Liquid inconsistency

[Dont Hang Up]

The security guys argue that being inconsistent is a very good thing ™. It ensures that the black hats won't know what to expect, even from one journey to the next.

That is the thing that gets to me with airport security - the idea that keeping the normal punter harassed and confused by the constant variations is good because it may have some vague deterrent effect on an actual terrorist.

Only lousy security systems rely on obfuscation to hide their inadequacies.

[CYTN]

I HAD A STEAK PIE AT EDINBURGH AIRPORT - who has the steak pie ? came the call as it left the scanner - me . TOO MUCH LIQUID IN THAT came the reply . So pie got confiscated . I went hungry and some family in Bathgate treated themselves to my dinner .

[M-ONGO]

M-ONGO,

It is Larnaca indeed. The G4S were there handing out plastic bags but the young lady who decided to confiscate my stuff was wearing a police uniform as was the senior officer who decided to let me have my deodorant and shaving cream. I bet he was silently c*^sing both her and me for making such a fuss.

I was Larnaca based for 5 years. The security there is indeed a shambles. Pafos is a much friendlier airport (from both a crew and passenger viewpoint) and the nicer side of the island.

[Gibon2]

So are Rwy in Sight, Gibon2, mad jock and cjhants now adhering to the published rules?

Just back from flying Geneva-Munich-Ankara and return. Left my toothpaste, etc, inside my bag, as I generally do now unless explicitly requested to take them out. Nobody at any of the three airports made any objection. At Ankara, they inspected my sponge-bag because my razor handle had showed up on the x-ray (often happens - it's quite heavy metal and looks vaguely suspicious), but they made no remark on the unextracted toothpaste and deodorant.