Confiscated Bean Dip at Lax
Bean Dip Explosive! The government now protects us from Bean Dip.
Dangerous bean dip. Bean Dip a terrorist threat!
Three small, sealed cans of Frito-Lay Bean Dip were seized by transportation security agents at Los Angeles International Airport this week. The agents considered the bean sauce to be a “paste” and dangerous according to the agent and his supervisors.
Harris and Patricia Angell were flying from LAX to New York and then to the US Virgin Islands, where they live. Los Angeles is originally from Southern California and loves Mexican food. They can’t get bean dip on the island. Harris brings a few cans when he visits California for the holidays. He especially wanted them for playoff and Super Bowl football games.
The Angels originally packed the bean dip in their checked luggage. Their checked baggage had exceeded a pound or so, and they were told to take something out. They removed the bean dip and placed the cans in her carry-on. The ticket agent watched and gave no warning.
At the security checkpoint, the TSA agent took out the cans and asked another TSA agent about them, but neither knew anything. The first agent consulted with a supervisor. Jokes were made that an agent had some chips on his back and we could all have a party. The Angels were up for that rather than lose the bean bath, but the agent didn’t allow it either. The first agent returned and apologetically told the Angells that they could not carry their bean dip in their carry-on luggage. It was a “PASTA”. They could check, but their bags were already in the process. They could give it to someone to keep or mail it, but the line was about 100 and their group was gone. Many people watched as the cans were thrown into the rubbish bin!
Harris Angell joked that he could only listen to comedy shows by making comments like:
“Exploding Bean Dip!” “The government now protects us from bean dip!” “Bean Dip is Dangerous!” “Bean Dip a terrorist threat!” Angell added and laughed, “Maybe, we could have packed it in three-ounce jars in a quart bag, eating it all on the plane in enclosed spaces. Then the airlines would have a bigger problem, toxic gas!”
