Flying in China

Yep, it's usually when I am in line for going into the "secure" area of the airport that I realize that I have a lighter in my pocket or some other tool of terrorism, like a pocket knife, lol.

But, the best was when my girlfriend was caught with a big pair of scissors in her purse. She had forgotten they were in there. When they pulled them out, she grabbed them out of the security lady's hand and started yammering about how she didn't know they were in there. Three security people (NSA or whoever they work for) hand hands on sidearms with the other hands outstretched towards her, as if fingers were immune to this display of deadly force that she was holding. She was panic'd, yammering on nearly in tears, holding the scissors up the whole time, freaking the whole security force out. She dropped down to her knees and dropped the scissors, and we all had a nice calm chat behind a screen. I couldn't help but giggle at inappropriate times. Maybe in the hands of a ninja a pair of scissors could be deadly, but a small little redheaded chick wearing a homemade knitted sweater? Come on.

It's a shame that we have to search people going into the emergency room, court houses, etc. I would never have dreamed that the world would come to this. And, lighters or matches? That should be in the Constitution or something. Fire is what has made Mankind more than just animals hiding in caves. Everyone should have access to fire.

Last time I flew they confiscated my contact solution.
Apparently, Hydrogen Peroxide does not pass their chemical safety test.
Damn ... I was gonna use that to squirt the captain in the eyes and take control of the craft! :crazy:

Heck, someone should open a kiosk just on the outside of the "secure" area in airports that sells cigarettes one at a time, cigars by the inch, and rent pipes by the minute. I know that when I smoked cigs that there were times that I would have paid a dollar for a single smoke while travelling.