We're either in the Baltic or off just off Seattle...

Foggy and rainy on the cruise ship today, but otherwise an excellent adventure. The big thing with travelers is comparing airport horror stories. I found out, fr'instance that shaving cream is a "liquid".

Memo to self: shaving with hand soap seems like it should work, but it really doesn't.

It is becoming clear that this event is going to fundamentally cahnge business travel. What's the point in carry-on luggage if you can't take your toiletries (what a prissy word).

U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Michigan, said the plot "eliminates the days of carry-on baggage," according to The Associated Press.

Nancy McKinley of the International Airline Passengers Association said the new rules are going to be a "huge adjustment," especially for business travelers.

"The challenge is going to be with the airlines on all the luggage [that] is checked and can it actually get to the destination in a reasonable amount of time once you get there -- how long do you have to wait for it and all of that," she said. (Watch how airports are getting bags through screening and to planes -- 1:47) [More]

Still it could be worse - you shoulda seen the guys at the duty-free liquor store. It was like Old Yeller just died in there.