douglas Siebert dsiebert@excisethis.khamsin.net
"Pure democracy is three wolves and two sheep voting on what to eat for
dinner." -- Benjamin Franklin, on why the US is a Republic and not a Democracy