Poll time!

[nonelvis]

In a little over six weeks, I'll be on a plane to England. Woo! Help me with my luggage, won't you?

[Poll #1252495]
Note that the design in question has absolutely nothing to do with terrorism or security. The mere fact that even have to think about whether it would be okay to bring it into an airport offends me, but that's life in the United States right now, at least until someone sane takes office.

Comments

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Funny story: someone (not me) decided to find out what the TSA was doing to hir luggage (google "bagcam" if you're interested) and put a hidden (tiny) camera in hir bag on a whole series of domestic flights.
Seemingly the TSA never noticed this. Some of the footage from the bagcam showed some very bored-looking TSA agents staffing assorted big scanning machines.

Rule of thumb is generally, unless it's a lock, the TSA is very much more interested on what's *inside* the bag than *outside* it. Which makes a certain sense.

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Actually, come to think of it, the peeps who may give you more stick are the airlines themselves. This carry-on bag you're planning to take is within the correct dimensions for carry-on luggage, I presume?

[nonelvis]

I think I read about that bagcam story on Boing Boing. Brilliant idea, though the person who did it was lucky not to get caught; the TSA can be so humorless. There's really no reason at all they should care about a semi-political slogan on my bag, but I'd also hate to miss my flight because some joker decided the word "controversy" == "TERRORISM."

The bag is 6"x14"x12", and I can carry on anything up to 9"x14"x22", so at least size won't be a problem.

[otherwise-nyc.livejournal.com]

I don't think they'll care about the design. They won't notice.

However. I love my carry-on bag more than it is possible for most people to imagine loving a carry-on bag. I took it and a purse-ish thing to Germany -- that was it -- for a month's stay. But it's not too big! It's super comfy, and has TARDIS technology inside. :)

http://www.tombihn.com/page/001/PROD/500/TB0906

[nonelvis]

Wow, it *must* have TARDIS technology inside! Hmm, something else to consider.

It's good to hear your opinion on the TSA, since you've had many more encounters with them recently than I have. I think all those stories about them on Boing Boing are making me paranoid.

[otherwise-nyc.livejournal.com]

No really, they simply won't care about a thing like that; they see my laptop covered in stickers every single time and usually someone smiles at one of the "Hello Kitty" stickers and ignores the rest. Though I did lose my little knife.

If you're in the market for a new bag and don't mind one that won't wheel, really I have loved that bag since last December. Worth every dang penny in reduced frustration.

[nonelvis]

The lack of wheels might be an issue; on the other hand, I don't want to break the wheels on Col's bag.

We'll see. Six weeks is plenty enough time to buy a new bag if I want one!

[kalleah.livejournal.com]

I think they won't notice. Then again I was on a work trip a couple of years ago and flying out of San Francisco, and one of my dumbass coworkers shut down the entire security area because he had a biohazard sticker on his laptop. Fortunately, I was already with a group that was through security and in the bar.

[nonelvis]

Yeah, a biohazard sticker sounds unwise as best. I think I'll keep the pin advertising my friend's musical ("We're All Dead") off the bag, too.

[mmancuso.livejournal.com]

I felt they wouldn't notice, and I'm not alone. Because the periodic table grid had been joked with a while that it has passed into what those wacky kids do. If there were weapons or drugs or biohazard glyphs, on the other hand, it might be asking for trouble.

Must go see the luggage cam.

[nonelvis]

I think this may be what you're looking for.