Make Getting Through TSA Easy on Yourself

H4 Solutions ^ | 04/11/2019 | Kelly Hoggan

[BigKahuna]

Does anyone who flies in the U.S. look forward to going through a TSA security line? You could probably make good money in Vegas by putting all your chips on “No.” You can make the TSA security line experience easier on yourself, however, just by taking a few simple steps.

1. Even if you fly only a couple times a year, it’ll be worth it to you to apply for the Transportation Security Administration’s Precheck program. It costs $85, is good for five years and requires an application and background check, but nothing else comes remotely close to getting you through TSA airport security at top speed and with no additional examination.

2. If you travel with a carry-on bag, do whatever you can to make it easy for TSA security officers to see everything in it on their x-ray machines. Cluttered carry-ons almost always lead to a further examination by explosive trace detection machines.

3. Don’t go through a TSA security line wearing a bunch of jewelry. The agency uses metal detectors for the most part to screen travelers, and metals trigger them. The same goes for belts with metal buckles as well as shoes with steel-reinforced soles. Here’s a rule: Travel for comfort, not for the disco.

[yldstrk]

TSA forced me to throw away a $10 jar of face cream, the busstards. It had already flown with me on two flights.

[bgill]

Here’s a super easy way that doesn’t cost $85 - Don’t fly.

So, terrorists can get through just paying the money? That’s brilliant.