My carry-on bag\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nI’ll hold the line up as much as a middle-class family four all on my own. I can hardly wait :-).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In breaking news, your reporter has officially determined that my earlier strange interaction involving airport security and harmonicas was not a fluke. Flying back from GECCO today my backpack got flagged for hand inspection at Washington National Airport. 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![Peoms books and blues by Hippie Dude (from Flickr)](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/wp-content\/images\/PoemsBooksAndBluesByHippieDude.jpg?w=840&ssl=1\")
<\/a>In breaking news, your reporter has officially determined that my earlier strange interaction involving airport security and harmonicas<\/a> was not a fluke. Flying back from GECCO<\/acronym><\/a> today my backpack got flagged for hand inspection at Washington National Airport. I got wand searched, including getting to unbuckle my belt in public so a strapping fellow could pat down my waistline. (I love how the Bush administrating continues to provide me with new and exciting opportunities!) Both my bags were rummaged through at some length by a nice lady, and once again she focussed on my harmonicas, pulling out all three of them and running them separately through the x-ray machine.<\/p>\n![Harmonimacro by Poagao (from Flickr)](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/wp-content\/images\/HarmonimacroByPoagao.jpg?w=840&ssl=1\")
<\/a>So, with my standard travel kit, this means I’ll run five distinct items\/tubs through the x-ray machine:<\/p>\n