Oh....it's good to be home! I was sooo wound up about the FDA hold ups at customs & other various events as of late that my little mini-vacation was more welcomed than I expected.
The eGo was going to be my main vape of the trip, but I took my ProVari for when I was in the hotel room. I bought a really cute travel case for it (that's a whole other story! LOL), but I was nervous about this metal tube with a computer chip in it going through e-ray. Silly me.
MKE TSA sees something in my purse that they're not sure about. Purse? I only have my eGos in there; ProVari is in my carry on. Long story short, he DROPS my purse into a tub & start pulling stuff out. I tell the guy if he describe the device he's looking for, I can direct him to the item. He not only never looks at me, he ignores my comment. Pulls some things out- NOT the eGo case or the assembled unit, reruns it through x-ray, then hands me the tub with 1/2 my contents all over it - still never speaking or looking at me (yes; I have customer service issues).
OK. What ever. It's 6:30am. Dude; can I get you a coffee? Oh; need a smoke break? Have I got something for you..............
Flash forward to this afternoon & Denver TSA.
All my gear is in the same spot as when I went through MKE. Once again,my purse is held up. This time, I can see the screens & I'm looking at it, trying to figure out what it could be, only to realize since *I* know, that's not much help. I figure it must be what I'm using to carry my bluetooth in (metal M&M container).
The nice...no...make that NICE young TSA agent gets my purse & we start walking. I mention that we had this issue in MKE, but they never said what it was & if he describes it, I can tell him exactly where to look & save us both some time.
This kid was wonderful. He set down my purse & said "Now, you can't touch your purse, but can you describe it?". I laughed & said I'm not sure what they saw, but I'm assuming it was the round object. He said "No; we can see your bluetooth in there". I said then the only other thing I could be is 2 straight items; and there's a 3rd that's assembled; if he checks the side with the zipper pull, it's in a black case.
"What is it?" he asks as he's getting it out.
"It's an e-cigarette. The eGo, to be exact" I say.
Excitement! "You have one of those? I've been thinking about getting one. Do they really work?"
And the fun was on! After we confirmed that was what they saw & other formalities - Sure; want to see it in action? hee hee hee....vaping freely & praying for big plumes! LOL
I was only concentrating on the kid I was working with & the other guy that came over with him when he heard "e-cig". When we were done, I walked over to where the rest of the MlrFamily was waiting for me, just past the area. The youngest one had the most scared look on her face, because MlrMan told her to stay with him & all she knew was security was checking my bag & she thought I was in trouble. Poor thing. It was then I noticed at least 6 other TSA agents were around that area. I don't know if it was shift change or they wanted to see this funky thing work, but I see why a little 9 year old would have been scared for her mamma!
For the record - of course I vaped on the flts. hee hee hee. On the way there, I was on the window & MlrMan was sweet enough to sit in the middle (don't worry; God smited me & the guy in front of me - who was way shorter than me - put his seat all the way back) & if I needed to do a real exhale, I just did it into his sleeve.
On the way home, MlrMan and I sat aisle across & each had a child sitting next to us. The woman at my window slept all the way home, but the guy behind MlrMan -- I don't know if he was really watching me or just staring into space - but I was trying not to exhale much vaper & if I had to guess, I would say he, along with people in the airport & at the stock show, just thought I was an asthmatic with a really cool toy.
OH OH OH!! There was a beer tent not to far from our stall & when we went in yesterday, I over hear a girl say "It's one of those e-cigarette things so I can use it in here" I look over & she's showing a copper colored 510 to her friend. "Aren't they the greatest!" I said. I was going to tell her to get rid of that 1-hr battery & go for the eGo, but she really didn't seem to toot the virtues of e-cigs, so I retreated, but at least I didn't feel like I had to be too stealthy in my vaping in there.
Gloat moment: the MlrFamily headed to the National Western Stock Show in Denver, where my daughter showed her heifer. This was her second time really showing & her Papa was nice enough to tell her "this is the Super Bowl of shows!" when we got in. Thanks for no pressure LOL.
They did awesome and placed 2nd in her class & missed Reserve Champion by the hair of her chinny chin chin.
The eGo was going to be my main vape of the trip, but I took my ProVari for when I was in the hotel room. I bought a really cute travel case for it (that's a whole other story! LOL), but I was nervous about this metal tube with a computer chip in it going through e-ray. Silly me.
MKE TSA sees something in my purse that they're not sure about. Purse? I only have my eGos in there; ProVari is in my carry on. Long story short, he DROPS my purse into a tub & start pulling stuff out. I tell the guy if he describe the device he's looking for, I can direct him to the item. He not only never looks at me, he ignores my comment. Pulls some things out- NOT the eGo case or the assembled unit, reruns it through x-ray, then hands me the tub with 1/2 my contents all over it - still never speaking or looking at me (yes; I have customer service issues).
OK. What ever. It's 6:30am. Dude; can I get you a coffee? Oh; need a smoke break? Have I got something for you..............
Flash forward to this afternoon & Denver TSA.
All my gear is in the same spot as when I went through MKE. Once again,my purse is held up. This time, I can see the screens & I'm looking at it, trying to figure out what it could be, only to realize since *I* know, that's not much help. I figure it must be what I'm using to carry my bluetooth in (metal M&M container).
The nice...no...make that NICE young TSA agent gets my purse & we start walking. I mention that we had this issue in MKE, but they never said what it was & if he describes it, I can tell him exactly where to look & save us both some time.
This kid was wonderful. He set down my purse & said "Now, you can't touch your purse, but can you describe it?". I laughed & said I'm not sure what they saw, but I'm assuming it was the round object. He said "No; we can see your bluetooth in there". I said then the only other thing I could be is 2 straight items; and there's a 3rd that's assembled; if he checks the side with the zipper pull, it's in a black case.
"What is it?" he asks as he's getting it out.
"It's an e-cigarette. The eGo, to be exact" I say.
Excitement! "You have one of those? I've been thinking about getting one. Do they really work?"
And the fun was on! After we confirmed that was what they saw & other formalities - Sure; want to see it in action? hee hee hee....vaping freely & praying for big plumes! LOL
I was only concentrating on the kid I was working with & the other guy that came over with him when he heard "e-cig". When we were done, I walked over to where the rest of the MlrFamily was waiting for me, just past the area. The youngest one had the most scared look on her face, because MlrMan told her to stay with him & all she knew was security was checking my bag & she thought I was in trouble. Poor thing. It was then I noticed at least 6 other TSA agents were around that area. I don't know if it was shift change or they wanted to see this funky thing work, but I see why a little 9 year old would have been scared for her mamma!
For the record - of course I vaped on the flts. hee hee hee. On the way there, I was on the window & MlrMan was sweet enough to sit in the middle (don't worry; God smited me & the guy in front of me - who was way shorter than me - put his seat all the way back) & if I needed to do a real exhale, I just did it into his sleeve.
On the way home, MlrMan and I sat aisle across & each had a child sitting next to us. The woman at my window slept all the way home, but the guy behind MlrMan -- I don't know if he was really watching me or just staring into space - but I was trying not to exhale much vaper & if I had to guess, I would say he, along with people in the airport & at the stock show, just thought I was an asthmatic with a really cool toy.
OH OH OH!! There was a beer tent not to far from our stall & when we went in yesterday, I over hear a girl say "It's one of those e-cigarette things so I can use it in here" I look over & she's showing a copper colored 510 to her friend. "Aren't they the greatest!" I said. I was going to tell her to get rid of that 1-hr battery & go for the eGo, but she really didn't seem to toot the virtues of e-cigs, so I retreated, but at least I didn't feel like I had to be too stealthy in my vaping in there.
Gloat moment: the MlrFamily headed to the National Western Stock Show in Denver, where my daughter showed her heifer. This was her second time really showing & her Papa was nice enough to tell her "this is the Super Bowl of shows!" when we got in. Thanks for no pressure LOL.
They did awesome and placed 2nd in her class & missed Reserve Champion by the hair of her chinny chin chin.
