CHAINSAWS Seized From Air Passengers!

[matcom]

you know... its a DAMN SAD DAY when you can't board a plan with a chainsaw!

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. airport baggage screeners, displaying seized chain saws, machetes and knives, warned travelers to check their luggage for offensive objects before boarding a flight.

Officials of the Transport Security Administration, speaking ahead of this weekend's Labor Day holiday -- a busy travel time -- said that since February 2002 more than 7.5 million prohibited items had been seized.

They included 50,000 box cutters -- a weapon said to be used by the Sept. 11, 2001 hijackers -- and 1,437 firearms as well as 2.3 million knives.

The TSA officials told a news conference most people with such items in their bags intended no malice but advised passengers to consult the Web site www.tsatraveltips.usa for advice on what to leave behind when making a trip.

Since the Sept. 11 attacks screeners have confiscated seemingly harmless items like nail clippers and cigarette lighters from passengers.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=573&e=2&u=/nm/20030828/od_nm/security_dc

[GOPisEvil]

1. *tosses machete out of travel bag*

Damn! Those Feds think of EVERYTHING! x(

[matcom]

2. don't forget those nail clippers too!

:eyes:

btw...

exactly what IS a "boxcutter"?

[htuttle]

3. It's like a 'box-stretcher'...

...but much sharper.

[GOPisEvil]

4. One of these:

Or, a utility knife. Plastic handle, usually holds a razor blade. People who work in warehouses or mailrooms keep one to slice through the tape on boxes when opening them.

[mjb4]

5. more FEAR instigated by Bushco

SLAP THAT MONKEY! ' 04

[Philosophy]

6. Like people stupid enough to bring chainsaws planes...

are smart enough to look up a web site.

[greenwow]

7. Why do you call them stupid?

Some of us actually work for a living. I've carried a chainsaw onto a plane about two dozen times. How else am I going to get my tools from where I live to where I'm working? You must be one of those briefcase boys that makes fun of people that have to work for a living.