September 29th, 2026 – US Carryon Bag News and Tips


I saw an article earlier about a new type of TSA baggage scanner being introduced at US airports to scan carry-on bags more thoroughly & efficiently. It is intended to help reduce time spent opening bags for manual inspections thereby speeding up the process. It sounds like it is a really complicated scanner and it … Continue reading September 29th, 2026 – US Carryon Bag News and Tips

September 28th, 2025 – Packing and Travel Security


I just saw an article this morning about packing things for travel security and I just had to shake my head. I really do not understand some of the items being suggested. Unfortunately there are too many of these posts out there in the interwebs. You can usually tell by the self-aggrandizing titles that an … Continue reading September 28th, 2025 – Packing and Travel Security

February 1st, 2022


Weather is changing as I begin this post. It was overcast this morning but cleared up and became very nice while I was out getting a few supplies. I was going to stop on the way back to get my spare propane tank filled but there was a huge line. I went on home and … Continue reading February 1st, 2022