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mrtravel wrote:
SMS wrote: I've never experienced this, but I think if this were to happen it would be empty disposable containers, not lexan/nalgene water bottles and vacuum bottles. Why would it matter what kind of bottle it is? If they ban empty disposable bottles for security reasona, why would a non-disposable be less of one? Because they don't ban them for security reasons, they are not banned at all, it's all at the whim of the screener. You have to think like a screener. A disposable plastic water bottle is seen to have no value, and it's easier to demand that it be discarded than for them to bother to check to see if it's empty. A stainless steel vacuum bottle or commuter cup, or a backpacking bottle is seen more as a legitimate item to have in a carry-on, as long as it's empty. |
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In message SMS
wrote: You have to think like a screener. A disposable plastic water bottle is seen to have no value, and it's easier to demand that it be discarded than for them to bother to check to see if it's empty. A stainless steel vacuum bottle or commuter cup, or a backpacking bottle is seen more as a legitimate item to have in a carry-on, as long as it's empty. The flip side is that a metal vacuum bottle could be used to conceal something far more easily then $0.01 worth of completely transparent plastic. Personally, I'd rather buy a $1.50 water bottle once through security then risk a $10-$50 bottle on the chance that a screener had a fight with their significant other before going on shift. |
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"LVTravel" wrote in message
... "SMS" wrote in message ... LVTravel wrote: Come on now, Durian would get rid of everyone on the whole plane. Ever want to open the door at 35,000 feet. Take a ripe Durian out of a sealed plastic bag. When I was last in Malaysia I could smell them a block away. No wonder most hotels won't allow them in the doors in KL. Yes, the "No Durian" signs in hotels in Asia were always amusing. At Lawrence Livermore Labs someone threw away the remains of a Durian into their trash can an someone thought there was a chemical leak or an attack, and the Hazmat team was called in (at least this was a story I was told)! How do you know when a durian has gone bad? It smells good. Still, the smell of a durian pales in comparison to the smell of stinky tofu. Never smelled stinky tofu and I guess I don't want to. Even Durian doesn't compare to my wife's shoes however! There will be lots of stinky tofu at the night markets in Taiwan but I prefer eating oyster omelettes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster_omelette Oh, just looking at that picture of two plates of oyster omelettes that I uploaded to Wikipedia from my previous trip to Taiwan in 2004 is making my mouth water! Only 6 weeks to go before I arrive in Taiwan! -- Andy P. Jung Metairie, Louisiana U.S.A. (on the Western side of the now infamous 17th Street Canal) http://www.JungWorld.com/ To reply via e-mail, please visit my web site. |
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"Andy P. Jung" @. wrote in message ... "LVTravel" wrote in message ... "SMS" wrote in message ... LVTravel wrote: Come on now, Durian would get rid of everyone on the whole plane. Ever want to open the door at 35,000 feet. Take a ripe Durian out of a sealed plastic bag. When I was last in Malaysia I could smell them a block away. No wonder most hotels won't allow them in the doors in KL. Yes, the "No Durian" signs in hotels in Asia were always amusing. At Lawrence Livermore Labs someone threw away the remains of a Durian into their trash can an someone thought there was a chemical leak or an attack, and the Hazmat team was called in (at least this was a story I was told)! How do you know when a durian has gone bad? It smells good. Still, the smell of a durian pales in comparison to the smell of stinky tofu. Never smelled stinky tofu and I guess I don't want to. Even Durian doesn't compare to my wife's shoes however! There will be lots of stinky tofu at the night markets in Taiwan but I prefer eating oyster omelettes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster_omelette Oh, just looking at that picture of two plates of oyster omelettes that I uploaded to Wikipedia from my previous trip to Taiwan in 2004 is making my mouth water! Only 6 weeks to go before I arrive in Taiwan! Not only are oyster omelettes delicious, they pretty much break every "safe eating abroad" rule ... excellent way to freak out visitors! I've only had them from street carts in Hong Kong and I'm sure they're just as good - if not better - in Taiwan. (I have fond memories of a long weekend in Kaohsiung a decade ago). I must get myself to Taipei this year and see that Museum. Cheers, George W Russell Bangalore |
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