TSA = Taking Something Always

It wouldn't be hard to fill this blog with horror stories concerning this country's Transportation Security Administration. This Houston Chronicle article details some of the problems with theft from checked and carry-on baggage:

"When screeners inspected his wife's carry-on bag at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport recently, he claims her designer eyeglasses were swiped. "Great sleight of hand," he says. "We didn't even know they were gone until we got to Los Angeles."

...It doesn't help that hardly a week goes by without another story about alleged TSA pilferage making headlines. Here's one from a Miami TV station, where 1,500 items have been reported stolen at the airport since 2003. Here's someone who had his engagement ring filched by screeners in Los Angeles. Here's another one involving a 12-year-old's heartbreaking loss of $265 in birthday money..."

The article goes on to offer suggestions for avoiding theft, which basically boil down to "don't take anything with you."