This past weekend I had a huge moving sale, and ended up with about $1500 in small bills ($1s, $5s, $10s, $20s). Between cleaning my apartment and packing everything up today, I forgot to go to the bank and deposit the money into my account. Tomorrow morning I fly out of JFK (Terminal 4, specifically) to move to San Francisco, and since my flight is early there's no time to go to a bank. I feel weird traveling with these huge wads of cash, especially as it's all small bills. Right now it's all stuffed into a cigar box in my carry-on. I don't think it will fit in my wallet. Will the currency exchange places give me $100s (or better yet a money order) for my cash, and will I find one before passing through security? Will TSA steal from me, or give me a hard time for carrying these wads of bills? Is there possibly a Bank of America branch in JFK? What should I do? I don't think I'm comfortable depositing this much cash through an ATM, and anyway it would take forever.
posted by betsbillabong
on Aug 27, 2012 -
18 answers
In a country which believes in liberty and 'innocent until proven guilty', why do people accept DUI checkpoints and airport body scanners? I'm trying to get opinions that help me understand a perspective that's not my own.
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posted by phoeniciansailor
on Jul 15, 2012 -
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I'm going to be flying next month, and I'm already annoyed/upset, etc... about the pornoscanners and groping issue, but I'm even more nervous now due to one article I read and am wondering if I'm misunderstanding the groping issue and it is actually WORSE than I already believe it to be: Is the "enhanced patdown" an actual under/inside the clothes grabbing of genitals? I can't find a clear statement on the TSA site (great PR, not so great information architecture) and one blog explicitly detailed the touching of her labia but other blog posts I've seen can be read either way (as underclothes contact or overclothes, they're not particularly clear). Help???
posted by symbioid
on Nov 19, 2010 -
18 answers
I have a flight tomorrow morning and just found out that my Driver license is expired. Will this prevent me from getting through the airports.
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posted by sharkhunt
on Jul 24, 2010 -
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Is the TSA going to be relaxing security at airports? Help settle a disagreement..
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posted by loquat
on May 3, 2010 -
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Someone purchased an airline ticket for me, but booked it under my nickname instead of my legal name. I don't have any photo ID with my nickname on it. Will I be able to fly?
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posted by arianell
on Oct 26, 2009 -
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TSAfilter: will there be any problem getting a laptop without a battery through the carry-on checkpoint at my local (American) airport?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 17, 2007 -
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I am flying to another city soon and would like take my guitar with me. On the plane--not as baggage. I would like to read about the experiences of anyone here who has tried to do the same. My research thus far yields no fixed answer.
posted by y2karl
on Oct 9, 2005 -
18 answers
I recently flew domestically in the US and had luggage damaged by a TSA inspection, anybody have a similar experience?
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posted by crazy finger
on Apr 14, 2005 -
6 answers
I am ready to Fight The Man and refuse to remove my shoes at airport security *unless and until* they set off the metal detector. Help my defense.
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posted by tristeza
on Mar 19, 2005 -
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