No cigarette lighters on planes. Apparently after April 14th no one will be able to carry a lighter on a flight, not on their person or in a carry on bag, or in checked baggage either “The Department of Transportation classifies lighters as hazardous materials,and prohibits them from being stowed in checked baggage.”
I don’t smoke, ok when I’m drunk with a bunch of smokers, I do a little, and when I’m on fire (pubic hair puts out more smoke than you would believe, but I digress…). But this is ridiculous. I mean what is next? No hairbrushes, as they might be a blunt weapon? No toothbrushes, as they might be filed into a shiv using a concealed piece of sandpaper?
Will you have to show up at the airport checkpoint 4 hours before your flight so you can go through a strip search and body cavity search before you get on a flight?
I know that living in a civilized society means giving up some freedoms, but this is a bit overboard.
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