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HarlanCulpepper t1_jdsd4rd wrote

I just want to know who just can't bear to travel without peanut butter.

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patienceisfun2018 t1_jdsldx9 wrote

I have stringent dietary restrictions and peanut butter is one of my favorite travel foods. Obviously, there are always alternatives, but classifying it as a liquid is stupid and another example of the security theater bullshit they put us through.

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grudginglyadmitted t1_jdt6e5j wrote

my sister has tons of food allergies and just recently had to beg TSA to let her keep her jar of jam (that plus some bread was her only meal for the 14+ hour travel day). If you guys end up on a flight together I bet you can make a great pb and j

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man-vs-spider t1_jdv0ekw wrote

Regardless of if it’s actually a “liquid”, it’s properties are those that security would be looking out for in explosives. So doesn’t sound too stupid to me (since we already have restrictions for liquids in general)

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Larkson9999 t1_jdun09q wrote

Isn't peanut butter a fairly easy item to procure upon arrival?

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Ahab_Ali t1_jdsgbvo wrote

I run marathons and always pack peanut butter so I do not have to worry about finding some at my destination. It is part of a traditional race day breakfast.

The TSA had been restricting peanut butter container size for quite a while--I guess it was just unofficially until now.

Edit: I package it in multiple 2oz condiment "to go" containers.

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texanfan20 t1_jdspx4x wrote

Now the shops behind security are going to stock peanut butter and charge $20 a jar.

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HorseGestapo t1_jdtlpqc wrote

So, why not just put it in your checked baggage?

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StephanXX t1_jdtm21n wrote

Better yet. Why not shut down a multi-billion dollar jobs program that has no record of actually preventing a single incident.

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Ahab_Ali t1_jdtlrnv wrote

I do not check baggage.

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HorseGestapo t1_jdtm3y0 wrote

Oh you're one of those...

If you refuse to check a bag I don't think you have much ground to complain about what you're allowed to carry on, especially when it isn't an immediate necessity.

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ryanCrypt t1_jdtnafj wrote

Maybe he doesn't carry much. Doesn't make him a "type of person". He didn't say he "refused". Only his tendency. He wasn't complaining.

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Sciguystfm t1_jdvfh0z wrote

Unless you're bringing more than a week of outfits or you need to bring so much stuff that you can't fit it in a carry on, why would anyone choose to pay the extra money to check a bag

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shannyleigh87 t1_jdt2t81 wrote

My 3 year old legitimately refused to eat anything that isn’t snack food, except for peanut butter. He went on a two day eating strike over a green bean. I don’t want to deal with that when I’m traveling, I’d rather just bring the peanut butter.

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Sharing_Violation t1_jdt8ejt wrote

I was on a flight once where they announced at the gate that someone on the flight was deadly allergic to peanuts and they would confiscate all peanut butter and related to make sure it was sealed... the amount of protest...

Me, I'm sitting there like... who is bringing peanutbutter on planes??...

So maybe it's common?

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St3phiroth t1_jdtoslm wrote

I almost always pack peanut butter, PBJ sandwich, or nuts for plane trips. It's a really great, shelf-stable source of protein and fats which makes it a really great travel food when you can't bring a cooler/ice pack.

Obviously I would keep it sealed if someone on the plane was allergic though. I'm not an AH.

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texasdeafdogs t1_jdws4lt wrote

I definitely packed some my last flight. The hotel was fairly remote and pricey. I don't eat much so I wanted to not waste $ on the hotel food.

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Radingod123 t1_jdtlay2 wrote

I wanna know who is making bombs out of it.

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VanDenBroeck t1_jdv0a4b wrote

No one is making bombs out of peanut butter. Peanut butter is THE bomb.

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SilasX t1_jdu48xw wrote

Jim Hopper from Stranger Things.

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