I’ve always been a carry-on person when it comes to flying.  The less luggage the better.  I guess it’s due to one too many trips with lost or delayed luggage, but in any case, I’d sooner skip the wait at baggage claim and be on my way to the fun stuff. 

So the recent changes to carry-on rules have just made my traveling a little more complicated. Because the recent terrorist plot in England was planned with liquid explosives, we can no longer carry-on some of the things we take for granted.   

I checked the rules at the TSA and here’s the current list of items not allowed in a carry-on bag when flying within the United States:

No liquids or gels of any kind are allowed.
That means no: 

• water bottles or other carry-on drinks
• moisturizers, suntan lotion or facial toner
• shampoo, conditioner or hair gel
• tooth paste, perfume or contact lens solution

No items that could be used as a weapon.  list

It doesn’t mean you can’t pack these things in a checked suitcase, but I’ll have to decide which is less inconvenient – checking luggage or buying new toiletries on every trip. 

[ Via  U.S. Transportation Security Administration]