They took my mostly-used tube of toothpaste.
You would think that having an instructor stand in front of 400 women, fogging them with her bad breath would be much more of a security risk than letting me on the plane. I mean, what kind of damage could I possibly do with 1/4 a tube of Aquafresh Extreme Clean???
For you CKC-Mesa students, I promise I will find my way to a drugstore before classes start at 8:30 tomorrow morning.
In the meantime, I'm going to Scrapbooks Etc.!
Angela is picking me up tonight, we're going for some great Mexican food (all the more reason I need my toothpaste!), and then she's taking me to SE. I cannot wait... Arizona, here I come.
you must have looked dangerous!
Posted by: sue Treiber | April 17, 2008 at 05:48 PM
here we go again with the whole 'great minds think alike'..i'm having mexican tonight too!! LOL Have a great time! :)
Posted by: lacey | April 17, 2008 at 07:51 PM
Not happiness in a tube! They didn't take that. How dare they take your toothpaste.
I haven't traveled for work in a while, but I think some of this stuff is rediculous. I want to be safe, but what could you have done with a 1/4 of a tube of toothpaste?
Posted by: JenMc | April 17, 2008 at 09:35 PM
I grew up right around the corner from Scrapbooks Etc. You'll be in heaven!!!
Enjoy the heat!
Posted by: Korie B. | April 17, 2008 at 10:32 PM
I bet the TSA agents NEVER have to buy toothpaste.
Posted by: Etta | April 17, 2008 at 10:58 PM
I had so much fun tonight, Lain! It was great meeting you and chatting (and eating and shopping, too). Hope the rest of your weekend is much fun. :)
Posted by: Angela | April 18, 2008 at 12:57 AM
I TOTALLY sympathise. We had some strawberry and pineapple jam (US: jelly)confiscated at Bangkok airport a few weeks ago. In a jar sealed with one of those plastic thingies. It was a present for my father-in-law, who likes strange conserves.
Believe me, my enraged husband was WAY more of a security risk than any jam could be. I had to use up a jumbo pack of M&Ms to placate him. Anyway, we contend that jam is a SOLID, not a liquid. That's the point, surely. It SETS. Duuuh!
*deep breaths*
*smile*
Love your blog!
Posted by: Sarah Giles | April 18, 2008 at 08:07 AM
that happened to me in key west - i was coming home & had a really small but expensive bottle of hand cream and they wanted to take it unless i put it in a zip lock bag. i went to the gift shop & they sold me a zip lock bag for $.25. but i couldn't help thinking that the bag was just to make sure the stuff was under a certain size and i just had one little bottle so it was just "following the rules" that i had to purchase a zip lock bag. i'm thinking by the end of this year with all of your traveling you could probably write a book called "scrapbooking on the road" with lots of tips and tricks.
Posted by: katie scott | April 18, 2008 at 09:57 AM
p.s. have you ever tried chicken mole? (its chicken w/ chocolate sauce)
Posted by: katie scott | April 18, 2008 at 09:59 AM
Oh Lain...I was just a Scrapbooks Etc. on Wednesday morning...great store....
You will LOVE it...
See ya Saturday night!!!
Hugs...
Dedra
Posted by: Dedra Long | April 18, 2008 at 01:08 PM