On the Road Again

I'm procrastinating writing my match notes for tomorrow's match with Florida, which is on Sun Sports for those of you with satellite, so I'll entertain you with some talk of travel.

I had my first flight last week since the new restrictions were put in place. For the most part the flight wasn't much different than the ones I've taken since Sept. 11th. No real long lines to wait in an by now most people know what they can and can't take onto the place. The thing I found that confuses most people is that they can not take liquids they buy once they get past screening onto the plane.

The reason for my travel was a volleyball tournament in Columbia, S.C. -- btw, not very impressed with the University of South Carolina. Nice but not great. Prior to the trip someone printed out a little sheet for the girls detailing what they needed to brings, expectations of when we travel, etc.

I happen to see one of the sheets and it listed that you couldn't bring any carry-on items, which seemed really odd to me, especially since I knew people who had recently traveled and they had carry-ons. So I decided to check out the TSA website and see what they had to say about what you could and couldn't bring onto the airplane.

As expected i found out that you can bring a carry-on, but with the restrictions on liquids, but what I didn't expect to find was a pleasant surprise of an odd list of what's prohibited. You can bring a saber on the plane, you can your wear gel-filled bra or prosthetic limb. Throwing stars are a no-no, but personal lubricants, and it specifically names ky jelly, are more than acceptable. Cattle prods of course are not allowed, but you can bring up to 4 oz. of whip cream. Basically what the TSA is telling you is that you can't hurt anyone at 30,000 but you can join the Mile High Club in your own kinky way.