Names and Toolkits

[snorkelstein]

I always have a basic survival kit in my bag, which includes a mini flashlight. On my way back from St. Louis, the toilet on the plane was totally dark. The stewardess apologized, but explained that she had no way to fix that. My flashlight quickly became popular and was immediately assigned a new name: flushlight (yeah, one more of the first-level jokes).

After boarding the plane I found that other important parts of the survival kit had successfully passed all security checks and X-ray machines. Including my Leatherman® Super Tool and a pocket knife that I absolutely forgot to move to the luggage.

Do they really consider flights between Midwest and Ontario less important?