Brush your teeth before you go to the airport

And if you're the least bit eccentric, for God's sake, take Greyhound. Also note: Ban on liquids hits Vermont where it lives - maple syrup.

Massport advisory.

Local bloggers react to the day's news:

Bruce: Show of hands, who feels safer now?

Now, because we've enslaved ourselves to never-before-seen levels of political correctness in this country, I'm expected to check a $2,000 laptop in my luggage, deprive my kids of their sippy cups and juice boxes, and am now forbidden from bringing on board the Dunkin' Donuts coffee I just purchased in the "secure" area of the terminal.

Who needs terrorists? The war is already over.

We didn't win.

Spatch looks on the bright side:

... Just think of all the free shampoo, mouthwash, and hand lotion you could be picking up at the airport today!

Spatch should go cheer up Jason, who just bought tickets for a trip to London:

... Nothing like a little threat of horrific death to spice up that vacation.

Sandouri Dean Bey throws the news in his anxiety closet, along with Big Dig bolts and global warming:

Fuck it, I'm going to the beach this weekend.

Sabine can't believe that toothpaste is now a threat to national security:

... What of all the perfume, makeup and alcoholic beverages travelers might purchase at a duty-free shop in the airport or inflight? Does this render the duty-free industry dead? Either way, I'm still going to be angry when the airlines lose my luggage and I can't brush my teeth or call my mom.

Amy says the most depressing part of the news is Michael Chertoff saying "every day is Sept. 12 for us," because she remembers Sept. 12 very well - she spent a good part of it at a memorial at the Majestic Theatre:

... The entire Majestic was full of nervous college kids looking for some kind of relief. I don't want to spend the rest of my life as afraid and confused about America's place in the world as I did on September 12, and I certainly don't want the US government feeling that way. We need to shift our viewpoint from foiling terrorists before they can execute a plan to making a stable environment in the mideast so there will be fewer terrorists in the long run. ...

David Stephenson learns not to rely on government e-mail for urgent information:

Ummmm, the new TSA tagline is "TSA ... VIGILANT, EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT" --- so why did it take them a full 6 hours (10:01 AM) after the Alert Level was raised to send out the email alerting those of us who'd signed up for their alert service? ...