Hmmmm

[cjsmith]

I've imagined a few weird airport-metal-detector scenarios, but I hadn't thought up this one.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134374336_malpractice04m0.html

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[abz6598.livejournal.com]

I'm already checking $1500 of guns, armor and ammo through. I'd rather take the toys with me since they are rather personal and I'd hate to see anything happen to them. Plus, quality leathergear is not cheap!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. And it's hard to replace some stuff, too. I'd be nervous. :-/

Why won't they allow it as carry-on? I would think that at least some of it would be not all that "weaponlike".

[ambar.livejournal.com]

I suppose it depends on the mix in your toy bag. One of my running jokes with elflet is "silk scarves don't show up on the metal detector". (The leather/rivets cock ring I was wearing as a bracelet got me wanded, but that was okay. After I got past security with it, I handed it off to him to wear. :-)

OTOH, I declined to bring my athame, Splendor, on that trip to Boston, precisely because it's too precious to risk losing in checked baggage. Some toys are just toys, but the ones that have names aren't easily replaced, Visa card or no Visa card.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

at least someone didn't get his cock wanded. . . .

[ambar.livejournal.com]

Well, that's why I chose to wear it through myself -- if they got snippy, it would be easy enough to remove from my wrist.

(There was the time, years ago, that I went through the OKC airport wearing my leather vest under my shirt, and that set off *all* the metal detectors.)