Dang it!! I just became THAT guy!!

dustoff17

dustoff17

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just returned from a six state, 2+week vacation last week. Headed out to re-current training today. Going through TSA check point when all of the sudden, everyone starts scrambling around like the Krispy Kreme light just went hot.

Tard me left a loaded pistol magazine in my flight bag! I feel about 2" tall as I now sit at the gate waiting for my flight. I won't be at my destination for about 6 more hours so feel free to "unload" on me!!

I'm feeling pretty stupid right now…
 
I left a 3 inch knife (from hiking) in an out compartment of a backpack I never use anymore. I couldn't find the knife and figured it got lost. FOUR years later I grabbed the back for a day trip I was going on (on another island) and took it through TSA where they quickly found my missing knife. I felt pretty stupid but the guy said it happens all the time.
 
BobDDuck said:
I left a 3 inch knife (from hiking) in an out compartment of a backpack I never use anymore. I couldn't find the knife and figured it got lost. FOUR years later I grabbed the back for a day trip I was going on (on another island) and took it through TSA where they quickly found my missing knife. I felt pretty stupid but the guy said it happens all the time.
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I know someone who remembered the dive knives last second, shoves them in the purse with an intent to pack them in the suitcase at the airport and forgot all about it.
Couple plane changes later those things spooked the bejesus out of security in Hong Kong.
Trip originated in ORD.
 
dustoff17 said:
just returned from a six state, 2+week vacation last week. Headed out to re-current training today. Going through TSA check point when all of the sudden, everyone starts scrambling around like the Krispy Kreme light just went hot.

Tard me left a loaded pistol magazine in my flight bag! I feel about 2" tall as I now sit at the gate waiting for my flight. I won't be at my destination for about 6 more hours so feel free to "unload" on me!!

I'm feeling pretty stupid right now…
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I'm not laughing, really I'm not.

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A couple of years ago I shot two rounds of sporting clays on Sunday. The bag of spent shells spilled in the back of my truck. I was on the 6:30 am flight the next morning. Threw my roll aboard in the back of my truck (on top of the 100 spent 12 ga shells) and headed for the airport. Not a good morning...
 
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A few years back, my wife tucks an antique butter knife into my carry-on bag. Total case of brain fade. There is no point-just a rounded end, and the blade wouldn't cut - uh - butter.

First TSA guy spots it on the X-ray, but can't find it during the hand search. Calls supervisor. I tell them what it's inside (I know my wife's packing habits!). They don't listen, and keep searching. Ten minutes later, they find it, but need a higher supervisor to tell them it can fly. Discussion of blade length, rounded point (my granddaughter's scissors are sharper), and more analysis. Out comes the Big Rule Book. Governmental investment: 45 minutes and three people at DEN. I toss it in my soft briefcase and board.

Two and a half years and a few flights later, it shows up again in a crevice of the soft briefcase at a smaller airport. A ten second look, and it passes.
 
FloridaLarry said:
A few years back, my wife tucks an antique butter knife into my carry-on bag. Total case of brain fade. There is no point-just a rounded end, and the blade wouldn't cut - uh - butter.

First TSA guy spots it on the X-ray, but can't find it during the hand search. Calls supervisor. I tell them what it's inside (I know my wife's packing habits!). They don't listen, and keep searching. Ten minutes later, they find it, but need a higher supervisor to tell them it can fly. Discussion of blade length, rounded point (my granddaughter's scissors are sharper), and more analysis. Out comes the Big Rule Book. Governmental investment: 45 minutes and three people at DEN. I toss it in my soft briefcase and board.

Two and a half years and a few flights later, it shows up again in a crevice of the soft briefcase at a smaller airport. A ten second look, and it passes.
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TSA took a butter knife from me the other day, because of a "serrated" edge. This knife would barely tickle you with it's edge let alone cut anything tougher than PB&J. And yet the plastic butter knife next to it with a much more pronounced serration...A-OK. :confused::confused:
 
I discovered my favorite 3" lock back was forgotten in my bag after going through two different security check points. Had the hotel mail it home (they do that) figuring my luck was up.
 
I forgot a pair of wire cutters in my flight bag once. I carry a pair for snipping nylon cable ties that I use pretty frequently during my flights.

Well I found myself booked to fly commercial to pick up a recently purchased aircraft. So I did a quick sweep of my bag and figure it's clean, but failed to do a proper "reach way down and feel the bottom thoroughly" check. Lo and behold as I'm standing at the x-ray belts exit, my bag never comes out. I found myself beckoned by the 300 pound TSA agent to the side desk. I had to dig out the cutters and he started reciting something about I shouldn't have brought them but they were perfectly legal if the entire tool or device was under 6 inches. He whips out a ruler and sticks them next to it and proclaims they are under 6 inches, therefore good to go. I guess I am not up to date with government measuring standards because they were 6 3/4" at the very least, but that's none on my business and I wasn't about to argue with him. Maybe it was due to me going through using my KCM badge...

I feel for ya though.
 
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