[Ansteorra] Flying with Viking Brooches in Carry-on Luggage

[mikea]

On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 08:23:45PM -0700, Aline Swynbrook wrote:
> Has anyone ever had a problem with viking brooches in their carry-on
> bags? I am flying out Friday morning to Midrealm to see a friend
> and attend their Kingdom A&S/Crown. The pins on the brooch backs
> are terribly long, but I will be a little annoyed if they get
> confiscated.

I think I'd play it safe and check them; the TSA gets rather excitable
about some decidedly odd and frequently innocuous things. You *may* be
given the opportunity to put them in an envelope and mail them; some 
airports provide that facility for prohibited items, but I don't know 
that all do, and in any event stamps may not be available, or they may
be out of envelopes, or something else of the sort. 

I hope you have a totally boring and uneventful flight wach way and 
a *marvelous* weekend.

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