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TSA Declares: Lighters Now Good; Water Still Bad

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The TSA has ruled that lighters will once again be legal to take onto airplanes, effective August 4.

Bottled water is still illegal, but a container containing a flammable liquid is permissible. That’s freedom, baby.

Mmkay. I’m not even sure how to comment anymore on the yo-yo policy changes the TSA have enacted over the past year. They’re starting to make my head hurt.

Mike Richard
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Mike Richard has traveled the world extensively since 2008. He's kayaked in Antarctica, tracked African wild dogs in South Africa, and survived a near-miss great white shark attack in Mexico. He loves the great outdoors, good bourbon, and he (usually) calls Tulsa home. He also enjoys speaking in the third person.

2 Comments

  1. I can’t even think of a legitimate reason to have a lighter on a plane. Smoking isn’t allowed on most flights to, from or within Western countries … what would anyone want one for?

    Surely smokers can wait until they have collected their checked luggage?

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  2. It’s beyond comprehension really. I stopped trying to apply logic to the TSA’s policies long ago. It hurts my head too much.

    All I can picture is the terrorists slyly hiding in the bathroom with the old bowling ball style bomb with the lit wick on one end.

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