This was spotted today at LaGuardia airport in New York - by Matt Daimler, founder of the www.seatguru.com... OH GIVE ME STRENGTH! Snowglobes are now formally a WMD it seems now. I'm honestly speechless. Once again, the TSA are proving they are living up to the axiomin that they are a bunch of... Thanks to Upgrade: Travel Better. I'm going off to vent some … [Read more...]
Sir.. you realise a Whip is a WMD?
Ah. You've gotta love the alternative communities. This gem from the San Francisco Chronicle Of sex toys, weapons and airplanes - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/steinberg/detail?entry_id=43569 Now for those in the know, a whip is hardly a weapon. But as of course it's metal, the TSA in Seattle has a field day (TSA and Seattle and me don't go together... I sympathise … [Read more...]
Kip Hawley on why Mascara and Lipstick are treated differenty
As some may know, I'm not a fan of Kip Hawley when he ran the TSA. Actually. Scrub that. I wasn't a fan of Kip Hawleys TSA full of stop (something about wrecking my luggage, damaging equipment inside the luggage and not ringing me back after 2 kindly worded emails) So I found this gem today on Youtube. So if it's solid - it won't destroy an aircraft, yet if its … [Read more...]
Welcome!
Welcome to GhettoIFE.com! I'm your host - Kevin - and I'll be here to guide you through the maze of modern travel, and hopefully add some insightful comment and humour. With GhettoIFE getting on for 2 years old, I've had a bit of a design refresh, and tidied up, so for older viewers who make it here - yes, it's the same content will all the usual sarcasm as always. As … [Read more...]
Trip Report: Come and be scared with US! LHR-PHL-SEA-PHX-ORD-PHL-LHR
Come and be scared with US! US Airways - LHR-PHL-SEA-PHX-ORD-PHL-LHR It seems that the publish button went off when I was editing this for keywords. Oh well. Same rules as all the redux trip reports - a bit of tidying, spell checking and some extra images... As per usual, this trip report is filled with photos, insightful (and not so insightful), witty (and … [Read more...]
