If you are like me, you HATE going through airport security, not because you are trying to hide anything but there is just something terrifying about people in uniform who have the ability to hold you captive and search your cavities. So when I found the TSA’s Instagram account I was happy to see that the officers do in fact have a sense of humour.  The TSA uses the account to post all the weird items they see coming through customs, some allowed and some not, they also encourage flyers to snap photos of questionable items before they pack and tag them on Insta, they will let you know if you can pack it in your checked or carry-on baggage. It’s worth more than a few giggles and whomever is captioning these photos deserves an award because they’re priceless!!

 

Check out a few of my favourites and consider following them HERE

 

Everyone Loves a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Reference! 

Knives are scary especially covered in skulls!

Apparently some wildlife is ok!

There was a rare sighting last week of an inflatable pink flamingo at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). It’s a delicate situation when a flamingo leaves its natural habitat in the suburbs. They’re out of their element in the airport environment and as seen in this video, our officers must screen them with the utmost care or they’ll startle and burst in a moment’s notice. … This particular flamingo was not traveling. It was on its way to work at a display in one of the concourses. If you are by chance traveling with an inflatable flamingo (or any other type of inflatable item) for spring break, let us help you get a leg up with this bit of advice. It’s best to deflate your floatie prior to going through screening. … Thanks to @dfwairport for capturing this rare event and allowing us to share.

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Some people have so much flair!

Your child’s backpack and all of its flair is good to go! But we need to talk about it… While your child is well over the minimum of 15 pieces of flair, Brian has 37 (and a terrific smile). Your child has 33. But, some people choose to wear more and we encourage that, okay? Flair is all about fun, unless we’re talking about signal flares. Those are prohibited in both carry-on and checked bags. … This is a screenshot of a tweet sent to the AskTSA account on Twitter. … Have you ever wondered whether or not you can pack a certain item? If you're a regular follower of this account, I'm sure you can think of many situations where it would have behooved somebody to send us a picture first. Well, fret no more! Now you can do just that… … Simply snap a picture and tweet it to AskTSA (twitter.com/asktsa), or send it via Facebook Messenger (facebook.com/asktsa) and our team will get back to you promptly with an answer. … And that's not all. Contact us about any TSA related issue or question you might have. We can even help you if you don’t see TSA Pre?® on your boarding pass. … We look forward to answering your questions, 8am-10pm ET weekdays; 9am-7pm weekends/holidays. #AskTSA #TSATravelTips

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You may have noticed your luggage is a little lighter!

That’s a BIG lobster!

The employees also love to post bathroom selfies!

 

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