Airport rant

**flockbuster** · 05-02-2023, 09:55 AM

Buddy and I got to Charlotte airport 2 hours early. Make it thru security no problem. Got an hour to kill before boarding the plane when he gets paged to the desk.
TSA had somehow broken the lock on his gun case and nobody in the entire damn airport has another lock.

I went on ahead so I can get the rental car and our other baggage and he had to get a cab to Walmart to buy another lock and will be on the next flight.

I hate airports.

Hopefully this is the worst thing that happens on this trip and a year from now we will be laughing about it.

**ShortMagFan** · 05-02-2023, 10:05 AM

where you going?

i always have 2 spare locks in my carry on bag for that very reason.

**2thDoc** · 05-02-2023, 10:08 AM

had no idea Big brother works at TSA.
he can break anything...

**centurian** · 05-02-2023, 10:10 AM

How/why did they break the lock?

**mudflat** · 05-02-2023, 10:13 AM

The gift shops usually have them at inflated prices.

**2thDoc** · 05-02-2023, 10:15 AM

wait....you left your wingman?
never leave your wingman

**BigBrother** · 05-02-2023, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by 2thDoc

had no idea Big brother works at TSA.
he can break anything...

I need to come visit...

**flockbuster** · 05-02-2023, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by mudflat

The gift shops usually have them at inflated prices.

They were out.

**flockbuster** · 05-02-2023, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by 2thDoc

wait....you left your wingman?
never leave your wingman

Had like 3 minutes to make the decision. It was his idea

**flockbuster** · 05-02-2023, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by ShortMagFan

where you going?

i always have 2 spare locks in my carry on bag for that very reason.

I will next time if I ever fly again. We are going to Idaho.

Currently I'm sitting in Minnesota and he is in Michigan. Then he goes to Utah and sometimes this afternoon we will both be in Spokane. Hopefully

**Jay** · 05-02-2023, 10:42 AM

Fly private. Problem solved.

Rubberhead* · 05-02-2023, 10:48 AM

Trust me, never let Big Brother borrow an anvil unless you want to buy a new one...

I usually try to think of everything but I've never traveled with a spare lock...I will now, though.

Speaking of locks...I ordered 20 identically keyed locks from Master lock so I can have one key for everything.

**Glenn** · 05-02-2023, 10:56 AM

Sold my coat when I hit Spokane.

**Glenn** · 05-02-2023, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by Rubberhead*

Trust me, never let Big Brother borrow an anvil unless you want to buy a new one...

I usually try to think of everything but I've never traveled with a spare lock...I will now, though.

Speaking of locks...I ordered 20 identically keyed locks from Master lock so I can have one key for everything.

You can drop it down in a sock and beat the crap outta people in a pinch.

I EDC concealed an old school PE gym dial combo lock in an appendix carry orange striped tube sock.

**Glenn** · 05-02-2023, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by Jay

Fly private. Problem solved.

**Palmetto Bug** · 05-02-2023, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by centurian

How/why did they break the lock?

Because they can.

**Biggie1976** · 05-02-2023, 11:19 AM

Can you get separate insurance on guns you travel without outside the airline? There’s limits on what they pay is why I ask.

**Gander** · 05-02-2023, 11:25 AM

I travel with my guns quite often. Invest in a good case. My cases have a key lock in addition to a combination lock. The airlines are rough on gun cases. I've had 2 forends busted by those gorillas.