Breastfeeding smokers now free to fly once again!!!11 Bush kepped us safe!!!1

[Bluebear]

Airline passengers will be allowed to bring most cigarette lighters on board again starting next month, freeing airport screeners to spend more time searching for explosives.

And travelers without infants along will be allowed to carry more breast milk on planes to accommodate working mothers.

Starting Aug. 4, air travelers will be allowed to carry-on disposable butane lighters, such as Bics, and refillable lighters, like Zippos, the Transportation Security Administration announced Friday. But torch-style lighters, which have hotter flames, will still be banned...

The other rule change on Aug. 4 applies to mothers — or anyone — wanting to bring more than 3 ounces of breast milk onto an airplane. Under current rules, the passenger carrying that amount of milk must be accompanied by an infant, but the new rules drop that requirement. The liquid will still have to be declared to screeners who might request additional inspection.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/07/20/national/w104319D95.DTL

[Warren DeMontague]

1. Yes. The current rules have been totally unfair to us ADULTS who like to drink breast milk.

Uh... I mean...

never mind.

[Madspirit]

2. k&r and I don't understand

What's the deal with breast milk? Are people sneaking things into the milk?

Lee

[Bluebear]

5. Remember a year ago, they thought you could bring down a jet with liquids

Totally hysterical rule went into effect, you can't even bring bottled water on board anymore.

[Coexist]

3. Colon-boy and Crash Cart totally rock.

Fer series!!1!

[Buzz Clik]

4. I swear to God, if I'm on the plane when a bottle of breast milk explodes, I will be SO pissed off.

[blondeatlast]

10. Don't you mean "bressed" off? nt

[tandot]

6. I am so glad that they'll still keep my dangerous shampoo and lotions off the plane

:eyes:

[Dragonbreathp9d]

7. "Brrrreeeeeeaaaaaasssssttttt mmmmiiiiiiiiilllllllllkkkkkkk

You made my daaaaayyyyyyyaaaaaaayyyyyyy"

[Uncle Joe]

8. What about the breast feeding bong hitters for Jesus? n/t

[MNDemNY]

9. They are still banned, of course.

[robinlynne]

11. why would anyone travel with breast milk without a baby?

[spinbaby]

12. Okay, obviously you've never been a nursing mother

When you're away from the baby--traveling on a plane, for instance--you pump the extra milk to avoid extreme discomfort. A good thing to do with that milk is to put it on ice, take it home, and store it in the freezer for the next time you're away from the baby.

[eppur_se_muova]

14. Aha. Didn't realize the dairy never closed.

Glad they're accomodating that; it seems beyond their usual degree of humanity.

[jberryhill]

13. "freeing airport screeners to spend more time searching for explosives"

That has got to be the quote of the month.

The best way to get around the liquid ban is: Freeze your bottled water!

"Waddya mean 'no liquids'? Ain't you never seen ice before?"

[onecent]

15. Oh....contrar.....smokers and babies breastfeeding are officially NOT

terrorists.....Dumb asses.