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Brooks Moses wrote:

I wouldn't count on it. My wife accidentally left my 9/16" wrench in
her backpack once, and they wouldn't let her take it on the plane;
apparently tools of that sort are prohibited too. ("Disassembly of the
airplane in flight is NOT ALLOWED!")

Our masters have decreed that tools are allowed again. Anyway, the
"travel wrench" is plastic and thus can be brought through the metal
detector without examination.
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There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can
result in a fully-depreciated one.