[M.D. Holloway]

I'm flying to Portland next week. Normally I carry on my demo kit - has about 20 viles filled with all sorts of examples of the various chemicals used in lubricants. I even have samples of powders (teflon, graphite, moly and calcium sulfonate). It is darn official looking and I have all the MSDS's for the items in my kit but if you didn't know any better it looks like a wiz bang chemistry set. I have flown (carry-on) with it for years. Even after 9-11. I think I will either check it in my luggage or Fed Ex it to myself.

I was always surprised I could get through TSA with it. When ever they questioned we about it I would conduct a mini lube seminar. Sometimes the other TSAs would stop what they were doing and come over an listen (much to the dismay of the other passangers!) but mostly the TSA I was talking to got a glazed look in his/ger eye and let me pass.