What's allowed on an airplane??

[4 Dog Mother]

When I went to see Christy in Texas in January, they unpacked my bags both going and coming home. Going, they did it in front of me, and took EVERYTHING out of my bags. That was right after they were cancelling flights from overseas to the USA. I had some baby stuff in the first place but since I now knew it was a girl I bought a bunch of stuff at the last minute. A friend sent a wrapped gift and they even unwrapped it. Anyway the bag was packed FULL and after they got it all out they couldn't get it all back IN. And they wouldn't let me touch anything. It took two of them to get the back repacked - and I have to tell you I was afraid the zipper would give before I got to Texas!!!

My purse and and carryon went through the x-ray - and they went through them. Just kind of rummaged through my purse but took everything out of my backpack. I was wearing a coat, and had to take that off. If you are wearing anything but tennis shoes (or possibly sandals) your shoes come off. You have to take any change, keys, or metal objects out of pockets and put them in a tray. After I went through the metal detector they still make you stand with your feet on some marks and then pass a wand over your body and yes, the hooks on the back of my bra set it off - the woman doing the wand just kind of pressed on my back to see if it was that. I guess this old granny looked pretty dangerous


In my carryon I had a camera with 800 speed film. That has to be hand checked as it will damage it to go through the x-ray. Any film below 800 speed should be okay going through the x-ray.

On the way home, I had some boxed gifts in my carry on and they took them out of the boxes to check them out. Everything came out of my carry on. I didn't think they had unpacked my suitcases but when I got home I found a printed note saying they had - which I knew cause what I had put on the bottom was now on top.

I swear the next time I fly I am taking nothing as a carry on but a book and my digital camera! ( but that was also because I had to change terminals in Chicago and Dallas and it was just a hassle with a heavy carryon.