Posted on 08/26/2006 8:51:43 PM PDT by antonia
Eugene, Ore., social service agency salvages airport toiletries
The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Airport discards in the response to a terror plot have turned into balm for the homeless in Eugene. The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County has started picking up some of the things people have jettisoned for security reasons as they board flights at the Eugene Airport. Charley Harvey, assistant executive director of the charity, dug through trash bags Tuesday and took every bottle of shampoo and shaving cream he could find. The items will be distributed at the organization's First Place Family Center. But he didn't take the can of Easy Cheese, or the minibottle of brandy, or the tube of something called Vampire's Blood.
"Oh, the things people bring on planes," said Harvey as he considered the item in his hand, a container of lavender body butter.
After investigators said they uncovered a plot in Britain to blow up aircraft, travelers tossed the items into trash bins in compliance with new rules prohibiting most liquids, lotions and gels in carry-on luggage.
"We're always looking for shampoo, toothpaste and other toiletries to help homeless families," Harvey said. "It usually takes us a week or two to get this much (donated by the public). Hopefully, it's an ongoing windfall."
Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Jennifer Peppin said her agency didn't have a problem with the salvage operation because the toiletries the social service organization picked up were dumped voluntarily into city-owned bins outside of checkpoints and were not seized by authorities.
Banned items discovered by federal checkpoint screeners are required to be confiscated and disposed of by a contractor, Peppin said.
People boarding flights should expect the security measures to remain in place, she said.
"There is no indication that there will be any changes anytime soon," Peppin said. ___
One explanation for this apparent contradiction is that this is a secret plot to get rid of poor people being perpetrated by the TSA, charity organizations, and the airlines:
“Go ahead and take that ‘toothpaste’, homeless guy. Heh, heh, heh!”
TSA screeners are so dedicated to this plot that they willingly risk their lives by handling potentially explosive liquids as roughly as if they were nothing more than harmless toiletries. Or maybe they’ve all been brainwashed by the KGB. Or aliens! It might be true, you know. After all, what other explanation could there be? That all those things really are harmless, that the government’s just trying to put on a big show? That’s crazy talk. http://www.no-treason.com/
Crazy isn't it?
>>>>>"Crazy isn't it?"<<<<<<
Not any Crazier than banning people from talking on cell phones while driving or jay walking, it is just those people that long for "No Freedom" or "No Individuals" or the type that simply need a new Tax vehicle, seems those people make up at least 30% of our population.
TT
Well, my hat's off to the social service agency for using its noodle.
Last I checked there was no Constitutional right to carry anything on an airplane.
So unless you have secretly added some things I don't know about it then I really don't care if TSA says you can't carry a thing on the plane.. not a wallet, not keys, or anything else.
If you don't like it.. don't fly.
I don't fly. I don't claim it as a Constitutional right, but these silly rules are doing nothing to make us safer and pissing off the regular customers. Haven't flown since Apr, 2002. Used to fly 5 times a year. Now I drive.
At least now leftist radical Eugene will have sweet smelling bums with a clean smile.....
How can you make that claim?
Doesn't matter.. these "silly rules" as you call them don't make it any less painful for me to drive across the entire country.
I'll deal with the "silly rules" as long as they can still get me cross country in a few hours.
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