And that means …<\/a><\/p>\nTravelers will be encouraged to put metal items, phones and pagers into clear plastic bags before they arrive, so they’ll be easier to check through security.<\/p>\n
That’s great. After all, all those metal things — belt buckles, change, shoes, cell phones, PDAs, pagers — nobody actually needs <\/i>those things, so it will be a simple matter to just pack them away in a little clear plastic bag, just for the convenience of airport security.<\/p>\n
Feh. That’ll all make everyone feel better about flying on their vacation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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