[Trombone-l] Airlines

[Eric & Candice Swanson]

Jeff Albert wrote:

>
>.....Don't forget the war on moisture.  Be sure to have your water
>bottle/lube/etc in a seperate zip lock bag, and out of the case to hand to
>the TSA folks.  I have found that when they ask if I have any liquids to
>declare, if I say yes and hand them the bag that exactly matches their
>guidelines, then they assume that I have been paying attention and trying to
>cooperate, and they become less uptight about the trombone and
>laptop/ipod/phone of mine that they are about to scan.  Maybe that is just
>wishful thinking on my part.
>
>  
>

Jeff makes some excellent points.  I suggest dumping out all the water 
in your spray bottle before you get to the airport, coming and going, 
just to avoid that problem completely.

Eric