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.