Times of the Islands Spring 2021

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island life People who live or have homes on North and Middle Caicos don’t pack the normal vacation items like sunscreen or swimwear. They’re more likely to fill their bags with household supplies that are hard to find on the outer islands. TSA Tales from the Out Islands The things we carry (or not). Somewhere in a drawer at my North Caicos home is a collection of notices from the Transportation Security Administration, telling me that my checked luggage has been inspected. These inspections have become so regular that I now expect them, so sometimes I leave my own notes for TSA, letting them know what is in some carefully-packed fragile parcel and asking them to re-package just as carefully. This “correspondence” has been going on for years; I have a lot of notices. 24 www.timespub.tc By Jody Rathgeb ~ Photos by Tom Rathgeb
Other homeowners on North and Middle Caicos understand completely: We all bring weird stuff with us to the Islands. Aware of what we might not find on the outer islands and often unable or unwilling to shop in Providenciales on our way to the ferry, we schlep it along . . . plumbing connections, art supplies, specialized tools and kitchen utensils, favorite foods, car parts and more. I often bring construction glue, grout and glass mosaic tiles, all of which apparently look suspicious on x-ray (thus the inspections). And then there are the TSA checkpoints scrutinizing carry-on luggage. These are particularly vexing for North and Middle Caicos folk, not because we’re trying to break the rules, but for other various reasons: brain blips during packing, innocent ignorance, simple forgetfulness and (not least) the confusing capriciousness of TSA itself. All lead to bewildering confiscations, comic explanations and a never-fail conversation starter at island gatherings. Death by butter For Joe and Denise Ashcraft, an attempt at keeping to the allowable weight in their checked bag led to a loss of flatware. Even though Joe had researched whether their set would be allowed in his backpack (and was told yes, as long as the table knives were rounded and blunt instead of sharp), there was a butter-knife bung-up. The line agent at the TSA checkpoint was inclined to allow the knives, but her supervisor said no. “The people aboard our plane will be happy to know that they have been saved from being buttered,” Denise commented later in a Facebook post. The post brought out others who have had items confiscated, along with tales of some of the exchanges and explanations. When TSA took some drill bits from Howard Bartels of Major Hill, he was told that with them he might be able to disassemble the plane. Of course, without the drill itself, it would take a very long time to do any sort of damage during a flight, even if that was intended! Other drill bits have been taken from Nestor and Dina Fernandez and me, though with less amusement. Joe and Denise Ashcraft bought a set of table utensils from Target, intending them for their North Caicos home. The knives were confiscated by TSA, even though Joe had been told that rounded butter knives were allowable in carry-on luggage. Times of the Islands Spring 2021 25
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