BYOB on the airplane

[thehippie777]

Heard this one third hand today.


As an airplane was getting ready to taxi the runway, a patron on the plane reaches into his carry-on and pulls out....his own beer and pops it open.

The guy didn't understand what was so wrong.

1)How did that get past security?
2)What part of no liquids did this guy not understand?

[Zombi]

1)How did that get past security?

Originally, he had two.

[LillFilly]

Wow. Just wow. Guess security was too busy frisking pregnant women and toddlers named 'Muhhamad.'

[Geek King]

1)How did that get past security?

Security misses quite a bit. My Dad accidentally left a 9" sheath knife in his carry on, and didn't realize it until we were unpacking at the hotel. This was only a year after 9/11, too. No matter how good the scanner, the person watching it has to be on the ball.

[Yfandes]

Could he have gotten it on the other side of security? I've bought duty free booze, water and sodas before Ive boarded, but now I'm trying to remember if I've seen beer. I think I have?

[Jetfire]

Yeah security isn't really all that secure.

In November 2001, I was flying back from Greenland to Monterry, California. I had a big swiss army knife (2 blades, 4-bit screwdriver, scissors, corkscrew, nail pick, etc...) in my pocket (may have been jacket pocket) that I forgot all about. It got through security in Kangerlussaq, security in Copenhagen, and I didn't even find it until we were switching planes and going through customs in Seattle. I slipped it in my backpack (since I'd already re-checked my luggage) and got all the way to San Franscisco, all without incident.

Somewhat even more ironic, is on the trip OUT to Kangerlussaq, I was flagged for random extra screening all the way from SFO to Kangerlussaq (including at the gate before boarding in Seattle and when coming OFF the plane in Greenland. /boggle )

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Could he have gotten it on the other side of security? I've bought duty free booze, water and sodas before Ive boarded, but now I'm trying to remember if I've seen beer. I think I have?

I've never seen that. Even in the Milwaukee airport, here in Cheeselandialand, where beer comes right out of your bathroom faucet.

Not that I've made much of an effort to seek it out though.

[HorrorFrogPrincess]

And yet when I went to New York, they noticed my plastic water bottle.

[jedimaster91]

And here the last time I flew, stinkin TSA nabbed my delicious caffinated beverage, and this guy gets a beer through?! Grrrrrr.

[Pagan]

Could he have gotten it on the other side of security? I've bought duty free booze, water and sodas before Ive boarded, but now I'm trying to remember if I've seen beer. I think I have?

That's what I was thinking. We had a lay-over in Minneapolis. We didn't have to change planes, but we did have to get off. We had just enough time to go get something from Burger King to take back on the plane with us.

Coming back, after we got through security at JFK, we got water to take the rest of the way back. (I was going to get a couple bottles of Irn Bru at EDI to bring back, but then realized that we had security again at JFK.)

I've never seen that. Even in the Milwaukee airport, here in Cheeselandialand, where beer comes right out of your bathroom faucet.

Not that I've made much of an effort to seek it out though.

You should see the selection of Scotch that you can get at Edinburgh International after you get through security!

[PepperElf]

im just wondering if it's a difference in container

bottled sodas can be re-opened, coffee in a cup can be tampered with

but it's a bit harder to tamper with a beer and then re-attach the pop top and seal it back up... not without making it kinda obvious that you soldered it back up

[Peppergirl]

The small travel size (under 3 ounces) bottles of whiskey are particularly convenient to take on a trip.

Not that I would know from personal experience or anything.

[Munkie]

I know for a fact that there is no canned beer at YEG... all the beer comes through my warehouse, and what little canned we have (oh, gee, Molson Extra!) is opened when brought to the customer.

Security is pretty good about catching liquids etc, but they rarely check staff or staff bags for it, since most of us use the by-pass stations rather than preboard.

[Mikkel]

You can buy beer in Copenhagen Airport. I suppose you'll have to carry it aboard after buying their "different speciality beers and wines".

[ditchdj]

Wow!

I thought "Homeland Security" was supposed to be on top of all this stuff!

Too busy trolling for the "Boogeyman" I see, whoever the hell that may be today.