But would they stand for it in light of possible plots? Or would the airline?

It seems like quite an opportunity for the airline to sieze some ground, too. 'Get there safely and get there quick in this age of frightened congestion!'

I don't know if that would really cut down on air traffic. I mean, I'm not about to just not go on a vacation because I can't take carry-on on. If I'm going to Florida, I'm going to Florida. I won't spend the rest of my life in the city because I can't read the Da Vinci code on a flight.

You are right though, if they do ban carry-on luggage, the airlines are going to have to get their shit together with missing luggage. Having it lost does suck. We got it back thank god, but it is a terrible feeling.

A classmate of mine came in on leave from the Navy. He's a nuclear submarine crewman guy. Anyway, he had some mouthwash and a bottle of apple juice on one of his carry-ons, and the security people pulled him over and made him remove the items.

I wouldn't have cared, except he had his uniform on! :biggrin: Very obviously a terrorist :lolsign:

The TSA are notorious for being staffed by complete and utter fucking morons In some airports, the TSA has been dumping potentially hazardous and explosive liquids into universal recepitcals or trash bins. Yeah! That's an awesome idea! Just mix these potentially highly volatile and explosive liquids in some trash can in the middle of a crowded airport! It would really fucking suck for them if someone decided to bring in a bottle of Windex and a bottle of Bleach.