fess up. who shut down the airport??

[kathyp]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6800064.html

never mind the stupidity of TSA agents that get sick from the smell of honey.....

i always label mine, leave a note to TSA with my cell phone number, and beg them not to open the stuff without calling me back to the bag security.  so far, it has worked.  yup...more government.  that's what we need.

[vermmy35]

I blame the American education system...  Hummmm nitro or honey can't tell... maybe they should retake elementary science. 

[BeeHopper]

Like many gov agencies ( FAA, DOT, BATFE for example ) the TSA is staffed with low IQ misfits 

[hardwood]

The odd part is how the fumes from the honey nauseated them and they were treated but released. Is that what's wrong with me....sniffing honey all this time?

Scott

[beecanbee]

The fumes were probably from the residue of gatoraid - not the honey.

I have heard of using honeybees for mine detection - but believe the bees needed to first be trained to the chemical residues associated with mines.  But I am wondering if the false-positive readings for chemicals - might have been due to the bees collecting a bit more than nectar.

Now look for transporting honey by air to be banned - since all TSAs will know that honey gives false positives, their handlers will caution on the safe side so that terrorists do not indeed carry nasty chemicals encased in honey.

I have carried beeswax - and it has set off the scanners every time.  So the last few times, I have packed it for easy access - where a zipper allows to to be removed for re-screening and tested for explosives.  So far no confiscation.