TSA: Why do you have so much soap?

Dec 20, 10 TSA: Why do you have so much soap?

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I seem to be having run ins with the TSA lately, and for stupid reasons. I flew out of Phoenix Sky Harbor on my way to Charlotte for a TV appearance. I was wearing civilian clothes because I wasn’t traveling for airline related work and because I wanted to be comfortable for my transcon journey. So, I followed the 3-1-1 rule...

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The Security Stripper

Dec 02, 10 The Security Stripper

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In something you would expect to see happen in Los Angeles, a woman flying from Oklahoma City to Phoenix decided that she didn’t want to go through the body scanner and wanted to opt for the pat down. However, in an effort to prove to the TSA that she wasn’t in fact hiding anything on her body under her clothes.. she...

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TSA: “Well, I like them out.”

I flew with Mike from UPGRD from Houston to Dallas on our way home from our awards, television and webisode escapade. While going through security, Mike told me that he had read on the TSA blog that netbooks and items just as small and thin as them no longer need to be removed from your carry on bags. At first, I didn’t believe...

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Airport Security Scrutiny

Oct 27, 10 Airport Security Scrutiny

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Would you like to travel the world for free? How about being able to pick your preferred seat on board the plane, including First Class? Board first? Yes Please! Welcome to the life of a Federal Air Marshal. The Air Marshal program has been in the news a lot recently because airlines are asking the organization that their Marshals...

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TSA as a Regular Traveler

Oct 18, 10 TSA as a Regular Traveler

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I’ve been doing a lot of flying on my time off recently. Bridging the communication gap between passengers and flight attendants is hard work! Well, not really, it’s fun work – and I enjoy doing it. I decided that while on our mission to make travel less stressful I had to fly in the passengers shoes. Usually, when I fly...

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