No toothpaste?!

[ChaosRocket]

Today my friend Liza told me that she's going to Vegas this weekend and asked me to go, so I said OK. Then I found out that there are new rules that on airplanes we're no longer allowed to have any form of liquid or paste, including toothpaste, shampoo, face wash, bottled water, whatever.

This is seriously stupid. It seems to me like all this terrorist paranoia has absolutely no effect other than to annoy regular people. Kind of like how they decided to spy on meetings of animal rights group which never did anything itself, but once gave money to a whole other group who once blew up an empty building, which injured no one. Yeah, that's a big threat of terror right there. Totally worth throwing our rights out the window and violating the constitution and saying that from now on the government can spy on whoever they want without a warrant or anything like it's 1984.

It seems to me that if a terrorist really wants to get on a plane they'll figure out a way to do it. I seriously don't see disallowing toothpaste doing anything at all other than annoying normal people. What am I supposed to do, anyways? I mean I know I could check baggage, but I don't check baggage, ever. I once drug two big suitcases with a week's worth of stuff as carryons through a 48 hour transit (each way) with like a billion layovers just to avoid having to check baggage. Now I guess as soon as we get to Vegas we have to find a convienence store somewhere and buy suntan lotion, toothpaste, etc, which is annoying. Also, I hate not having a bottle of water with me at all times. What is a terrorist supposedly going to DO with a tube of toothpaste anyways? I heard something about bombs but it didn't make any sense to me.

 

[nYoo]

I think it's because they found some kind of liquid explosives on an airplane in England or so.

When my Amrican relatives came to visit us in august, they also had to get rid of water bottles and that kind of stuff.

 

[McGraw]

Then I found out that there are new rules that on airplanes we're no longer allowed to have any form of liquid or paste, including toothpaste, shampoo, face wash, bottled water, whatever.

Mcgyver is working for the terrorists.

 

[Illidan]

It's stupid, but not much of an inconvenience.

Toothpaste, shampoo and the like can be bought at any drug store/pharmacy/supermarket.

I'll laugh when they ban dentures because some old guy could take them out and use them to bite someone.

 

[Argy]

Or if there is a ban on long/acrylic fingernails... heh.

 

[GrnMarvl14]

You could easily fit plastic exploves into a toothpaste tube. Hide a detonator someplace else, and you're good to go. Besides, it's toothpaste. Vegas is full of toothpaste. It's everywhere. Kinda sick, really.

 

[ChaosRocket]

Vegas is full of toothpaste.

XD that's great, they should totally make that their new slogan. "Vegas is full of toothpaste!" It could replace that stupid "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" slogan.

Do you really think there will be toothpaste, though? I mean we won't have a car, we'll just be walking. I'm wondering if there are really convienence stores within walking distance of the strip.

 

[GrnMarvl14]

Most casinos have a gift shop that offers basic things like toothpaste, shampoo, floss, whatever. And there's a Walgreens (or there was last year when I was there) on the strip itself (I...don't know why). And, really, you can find anything you can't find ON the strip on the streets AROUND the strip (although straying too far from the strip is like entering another world...and that's not entirely a bad thing).

 

[Otter Mii-kun]

could this be moved?

This might be better suited in the Soap Box.

In today's politically over-correct and increasingly socialist world, no one can be trusted anymore. It's either support the agenda and the laws associated with it, or you're with the terrorists.

 

[Transfinite]

You can put them in your luggage, you know.

 

[GrnMarvl14]

And now they've changed the rules to where you can take some products on, but only of a certain size, or you can buy them past the security checkpoint.

 

[TheMagicMan]

Cavities....a small price to pay to preserve our security!!!1

 

[ChaosRocket]

What ended up happening was that I snuck toothpaste and face wash through security. I figured I probably could, since I always sneak a cigarette lighter through. However, it was still annoying because I had to leave my sunscreen and lotion at home, because I didn't want to try to sneak too much stuff through security.

Then I bought sunscreen at the hotel and it cost like $10 and it wasn't even good sunscreen. They're making a lot of money overcharging for stuff you can't bring on airplanes anymore.

Then I realized that they actually sell bottled water past security. And they still tell you not to take it on the plane, but there's really nothing they can do, since they don't search your bags before you get on the plane. So I brought that on anyways too. XD I have no respect for the laws of this stupid country.

Also Liza's cousin took a picture of me punching the statue of George Bush at the wax museum.

We saw Nathan Burton in a show. You guys probably don't know who he is, since you're all too smart to watch reality TV, but he was on America's Got Talent last summer. He's a magician; he's really good.