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 officers considered the bean dip to be a “paste” and dangerous according to the officer 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 some cans with him when he visits California for the holidays. I especially wanted them for playoff and Super Bowl football games.
The Angels originally packed the bean dip in their checked luggage. Their checked luggage was over a pound or so, and they were told to get something out. They removed the bean dip and placed the cans in their carry-on luggage. The ticket agent watched and gave no warning.
At the security checkpoint, the TSA agent removed 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 willing to do that rather than lose the bean bath, but the agent wouldn’t let it either. The first agent came back and apologetically told the Angells that they couldn’t take their bean dip in their carry-on. It was a “PASTA”. They could check it out, but their bags were already being processed. 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 making comments like:
“Exploding Bean Dip!” “The government is now protecting 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 close quarters. Then the airlines would have a bigger problem, toxic gas!”
