Who is this person that’s traveling?

Aleppo pepper. Goes anywhere black pepper would go, but with way more depth of flavor and just a bit more spicy kick.

Dill—muthafookin—Weed!!
I put that sh*t on everything!
It’s odd because it’s such a powerful smell, but it isn’t overpowering.. and a little goes a little way so you can add tons but still only get that hint. But I add it to soups, sandwiches, chili, Any creamcheese based dips, potato chips, snack crackers, chicken,…

Uncomplicated, inexpensive, good on anything, and always ready:

I grow Thai Dragon Chilis, dry them, and grind them up in a spice grinder for some excellently flavored, and highly potent ‘cayenne pepper’ Goes on everything from Cottage Cheese, to Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Pizza, Burgers and Salad. I put it in my rub for Brisket and Boston Pork Butt, as well as takeout Chinese food and…

Smoked Paprika.

Nam prik

I don’t pretend to understand what kind of sense TSA regulations are supposed to make, but yeah. That one stood out to me. Most of the items on this list are “Huh, I thought the TSA was stricter than that,” but ice skates seem like the kind of thing that they’d at least require be in a checked bag.

So much of this ends up coming down to the exact person who does your security screening though. I’ve had different rules enforced/made up on the spot at the same airport traveling the same route.

That’s right; you can bring alcohol on the plane in mini bottles (as many as you care to fit in your 1qt bag of liquids) but you can’t drink them on the plane. Only alcohol sold by the airline is legal according to FAA rules. That’s presumably to prevent passengers from getting too loaded on a plane, and probably also…

Last time I flew, I brought a mini alcohol bottle. I went through security through fine, but the flight attendant said I wasn’t allowed to have it when I brought it out during the flight. I don’t know if that was just Jet Blue but it is something to note.

Well, what was he shouting?

You can have ice skates in your carry on? A pair of shoes with knives attached to them? I don’t know, out of all of these that one legit seems like a bad idea, all things considered.

Here’s a better list

And anyway, anyone who flies without noise-cancelling headphones is an idiot.

An actual rational adult will not call people who do not carry noise-cancelling headphones “idiots”.

I’m one of four kids in my family, and my parents had an awesome strategy to make sure we weren’t loud on the plane.

When your baby screams, your fellow flyers want to see you trying to fix the problem.

I agree that the tips above are good ideas for people are bringing toddlers, but a better idea would be not to bring one.

#9 - Don’t!