TSA

TSA-confiscated items: Wonder where they go?

Every day, hundreds of items are surrendered to TSA at airports around the country (note the word: TSA doesn’t like to say confiscated). Where do they all go?   Seems that after the liquids and aerosols are disposed of, the rest go on trips of…

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Federal Judge: No-Fly rules won’t fly

A Federal District Court judge in Oregon has ruled that the TSA’s no-fly list is unconstitutional because there is no way for a citizen who believes he or she was put on the list in error to get off. She ordered the government to come up with…

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Holiday Flying: How to Beat the Wrap

Traveling for Christmas? With presents? You’ll want to read on for some good advice. A couple of weeks ago, TravelGumbo offered advice on “flying through the airport.” We weren’t referring to the old Hertz commercials with…

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Buddy, Can You Spare 5.3 Million Dimes?

Apparently so! That’s how much loose change TSA scooped out of bins at scanning, left behind by travelers too frazzled or too hurried to pick it all up. And then there’s the question of what to do with it…find out HERE

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TSA-confiscated items: Wonder where they go?

Every day, hundreds of items are surrendered to TSA at airports around the country (note the word: TSA doesn’t like to say confiscated). Where do they all go?   Seems that after the liquids and aerosols are disposed of, the rest go on trips of…

Read More

Federal Judge: No-Fly rules won’t fly

A Federal District Court judge in Oregon has ruled that the TSA’s no-fly list is unconstitutional because there is no way for a citizen who believes he or she was put on the list in error to get off. She ordered the government to come up with…

Read More

Holiday Flying: How to Beat the Wrap

Traveling for Christmas? With presents? You’ll want to read on for some good advice. A couple of weeks ago, TravelGumbo offered advice on “flying through the airport.” We weren’t referring to the old Hertz commercials with…

Read More

Buddy, Can You Spare 5.3 Million Dimes?

Apparently so! That’s how much loose change TSA scooped out of bins at scanning, left behind by travelers too frazzled or too hurried to pick it all up. And then there’s the question of what to do with it…find out HERE

Read More