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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Henry Kisor: [QB] Ah, the wonders of the TSA: Deadly corkscrews, threatening tweezers, lethal-sized bottles of Johnson's Baby Shampoo. And doddering 68-year-old geezers like me with stainless steel knees (they make dangerous cudgels) and titanium hardware in the spine (it could be harvested for stealth aircraft construction) . . . That always results in a full body search (non-cavity, however). Coincidentally, after a recent flight I discovered that TSA missed a fully loaded and cocked corkscrew I had forgotten was in my carryon bag. In my opinion, TSA checks are nothing but political theater to reassure us traveling rubes that the federal government is on the ball. Has it ever been? This fall, when TSA begins its Amtrak checks, we can look forward to black-clad gentlemen in riding boots, jodhpurs and Sam Browne belts barking through our compartment doors, "Papieren, bitte!" I will be the shifty-eyed fellow who looks like Claude Rains, cowering by the window, sweaty hand on the revolver in his raincoat . . . What movie was that, anyway? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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