Florida Man Tried Sneaking A Gun On A Plane In WHAT?
Florida being Florida again! On Monday according to the TSA Twitter account, agents at Fort Lauderdale airport found a gun stuffed inside a raw chicken. The handgun was wrapped in a plastic bag and stuffed inside the chicken. Luckily, agents found the gun before it made it onto the plane. It might sound crazy to bring a whole chicken onto a plane, but apparently it’s normal.
According to the TSA website, passengers are permitted to travel with both fresh and cooked meat. Around Thanksgiving, TSA permits all Thanksgiving type foods including stuffing, sides, desserts and the turkey itself.
There are specific rules for travel though. Meats have to be packaged with solid ice packs. If the pack is melted, the meat will not be allowed through.
TSA had some fun with the whole thing on their Twitter page.
There’s a personal fowl here. Our officers @FLLFlyer made this very raw find. We hate to break it to you but stuffing a firearm in your holiday bird for travel is just a baste of time. So, don’t wing it, you'll find all the proper packaging info here: https://t.co/Zm2XnorDx7 pic.twitter.com/BpdbEwwouX
— TSA (@TSA) November 7, 2022
People have had fun with it in the comments:
“This idea wasn’t even half-baked; it was raw, greasy, and obviously unsupervised. The only roast happening here is this poor packing choice!
“Feather you like it or not, there are rules for traveling with guns and ammunition. So, don’t wing it; roost over the proper packaging info through the link in our bio.”
It was not immediately known if the chicken-and-gun-toting passenger was arrested. But bringing prohibited items, like guns, in your carry-on luggage can result in civil fines of up to $13,910. [Source: Daily Mail]
Florida's 10 Best Retirement Cities
#1: Orlando
Surprised as I was? The traffic alone in Orlando is a disqualifier for me personally. But I guess when you’re retired, you’re not in too much of a hurry to get to work. Orlando’s got a bunch of activities and that certainly helped them rank 2nd nationally and 1st in Florida for retirement.
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#2: Miami
If you’ve got the money, Miami definitely has the sun and beaches.
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#3: Fort Lauderdale
Activities was where Fort Lauderdale scored highest. But like Miami, the affordability factor kept its score down overall.
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#4: Tampa
Ranked 11th nationally for activities, Tampa just barely made the Top 10 in the country for retirement. Tampa’s weak spot was said to be healthcare. Agree?
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#5: St. Petersburg
Personally I think retirement is a lot more fun on the Pinellas side, but St. Pete ranked lower than Tampa on this survey. St. Pete scored well in affordability (really?), activities and quality of life – but like Tampa, slipped in the rankings a bit due to the healthcare.
#6: Cape Coral
Quality of life is where Cape Coral did really well, landing 20th nationally.
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#7: Pembroke Pines
Pembroke Pines ranked 19th in the country for quality of life, but scored poorly on affordability and activities.
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#8: Port St. Lucie
Affordability was Port St. Lucie’s strength – they ranked #30 nationally.
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#9: Hialeah
Scoring 35th overall in the nation, quality of life was Hialeah’s strength.
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#10: Jacksonville
Coming in 68th overall, Jacksonville scored really well in affordability, but poorly on healthcare and quality of life.
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