‘But if You’re Worried About Bombs, Why are You Letting me Keep my Laptop Batteries?’

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  10.20.09 | 4:31 PM ET

Webcomic XKCD tackles the absurdity of the airport security rigmarole. It’s funny because it’s true. (Via Boing Boing)

Tags: Art, Humor, Travel and Security, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Ottawa, Canada.


1 Comment for ‘But if You’re Worried About Bombs, Why are You Letting me Keep my Laptop Batteries?’

Grizzly Bear Mom 10.21.09 | 1:47 PM ET

Have you never experienced bureaucracy before?  The TSA Screeners don’t develop the standards by which their performance is measured, some bureaucrat does.  It is pointless to write about this, and argue with the screeners.  If you really want them to take your batteries too, write the TSA.

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