Cue sticks on planes aint gonna happen yet

[Blue Hog ridr]

The last time I flew a few months ago, I had a 4" finger nail file in my shaving kit. That can do about as much damage as a small Swiss Army knife on a key chain.

They let me have the file but confiscated my bottle of Head Slick as it was over 100mls. And they missed a pack of matches in my jacket pocket.

Still trying to figure that one out.

If you were to subdue a stewardess, you then have to get into a locked cock pit. Don't the pilots carry a small pistol now?

And like Bob mentioned, if you were to hold a small instrument to a stewardess's neck, you'd have to over come the problem of being rushed by
30 pissed off passengers.

Not likely a pool cue is going to cause much damage.

 

[Tony_in_MD]

I flew home from LA last week, and to my surprise someone brought a skateboard as carry on.

When I saw that I wondered, why not cues?

TSA just delayed the decision to allow cues, small knives etc. in the cabins. The flight attendant union shot it down. Their going to further debate the issue. -

 

[Bob Jewett]

I flew home from LA last week, and to my surprise someone brought a skateboard as carry on.

When I saw that I wondered, why not cues?

Even better, you can bring ice skates on the plane.

 

[cigardave]

And they missed a pack of matches in my jacket pocket.

Still trying to figure that one out.

Don't the pilots carry a small pistol now?

Matches and fueled lighters are acceptable now as carry-on... but not in checked bags.

And no, all pilots do not carry a firearm. Although about 11% are cleared to carry one.

 

[mooseman]

Mind you there is one cuemaker that doesn't help the cause. This was previously posted on AZ.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=297786

 

[ChrisOnline]

Even better, you can bring ice skates on the plane.

Yeah I always mention that when I talk about taking cues on a plane.. You can sharpen an ice skate and impale it into sombodies chest or their neck.. Can't figure that one out!

Chris

 

[Blue Hog ridr]

Mind you there is one cuemaker that doesn't help the cause. This was previously posted on AZ.

And apparently reading comprehension isn't your forte.

Did you not see that he mentioned that it wasn't for sale so he isn't mass producing these for the pool playing hijackers.

 

[Cornerman]

I just arrived in Vegas last night and I saw 5 people carrying their cue sticks off planes.. I was suprised because it wasn't supposed to be till the 25th, they said no issues at all.. I checked mine in my suite case but I would have brought my regular player off I would have known I wasn't going to get turned away at security.. My luck I would have especially with my suitcase all ready would have been checked my then.. Oh well..

Chris

Are you sure they weren't empty cases?

 

[Drew]

http://usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2013/04/22/tsa-knives-planes-security/2105001/

Yeah, I can see the reasoning behind the knives thing, too. But does this really have to be an "all or nothing" decision with the TSA relaxation? I personally think an amendment can be made to allow the other items in the relaxation proposal, and just take the knives out.

But then again, that's the problem with our world society in general. Humankind have forgotten the meaning of the word MODERATION -- of finding that middle ground to solve a problem. No, it's "all or nothing" these days; of clinging to the signposts at the extreme ends of a debate or discussion.

::sigh::
-Sean

Lol, you clowns crack me up. Somewhere on the internet, there is a knife enthusiast saying the same thing. His knife is probably worth 10 balabushkas too.

What makes you so special?

 

[krupa]

On a related issue, on a previous pool trip (to the IPT tournament in Reno) I discovered 1) that you should never put a laptop into your checked luggage as is shows up on x-ray and is too inviting, and 2) the airlines will not pay for lost laptops.

The same thing happened to my sister (though she wasn't going to the IPT.)

My rule when traveling is that if I don't want something stolen, I put it in my carry-on. If I can't put it in my carry-on, I don't need it where I'm going.

 

[sfleinen]

Lol, you clowns crack me up. Somewhere on the internet, there is a knife enthusiast saying the same thing. His knife is probably worth 10 balabushkas too.

What makes you so special?

Exhibit A of what I'm talking about -- clinging to that signpost.

-Sean

 

[hang-the-9]

Lol, you clowns crack me up. Somewhere on the internet, there is a knife enthusiast saying the same thing. His knife is probably worth 10 balabushkas too.

What makes you so special?

oo I'd like to see a knife worth 50k. I mean not one made out of solid gold or something silly that that.

 

[Drew]

oo I'd like to see a knife worth 50k. I mean not one made out of solid gold or something silly that that.

Quick search on google. There is a knife called The Gem of the Orient valued at over 2 million. It's not solid gold, but there is a lot of gold in it. There were 2 daggers found in King Tut's tomb. The blades are iron and nickel, which is incredibly rare for that time. The sheaths are solid gold. These are valued at priceless.

There are countless knives valued between 50 and 100 grand. I can't imagine anyone dreaming of using one as a weapon.

 

[allanpsand]

Since when, in the entire history of terrorism, has a stick or club been used to hijack a vehicle of any kind?

 

[flyvirginiaguy]

But then again, that's the problem with our world society in general. Humankind have forgotten the meaning of the word MODERATION

I think most have left behind common sense too.

 

[dareads]

I think most have left behind common sense too.

Some have left it behind and even more never found it to begin with.