I fly typically 4 days a week.. During a 4 day trip, I usually will go through TSA security about 4-6 times. I have been carrying my e-cig gear in my flight bag for about 6 months. Yesterday was the first time that I have ever had a TSA screener ask to search my bag because something did not look right.
I knew something was up because the screener had that look on her face. She called the Supervisor over and he looked at the screen.. He came to me and told me he would have to re-scan my bag. I said "no problem." He then asked me if I had an electronic razor in my bag. I said, "no." He seemed really confused at that.
After the second scan, he asked if I was sure there was not an electronic razor in the bag.. I told him just to open the bag and see for himself. He opened the bag and guess what he found?
My 901 usb passthrough. He said that on the screen in looks like a tube with a wire coming out of it and looks very suspicious. How that looks like a shaver I don't know. He said the amount of wires in my bag always makes them look closer, but this passthrough to the screener looked like something that should not be in a bag at the airport.
He asked what it was and I explained what it is and what it does.. He seemed okay with the explanation, and suggested to me not to carry it around anymore. Not that it was not okay, but because he feared I would keep getting stopped...
I did not tell him that I had that in my bag for 6 months, but since I do not really use it anymore, I took it out of my bag..
Keep this in mind if you are thinking about packing a usb passthrough and are going flying...
I knew something was up because the screener had that look on her face. She called the Supervisor over and he looked at the screen.. He came to me and told me he would have to re-scan my bag. I said "no problem." He then asked me if I had an electronic razor in my bag. I said, "no." He seemed really confused at that.
After the second scan, he asked if I was sure there was not an electronic razor in the bag.. I told him just to open the bag and see for himself. He opened the bag and guess what he found?
My 901 usb passthrough. He said that on the screen in looks like a tube with a wire coming out of it and looks very suspicious. How that looks like a shaver I don't know. He said the amount of wires in my bag always makes them look closer, but this passthrough to the screener looked like something that should not be in a bag at the airport.
He asked what it was and I explained what it is and what it does.. He seemed okay with the explanation, and suggested to me not to carry it around anymore. Not that it was not okay, but because he feared I would keep getting stopped...
I did not tell him that I had that in my bag for 6 months, but since I do not really use it anymore, I took it out of my bag..
Keep this in mind if you are thinking about packing a usb passthrough and are going flying...
