Posted on 06/20/2011 12:58:49 PM PDT by bestintxas
A beaming girl's picture is encased in the snow globe, which is about the size of a grapefruit and rests atop an expensive-looking wooden base proclaiming, "Congratulations, graduate!"
Alas, the graduate never received this gift. It rests amid a sea of San Antonio snow globes — and a few globes from Denver, Chicago and Disney World — on the shelves of the Texas State Surplus Store at 6506 Bolm Road, off U.S. 183.
Because it's filled with liquid, you can't carry a snow globe onto an airplane. But some travelers haven't gotten the message, or maybe it slips their minds during their harried packing for summer vacation. Thus, rows and rows of snow globes sit at the surplus store, which gets its inventory not only from state surplus but also from items that were left behind or confiscated — "We say willfully surrendered," said cashier Roberta Siller — at airport security checkpoints in Austin, San Antonio, Dallas-Fort Worth, Waco, El Paso and other small airports.
In the five years this store has been open, its plane-related inventory has soared because of heightened security, according to director James Barrington. The airport stuff takes up most of one small room at the store. In 2010, the state's general fund was enriched $300,000 by the storefront's sales.
(Excerpt) Read more at statesman.com ...
There are usually a couple of tables at almost any Tulsa area gun show with a wide selection of seized knives that were bought as lots from TSA. Just another sign of the times, I guess...
“Kids will probably get molested.”
Not only that, you are paying to be treated like that. You may as well enjoy it.
If you can light your fluids on fire, I'm not going to try to confiscate anything of yours.
My gas is flammable. Does that count?
I’m sure you had important business in Las Vegas. Enjoy your child free life. Happy Father’s Day. (Oh, wait, nevermind.)
Yes it was important, eating lobster and spending money, and piss poor parents is the problem not kids.
And hence, the slippery slope we always refer to. This is what happens when one gives an inch.
While admittedly ignoring the tyranny of globe confiscation, don’t most globes have a plug to add water? If so, and given that one knew a-priori it would be a problem, one could drain said globe and then re-fill upon reaching one’s destination. For the permanent-sealed globes, I might pose the question to the confiscator: “ Are you out of your freakin mind? that’s H20 in there, buddy”.
But of course, the bigger question of tyranny must be fought...
Global Warming?
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FREEZE THE SNOWGLOBE BEFORE HEADING TO THE AIRPORT!
“My gas is flammable. Does that count?”
I’m sure it’s impressive. But can you bring a plane down with it ?
Oh No!
It's Dihydrogen monoxide!
We're doomed!
You are correct on all your points ... this is absolutely ridiculous.. I could get past any TSA agent with flammable or explosive liquids quite easily and so could any other male or female... I could pass the backscatter or the feel-m-up test.
When NFL players absolutely positively need to pass a drug test they simply urinate and then the team doctor refills their bladder with “clean” urine using a catheter ... ANYBODY could use the same technique and a balloon ended cath with the balloon filling the bladders interior ..... of course for a 2 part explosive you would need two people but you get the idea...
I surrendered a snowglobe to these TSA sons of bitches on return from Europe. As far as I am concerned, every one of those frickin’ mouth-breathing knobs whom works for the TSA should take a “voluntarily surrendered” snowglobe and cram it STRAIGHT UP HIS ASS.
I should have noted your name ,, a Centurion is a great way to go places...
Maybe if I bag it? If not, then it sure make one heck of a display for the other passengers!
“Because it’s filled with liquid, you can’t carry a snow globe onto an airplane.”
Interesting logic. What are human bodies filled with?
I like the way you think!
This is nothing more than state sponsored theft of private property. Disgusting
They’d have to remove their heads first!
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