Quote Originally Posted by jessmarimba View Post
I've become absolutely enamored with lotion bars now.
I'm sure that would be considered a gel, if they wanted to give you trouble about it.

I thought I would have to take out the meds and the bag with the purell etc., but they never asked to see anything.
You are supposed to take that out ahead of time (as the signs and audio recording in the line tell you to do ) but I've forgotten mine before, too. If you're traveling light enough that they can visualize everything easily on the X-ray and there are no big bricks like cameras or computer batteries, then it just comes down to profiling (and that doesn't seem to affect the luggage search, only the body search).

They seem to have gotten more sophisticated about camera equipment - DH used to get his camera bag pulled apart and swiped every trip, now it only happens occasionally.

The only time I ever had my carry-on searched, I still don't know what they thought they saw. Maybe it was just an X-ray shadow. The last thing they pulled out of my bag was my little carved turquoise statue of Ganesha, yet from what they said, they thought they saw something knife-like. I've brought fresh fruit several times with no problem.

Touch wood ... I'll probably have everything taken apart next trip.


Warning on the straw-type water bottles: SIP FROM THEM SEVERAL TIMES DURING ASCENT!!! Because the straw is fed from the bottom, if you get to cruising altitude and the pressure in the bottle exceeds the cabin pressure, as soon as you fold the bite valve open, you (and your carry-on and your seat-mates) will have your very own water fountain. DAMHIK