Flew home today
No big deal, right? Except that I got a really good deal on a used Accuquilt Studio while visiting family in NJ and wanted to get it home the cheapest way possible.
My DH took it apart, put the pieces of the accuquilt in a carry on bag, some dies in another. We weren't able to bring all of it in the carry ons, but probably about 70% was packed. My sister will ship the rest to us later this week.
As we went through security, one of the carry ons was singled out for extra scrutiny.
Why? It's all plastic, rollers and the frame. Well, it seems the plastic rollers look like pipes and pipes could be bombs, and the pipes can also be used to beat someone!
That never entered our minds while we were packing it! I think the fact that I had padded it in fabric and a quilt top helped convince the airport security that it was ok for us to take it onto the plane.
After a thorough search of the bag, extensive swabbing for explosives, we were allowed us to go, and the bag came with us.
The dies, which have blades in them, were ignored. Go figure.