Times of the Islands Spring 2021

You can’t make this up
Just for the fun of it, here is a direct quote from the
TSA website: “A live lobster is allowed through security
and must be transported in a clear, plastic, spill
proof container. A TSA officer will visually inspect
your lobster at the checkpoint. We recommend that
you contact your airline to determine your airline’s
policy on traveling with your lobster before arriving
at the airport.”
Glug, glug, glug!
By now everyone knows that you can’t take a water
bottle with you through a TSA checkpoint, and most
people who forget they’ve been carrying one simply
shrug and ditch it. But the full metal water bottle
B Naqqi Manco of North Caicos was holding was a
customized gift made by his sister-in-law, featuring
photos of his niece and nephew. He relates the story
of its near-confiscation: “They were holding it over
the bin and I told them I can drink the water and they
were wavering on it, and someone else (no idea who,
I’m thinking another agent) shouted, ‘Awww, let him
drink it, look at those precious babies.’ The agent
doubtfully asked me if I could down the full liter and
I made an ‘Oh please’ look, and pretty much downed
it in one gulp. I was allowed to keep my bottle.” a
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