I was recently issued one of the new temporary ID's from my state. I was amazed when TSA not only accepted the temporary paper ID but then informed me that I would be better off using my expired state ID instead of the new paper one. Apparently TSA will accept any expired ID up to a year after expiration as a legitimate form of ID to allow you on the plane. TSA is not nearly as concerned for air safety as the passengers they inconvenience are.
I am glad to hear that they are tightening their laptop security procedures though. I can already foresee the delays at the gate while a pissed off executive argues that his laptop bag is of the approved variety. In reality though I can't see this saving much time, TSA is notorious for enforcing rules and regulations that are not posted in plain sight or ever communicated to passengers and I am certain that trying to allow this exception is only going to serve up more chaos at the airport.
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I was recently issued one of the new temporary ID's from my state. I was amazed when TSA not only accepted the temporary paper ID but then informed me that I would be better off using my expired state ID instead of the new paper one. Apparently TSA will accept any expired ID up to a year after expiration as a legitimate form of ID to allow you on the plane. TSA is not nearly as concerned for air safety as the passengers they inconvenience are. I am glad to hear that they are tightening their laptop security procedures though. I can already foresee the delays at the gate while a pissed off executive argues that his laptop bag is of the approved variety. In reality though I can't see this saving much time, TSA is notorious for enforcing rules and regulations that are not posted in plain sight or ever communicated to passengers and I am certain that trying to allow this exception is only going to serve up more chaos at the airport.