Mother of Satan
Oh dear, oh dear.

I'm known for failing security on multiple occasions.
I've done the "forgotten to remove scissors" trick. I've done the "over the acceptable volume of fluid" thing. Nothing beats my brush with a more significant problem:

We were off to Swtizerland. Skiing, in fact. A normal, white (ish), Uk resident and his son. I'd decided to take the laptop (oh the days before the Kindle/ipad etc etc). I was asked to take the laptop out of my bag at the security point and it was inspected, swabbed and put to one side. I quietly said to my son something along the lines of, "Its only a problem if they start looking a bit 'funny' at us".

one minute later, the machine spits out some results and Lo! they start looking a 'bit funny' at us.

It had tested positive for TATP....

There were many questions.
There was paperwork.
The laptop was confiscated until our return.

Foreign travel is now a bit more complicated than it was. Its especially fun on leaving the country we have just visited. Most recently the Egyptian border police were more than slightly interested in my passport.

length - about 4 years...
(gearanach #wankwankwank, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 21:50, 3 replies)

I recently flew to Germany and had to spend £17 in an airport WHSmiths on toiletries that were small enough to take in hand luggage...
(Frample Tromwibbler climbs an obstacle like old people fuck, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 22:00, closed)

What?
What toiletries could you possibly need on a flight to Germany? How long is that, two hours?
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Thu 18 Apr 2013, 22:42, closed)

My netbook once tested positive for nitroglycerine
while we were filling in the paperwork the security lady said not to worry, it was almost certain that she'd just cross-contaminated it (they have control swabs and substances). Yeah, thanks very much for that.
( custardthehedgehog, Fri 19 Apr 2013, 9:03, closed)