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Old 03-06-2013, 07:47 AM   #1
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TSA changes rules to allow knives!

I never thought I would see this, but the TSA has changed its rules.
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effective April 25, 2013 TSA will allow knives that do not lock, and have blades that are 2.36 inches or 6 centimeters or less in length and are less than 1/2 inch in width
That means I don't have to remember to take my little leatherman squirt off my keychain any more.

http://www.tsa.gov/pil-sharpobjects

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Old 03-06-2013, 10:22 AM   #2
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What about knitting needles?
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Old 03-06-2013, 01:01 PM   #3
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Oh it's a slippery slope. How long before they allow these?
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Old 03-06-2013, 04:23 PM   #4
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Fixed it.

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Old 03-06-2013, 04:25 PM   #5
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I think they are confused "contoured" with molded. Although, every shape has a contour...
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Old 03-06-2013, 05:27 PM   #6
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Oh it's a slippery slope. How long before they allow these?
Good God.

Looks like something half my clientele would carry if they could.
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Old 03-06-2013, 06:20 PM   #7
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I think they are confused "contoured" with molded. Although, every shape has a contour...
"Has wiggly bits".
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Old 03-06-2013, 07:07 PM   #8
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Good God.

Looks like something half my clientele would carry if they could.
Uhh, exactly what kind of doctor are you again?
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Old 03-06-2013, 09:10 PM   #9
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Hm. Probably said too much ... more accurately, I am at times the bearer of unwelcome news that can result in colorful threats and/or acting out.
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Old 03-07-2013, 08:22 AM   #10
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I'm thrilled, because when I fly I like to keep myself calm by whittling. They put the kibosh on my chain-saw bears, but a couple whistles or frogs can't possibly bother anybody.
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Old 03-07-2013, 09:16 AM   #11
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Again, a slippery slope, infi. It's another short hop to linked chains and balls in cages...
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Old 03-08-2013, 06:35 AM   #12
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I think insanity that obvious would trip a Sky Marshall intervention... hmm... sequestration probably reduces the threat of that. Don't tell Al Q.
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Old 03-08-2013, 06:46 AM   #13
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What if you whittled a bigger knife, then used that to whittle a gun? They just haven't thought this through.
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Old 03-08-2013, 07:48 AM   #14
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That'll teach the airlines to not let full planes sit on the tarmac for hours.
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Old 03-08-2013, 09:00 PM   #15
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... That means I don't have to remember to take my little leatherman squirt off my keychain any more. ...
Likewise good news for others:

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