#TransOnPlanes
Security line edition!

In this episode: the results when my dilator is wrapped in a pouch with 142 g (5 oz) of lube. The pouch is packed in a roll-aboard carry-on, placed on top for easy finding when opening the carry-on.

DEN
Carry-on shunted aside for secondary inspection. TSA opens it up, finds something other than the pouch. Asks about something else.

YYZ
Carry-on shunted aside. Agent finds the dilator pouch right away. Opens the pouch and pulls the dilator out a little bit, asks what that is for. "I have a stenosis and have to put that inside if me". She hurriedly but poorly returns the dilator back into the pouch and gives the carry-on back.

PHX 1
Carry-on makes it through the xray, no problem.

PDX
Carry-on shunted aside. Agent opens the carry-on, opens the pouch, sees the dilator, puts it back.

PHX 2
Carry-on shunted aside. Agent opens the carry-on, opens the pouch, takes the dilator out, making no effort to be discreet, kind of holding it up in the air while inspecting it. (I had this happen once, 15 years ago, so I am prepared for it. Plus at my age, I stopped caring). Agent asks, with an ever-so-slight edge, what that is for. I tell him that "I have a stenosis and have to put that inside if me". He accepts that and puts it back in the pouch.

Yet another episode of #TransOnPlanes !

Background:
I keep my dilator in its pouch, which is just a hand towel folded over on itself with six parallel lines sewn to create individual slots into which a dilator can fit.

My dilator is made of clear plastic. I have no idea when they switched to the Garanimal-style colours that yinz have nowadays. (I learned that “yinz” is Pittsburghese for “y’all”, so I am adopting that.)

A list of recent experiences, listed alphabetically by airport code. For this list I was carrying the pouch in the second largest compartment of my backpack.

CLT diverted for inspection. They opened the compartment, opened the pouch, pulled the dilator partway out, looked down the axis, seemed satisfied, put it back and I was on my way after repacking.

DCA sailed through the xray, no problem.

LGA diverted for inspection. There was a backlog of four trays so an extra person came on to clear them out. Purse was on the tray with the backpack. Inspector went through the purse then opened the main compartment of the backpack, got to the bottom of the main compartment (totally missing the compartment with the dilator! Boo!), then seemed satisfied and sent me on my way.

PDX diverted for inspection. They opened the compartment, opened the pouch, pulled the dilator partway out, looked down the axis, seemed satisfied, put it back and I was on my way after repacking.

PHX 1 sailed through the xray, no problem.

PHX 2 diverted for inspection. They opened the compartment, opened the pouch, pulled the dilator partway out, looked down the axis, but didn’t seem satisfied. Put it back in its pouch and put the pouch into its own bin; the backpack got put into another bin. Both sailed through the xray separately and I was on my way after repacking.

YYZ diverted for inspection. I am pretty sure I heard the female inspector tell the male x-ray operator, “I know what that is”. Inspector looked in several backpack compartments until she opened the compartment with the dilator. They opened the pouch, but seemed to check all the other slots except the one that the dilator was in. Maybe she thought that the dilator was a decoy for something else. She gave it all back and I was on my way after repacking.

#TransOnPlanes

I have started to bring my dilator in my carry-on luggage. I don’t take it out of my
carry-on but pack it in its towel wrapper and placed so that it’s the first thing they see if they open it.

Catching up on experiences from recent trips.

DCA, ATL, CDG ORD: went through without being opened.

I was worried about CDG: one time I had a very thorough pat-down (almost needed a cigarette after).

PHX. TSA removed it from the wrapper. Looked at the whole thing (I wonder if it was—ahem—still warm). They were a little bit strict: they even gave the nun behind me the once-over.

Bonus: TSA somehow found the other tube of lube that I was looking for!

YYZ partially removed. looked at top half. Seemed satisfied and put it back.

MEX: He opened the wrapper enough to see the top of it . Looked and seemed satisfied. I think he asked me what it’s for and I mumbled some bad Spanish through my mask.

Bonus: @Willow has a doppelgänger in the security line; she’s even hotter in RL!

Since I got asked last time #TransOnPlanes
Landed back in the UK, now have a long wait for the train as we landed early.

Watched Mario movie: it was okay, the post ending was a bit meh, always defining Princess Peach by her relationships to men.

Slept for two hours, then rewatched Blue Jean, I may have forgotten some of the scenes that were timed exactly when breakfast was coming 🤭