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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JPD3, post: 8087499, member: 116216&quot;]I remember a month after 9/11 my wife &amp; self were to fly to Tampa to visit her family. Security was tight and Homeland Security was at the airport (TSA wasn&#039;t in place yet until about month later). They even had the National Guard helping out with screening. My ticket was purchased using my first &amp; last name, not my full name. It is the same as my Grandfather&#039;s. He was a frequent flyer of the same airline, but was deceased. They thought I was assuming his identity. They did their &#039;take him away&#039; strip search thing on me. They were especially interested in my carry on shaving kit. It had a jewelry loupe, tweezers and traces of acetone in a bottle with 3 no date buffalo nickels. They even popped the back of my watch off to check the innards. Finally satisfied they let me through.</p><p>Now here&#039;s the kicker...they didn&#039;t even check my wife or her purse. In her purse she had a can of mace and in the pocket of her slacks she had her work box-cutter. She didn&#039;t even remember she had these items until we were airborne. On the way back home she put the offending goods in her luggage that was put in the plane&#039;s belly.</p><p>Glad we arrived early for that flight. After all the rigmarole I went through, we still boarded on time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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