Saturday, March 9, 2013

This Week in TSA Drama

Baghdad TSA Bob reports:
The contents of a checked bag at Indianapolis (IND) drew our officer’s attention: After alarming in the X-ray, our officers discovered 30 electric matches, a bag of potassium chlorate in the original packaging, a bag of titanium powder in the original packaging, a bag of powder that appeared to be a mixture of potassium chlorate and titanium powder, and a vest that appeared to be a suicide vest. All of the items were inert and the passenger was an explosives instructor]
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A total of seven inert/replica grenades were discovered this week.
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After alarming Advanced Imaging Technology at Minneapolis (MSP), the TSA officer asked the passenger if he had any items he would like to divest from that area, the passenger stated: “Yes, A Colt .45.” He didn’t have a firearm.
at 6:00:00 PM
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4 comments:

  1. Capn MikeMarch 9, 2013 at 6:08 PM

    Wow, Pretty Scary eh, kids? As Count Floyd used to say.
    As to those grenade replicas, it seems like they see an awful lot of them, but they're really quite common. I used to have one that was a cigarette lighter. (I've long since quit smoking (tobacco)).

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  2. Capn MikeMarch 9, 2013 at 6:13 PM

    Also (hey, Robert, if I'm commenting too much, let me know...)
    My brother-in-law is an explosives dealer. He's also a "master blaster" and does a LOT of quarry work.
    So I asked him: "Hey, do you have a hard time with those explosive sniffers at the airport?" His answer: "No. Never."

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