Originally Posted By bloona we had to take our shoes off when leaving the UK to go to Spain last year, and put any liquid items in small plastic bags which we had to buy for 25p each first (it was just a sachet of calpol and a sachet of suntan lotion I had) Friends travelled on the same day to the same location from a different UK airport and didnt have to remove their shoes, and were given the bags free!...mmm
Originally Posted By Mr X They made me remove my flip-flops in Orlando (yuck!) which I wore EXPRESSLY for the purpose of not needing to remove my footwear! Go figure.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome We were going to the UK a few weeks after the liquid ban took place in 2006 (of course, the UK airports were under heavier security then too). I was more concerned about a possible Chapstick ban, but they had just started allowing that back. 9 hours without Chapstick would have been VERY hard for me, I'm an addict. I can handle a flight without lotion and most other liquids, but I was trying to think of ways to bring a tiny bit of Chapstick with me (without the tube).
Originally Posted By Mr X You could do as smugglers do from time immemorial... Stick it up your shirt collar or something. p.s. the security in the airports is really a joke aside from international...I can tell you this from experience. It's totally easy to smuggle stuff (a friend told me).
Originally Posted By nbodyhome Chapstick melts! I could put a little in my pocket, but you'd really need it to be ON something, or else you end up with a waxy pocket. Stick it up your - hmmm...shirt collar, and you'd have a melty mess very quickly. I remember on my last flight (the sucky one), I had some squeezable applesauce in my bag. When we were halfway across the ocean, I was wondering if it was even allowed really - so I ate them in the bathroom. It was really silly. Fortunately, most people are decent. It's like Disney security - if someone wants to bring something in, they can. But most people are there to have a good time, not to hurt anyone. Real security is what you can't see.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I've never had a problem with bringing Chapstick through security, and I've done it several ways. I've taken it out of my bag, like they want, so you can see it clearly (I didn't have a plastic bag, since that was the only thing I had, so I just put it in the bin with my shoes). I've also put it inside my bag so I don't loose it. And finally, I realized that I could just keep it in my pocket, and they would never know. There's no metal in it, so there is no chance that the metal detector would find it. On a somewhat related note, I always wear flip-flops, and they always make me take them off in security. However, I've gotten a full size pair of scissors (the blades are probably 4-5") through security in both LAX (I didn't even know I had them) and Chicago O'Hare (I forgot that I still had them), without a problem. But, they still take my mom's eyelash curlers every time she tries to go through...
Originally Posted By nbodyhome We went to the UK just weeks after the whole 2006 terror thing - so they were VERY strict. Chapstick had been banned, as had any liquid makeup. Each country has different rules, and there wasn't a problem going to the UK, it was more coming back that I expected an issue. In fact, I don't think that carry-on was allowed for a bit before that (I remember not being sure if I'd be allowed to even bring magazines on). There were no plastic bags at the time for liquids. There were trash bins for liquid eyeliner, lotion, anything liquid. Lipstick and Chapstick were okay by then, but just maybe by days. For a long time, I didn't have to take my sneakers off. Now, it seems all shoes have to come off. That is really weird on the eyelash curlers. It is really crazy. Seriously, can you imagine threatening someone with eyelash curlers? I don't care if someone is on the plane with a knife, boxcutters, etc. They could just as easily know martial arts, or hit someone violently with a book.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Yah, and it's pretty easy to strangle somebody with a shoestring. When are they going to ban those? Never...
Originally Posted By nbodyhome Don't even say it! Shoestrings, belts, hands...hopefully they don't start taking all of those!
Originally Posted By bloona Im not taking my hands off....Im drawing the line there! My husband has some soft soled shoes that are really light weight, so apparently they have a metal plate in the sole, thats always fun going through the airport! Sometimes it has set off the alarm thing you go through, other times it hasnt...odd.... (sure he only does it to get frisked!)
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun My DS12 get motion sick if we drive further than 1/2 hour from home. I should own stock in Dramamine. When we drive or fly to WDW he takes the low drowsy kind. Whene we drive in Feb and leave at 6am, he'll take the regular and be back to sleep within 20 minutes. I bought the seabands, but he's afraid to test them. Preferable not on a 18 hour car trip or a school fieldtrip! DH is a Paramedic and brought home some nifty bags made especially for things like that. When liquid goes in no matter how you set it down or turn it, nothing comes out. Back to the car thing.... We also always have a rental (unless we drive, of course). When we left CBR in Aug, we checked our luggage at the hotel, but drove to the airport in our rental to return it. They took our luggage but not us. I would think that they would also do that on the way in if you needed. We started our stay off property so that wasn't an option and didn't realize it was an option on the return trip until we went to the hotel lobby to check in for our flight and they asked us where our bags were, we quickly rushed and got them. So if Patrick didn't want to drive to the hotel alone,I think I would check into magical express just taking the bags. I hopeit all works out. Let us know what you decide.
