[kidd]

I worked in the TSA, before it was the TSA (in the 1980s).

A gas mask is definitely not allowed. Impossible to determine if the passenger has terrorist intentions.

Unusual items used to be up to the pilot to allow or deny. I don’t think this is even the pilot’s choice anymore.

[tired&retired]

There are many levels of masks.

Here is Southeast Asia there is everything from simple disposable paper masks with strings all the way tofulm face masks with replaceable cartridges on both sides. They are common everywhere.

The masks are often color coordinated with design patterns.

Sometimes they are like a winter ski stretch that that covers the entire head except for the eyes.

The funniest one I saw was a very gay man at the train station dressed in total florescent pink. Sneakers, pants, shirt, and even his mask was hot florescent pink.