Share your travel security horror stories

December 24, 10:32 AMCivil Liberties ExaminerJ.D. Tuccille

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Airport security checkpoint (Photo by Nick Gray)

'Tis the season to be jolly -- and to travel by planes, trains and automobiles. Weather, crowds and baggage handlers can be enough of a trial when you're trying to get from Point A to Point B in time to give gifts and sit down to a meal, but post-9/11 security concerns can make even a short trip seem like a tour through an Iron Curtain theme park.

After all, this is the time of year when the Transportation Security Administration advises us, "You can bring pies and cakes through the security checkpoint, but pleased be advised that they are subject to additional screening."

Well, who can blame them? My in-laws' pecan pie is truly a weapon of mass destruction.

So, while I wish all of you a very merry Christmas, Hanukkah, or holiday of your choice, I also want to hear from you about whatever hassles you may have suffered at the hands of modern security forces. Did you have any trouble with the TSA? Local police? Border guards? Let me know at:

civilliberties (a) tuccille.com

Eliminate the spaces and change the "a" in parentheses to an @ symbol and you're good to reach me. I'll use your stories, with or without your names (you tell me) for a piece on what it's like to travel in today's America.

But honestly, I hope you have nothing to tell me. And I hope that you and your loved ones have a wonderful holiday.

Contact J.D.: civilliberties (at) tuccille.com