AZ wrote on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:05:12 -0000:

?? On 1/3/08 3:22 PM, in article
?? ,
?? "AZ Nomad" wrote:

?? On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 17:03:15 -0500, LVTravel
wrote:
??
?? I don't use the luggage locks to keep the thieves out
?? but to keep the clothes in. Any lock is only a
?? temporary deterrent to keep an honest person honest. I
?? have seen many pieces of luggage with the zippers down
?? and clothes viewable to God and country because the
?? zippers unzipped in transit. I have also seen hardsided
?? luggage wide open since the latches weren't locked (pre
?? 9-11.).
??
?? Any lock you put on a bag checked at the airport may be
?? snipped by the TSA and no lock will protect any bag not
?? made of iron and as heavy as a safe.
??
?? I just use cable ties so that I can know if somebody has
?? been rummaging around in my bag and if I need to check
?? for theft by baggage handlers, the TSA, etc.

?? My TSA approved locks show green when you lock them. If
?? someone opens them with the approved key it shows red. I
?? use them to keep them from accidentally opening.

AN Somehow, I don't trust the TSA not to have a way of opening
AN the locks without an indication.

AZCable ties only cost pennies. The worst part was the
logistics of packing a tool
AZ that could cut them. Nowadays, nail clippers are no longer
forbidden items.

Any key of a reasonable size can be used to twist the cable tie
until it snaps.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not