On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:35:50 -0700, RayC wrote:
>bjbriggs wrote:
>> On a cruise you are supposed to put out your luggage the night before you
>> disembark. Okay, that means you have to keep your toothpaste, mouthwash,
>> deodorant, lipstick, etc. with you. Being as you cannot fly with these
>> things in your carryon, you have to put it in your luggage when you retrieve
>> it at the cruise terminal. This is going to cause a big mess, I am afraid,
>> for the people looking for their luggage.
>>
>> Also, my husband has glaucoma and has to carry eye drops with him. Has
>> anyone heard how he will be able to do this, when they say you cannot have
>> eye drops on the plane either? He also has to wear the gel inserts in his
>> shoes as per the foot doctor's recommendation. Now, I hear these are
>> forbidden also. Am afraid we are not going to be able to fly anymore!
>> Anyone else in this position? MCB.
>>
>>
>
>You are over reacting.
>
> From TSA website:http://www.tsa.gov/press/happenings/threat-change.shtm
>============================================================
>Exception: ... prescription medicine with a name that matches the
>passenger’s ticket;...
>============================================================
>That covers the glaucoma medication.
>
>As far as the recommended gel insoles, they are recommended ... not
>prescribed. So you gotta leave them in the bag. Should be no problem,
>though. He will be sitting on a plane for a few hours and won't be
>walking around.
Everyone leaves off the joker at the bottom of the list: "This list
is not definitive and the individual TSA iagent has the authority to
make on the spot decisions about what may be safely allowed past
security." (Loose translation.) They can ban anything they want at
any time and they do not have to give you a reason. In almost all
cases they can refuse to tell you why. You can request a supervisor
and I suggest doing so if it involves something related to your
medical needs or if it is an item clearly allowed but even then, you
may or may not be given an explanation or anything in wirting that you
could take to a lawyer or congress critter later. TSA is very big on
making sure *you* don't have anything in writing on them if at all
possible. if they start providing accountability for their actions,
there's no telling where it might end. They consider it too
"burdensome" to have to provide written justification for their
actions generally.
And no, I am not a paranoid wing-nut, I do have reason to know whereof
I speak about how some of this works.
Jim P. |