Having dealt with the Miami Customs (I live in Tampa) when I was importing some Löwenbräu Oktoberfest beer, I can tell you the reason for all the random seizures: they are idiots. When they tried to steal my beer, they gave 5 stautory “reasons” in their letter that included, none of which dealth with beer or even…

Don’t forget Indiana. Home of the world’s most boring interstate scenery.

Got one even better. I was at Boston Logan, and this was about 2004. Walked through the metal detector, no beeps. Realized about 10 steps later that I still had my watch on, a decent sized Omega Seamaster (the Bond one). I looked back at the metal detector, and it wasn’t on. Didn’t say a word, knowing it would only…