It's been a week since security measures have increased, but I thought I'd pass along some details from Liam (www.irishfireside.com) who was traveling the day the alerts were issued.

Procedures and signage have probably changed in the last week, but on the day he was traveling, no liquids, including alcohol purchased in duty free, were permitted on the plane. He said there was a sign in duty free that stated liquids might not be allowed on the plane, but it was unclear (I understand that the next day the signage was much more explicit, as was the information in the news and on websites). There were some pretty sad travelers who had to watch their newly purchased booze go in a box that "might" arrive in Chicago.

The same was true for perfume, make-up...anything liquid or liquid-like.

Now that I've posted on the message board, I'm going to tell you...Don't rely on message boards for getting this type of information. Call your airlines help line, they will have the most current information available. And even if someone tells you, "Oh, we traveled yesterday...you don't really have to follow the rules," don't bother...there's a good chance you'll be the one holding up the line for the rest of us