Hand carrying of Fork up the plane
08-23-10, 04:49 AM
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It just depends on who you get at the checkpoint. On a flight a while back, there were a few lacrosse teams returning from a tournament in Philly. The conversation at the gate was all about how some of them had their sticks still and others had them taken away because they had gone through the security check on the other side of the airport. Same airport, same day, different staff member...different results.
08-23-10, 04:54 AM
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Incorrect. Items not specifically banned are allowable. That is why the TSA makes the information public. You may have to take a few minutes educating the TSA worker through his/her supervisor, but you will be proven right. 15 minutes? You deserve to miss that flight.
08-23-10, 06:18 AM
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Security let the head of my dojo carry his cane onboard. He does not limp, not even a little. He was in Florida learning a cane form, and thought he'd see if he could just carry it onboard. He could surely have killed a few people with it.
Airport security is a theatrical production manned by buffoons.
Airport security is a theatrical production manned by buffoons.
08-24-10, 05:07 AM
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The prohibited items list is not intended to be all-inclusive and is updated as necessary. To ensure travelers' security, Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) may determine that an item not on the Prohibited Items List is prohibited.
08-24-10, 10:17 AM
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08-24-10, 10:30 AM
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My wife tried carrying on a pedal wrench and it was also confiscated. At least I was only out $10. Don't risk it.
08-24-10, 10:34 AM
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I hope you're joking. I really cannot imagine that airport security will let you take a bicycle fork on a plane. Heck, you can't even get a cable lock on a plane; worse yet, if you don't check it, they'll confiscate it.
If you are still afraid, just put the original box in another box and ship it to yourself.
If you are still afraid, just put the original box in another box and ship it to yourself.
The biggest obstacle is getting TSA to understand what you have. A TSA moron in Spokane was going to take a set of bicycle pedals from me because they looked like weapons? Another young guy who was working came to my rescue and told the lady to back off because all I had was bicycle stuff.
08-24-10, 02:47 PM
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Tell them it's a salad fork
or maybe a fish fork
those mouth breathers wouldn't know the difference
Tards
Standing
Around
( I also heard you can't take fire on a plane)
or maybe a fish fork
those mouth breathers wouldn't know the difference
Tards
Standing
Around
( I also heard you can't take fire on a plane)
08-24-10, 04:09 PM
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I think the bottom-line is that unless you're sure, then it's best not to take the chance. From the posts we've seen here there appears to be little consistency to the allowed/not allowed items from airport to airport, or even within the same airport.
You run the risk of getting something to the airport and finding out at the TSA checkpoint that you cannot bring it on-board. At that point, your checked bags have already been checked in. Your options are:
1. Leave it behind - not an option if the reason you wanted to carry it on was because it's expensive
2. Find someway to ship it at the airport. Not all airports have this option
3. Purchase another bag and go back to the ticket counter to get it checked in. Depending upon the airline, your status, the number of bags you've already checked, etc., you may have a fee to pay for this.
I guess you could immediately go to TSA upon arrival at the airport and plead your case...but you'll need a boarding pass just to get to the security checkpoint...
I think the best option is to either check it in (well-padded of course) or to ship it ahead. The OP indicated that it was still in the original box, so I'd be inclined to ship it.
And off-topic, but...it's my well-traveled opinion that airport security, at least in the US, is an oxymoron. I'm firmly convinced that it is there to create an illusion of safety for most of the traveling public. No liquids over 3 ounces??? What about the 6 or 7 3-ounce bottles I'm able to fit in that one-quart ziploc bag? How many times have I forgotten to take out that ziploc bag before getting to the scanner? Too many to count...and it goes through anyway. What's to stop me from putting one of those ziploc bags in my two carry-on bags? God forbid someone try to bring a snowglobe on, though.
I appreciate WHAT they're trying to do, I just don't think the way it's being done is what needs to be done. <RANT OVER>
Charles
You run the risk of getting something to the airport and finding out at the TSA checkpoint that you cannot bring it on-board. At that point, your checked bags have already been checked in. Your options are:
1. Leave it behind - not an option if the reason you wanted to carry it on was because it's expensive
2. Find someway to ship it at the airport. Not all airports have this option
3. Purchase another bag and go back to the ticket counter to get it checked in. Depending upon the airline, your status, the number of bags you've already checked, etc., you may have a fee to pay for this.
I guess you could immediately go to TSA upon arrival at the airport and plead your case...but you'll need a boarding pass just to get to the security checkpoint...
I think the best option is to either check it in (well-padded of course) or to ship it ahead. The OP indicated that it was still in the original box, so I'd be inclined to ship it.
And off-topic, but...it's my well-traveled opinion that airport security, at least in the US, is an oxymoron. I'm firmly convinced that it is there to create an illusion of safety for most of the traveling public. No liquids over 3 ounces??? What about the 6 or 7 3-ounce bottles I'm able to fit in that one-quart ziploc bag? How many times have I forgotten to take out that ziploc bag before getting to the scanner? Too many to count...and it goes through anyway. What's to stop me from putting one of those ziploc bags in my two carry-on bags? God forbid someone try to bring a snowglobe on, though.
I appreciate WHAT they're trying to do, I just don't think the way it's being done is what needs to be done. <RANT OVER>
Charles
08-24-10, 04:35 PM
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Considered a weapon you could fork someone with it.
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