I was traveling and trying to get my money’s worth. The checked luggage was already at max but I had some popcorn I needed to get home. In California it is hard to find anything but the standard yellow and white popcorn that comes in plastic bags or Orville’s original. I was bringing home Black Jewell, Crimson Jewel, Baby Blue, and Autumn Blaze. It was a good harvest this year.
I get it all in my carry on and am moving along well. I am expecting trouble from our TSA warriors though. As I watched my bag disappear though the mouth of the conveyor belt I paced it down until it got to the scanner. The belt stopped. Back-up was called. At that point I had to move but when I got through the pat-down (I never go through the ray gun) I saw that my bag had been pulled over for further inspection. It was no big deal. I am glad to know that the TSA caught my popcorn. Really. On the scanner it could look like any number of explosive options. The fact that they found it and checked it says they were awake.
Now as for my constitutional rights against unwarranted search and seizure, I’ll get back to you.
Meanwhile, rest easy. The power of popping corn is not going to hurt you.
homo unius libri
it's a good thing they didn't seize your popcorn!
ReplyDeleteI was a bit worried about that. They could make it disappear like they do all the other things they find.
DeleteGrace and peace.