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Just had to share this one...

I was flying through Cincinatti a few months back and the woman two places in front of me in the line to go through security apparently had 1 too many carry on items. The TSA guard at the initial 'show me your ticket and ID' stand could NOT abide by this and told her she couldn't proceed with that many items.

She protested and generally looked panicked, the solution that the TSA agent came up with is that she should give her drafting tube to the complete stranger who was behind her in line (who didn't have any carry on's and would not violate the limit), and that she should carry it through security and give it back to her at the end.

As I watched, stunned, they actually agreed to this and moved on. Somewhere down deep I was hoping for the drafting tube to be filled with either cocaine or pastic explosives, just to see that second woman try and talk herself out of that one... :)

the solution that the TSA agent came up with is that she should give her drafting tube to the complete stranger who was behind her in line

I find this extremely difficult to believe. What about the rule about having your baggage under your own control throughout your travel experience?

LOL... I wonder how many people would willingly accept another's belongings? Aren't we cautioned at the airport NEVER to do this, never to allow another person access to our carry-on items?