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Aww man! I totally forgot about my Sam's card!!

Maybe I'll use that first. Then hand over the CHL if they don't like Sam's.

And then maybe I'll find my TDL.



Stupid people make me crazy!!!!!!!

I wouldn't swear on it, but I do believe it was TSA.

From now on, I'm going to show my CHL for identification at the airport first.

I wanted so badly to argue with those two, but I knew it would be like arguing with a post.... a really dumb post.

Thanks y'all.
Phyllis

I was getting ready to leave work to go to IAH. Realized I didn't have my TDL. (Long story, husband had it.) I looked at the United web site and found their identification rules. Any state issued photo id with the listed information would be acceptable. I called United to ask if they would take my CHL. Told them it was issued by the state and that it had the same info as my TDL. She told me it would be fine. I even had a co-worker tell me that he had used it at the airport before. So I calmed down and headed for the airport.

Showed it at the baggage check. No problem. Then comes security. Handed the CHL to her with my boarding pass. She stares at it for a second or two, then says "we don't accept these any more." And I nicely explained to her what is listed on their web site. She called over another person. Same story. But this one says, "Anyone can go online and get one of those." I just looked at her like she had three heads. I said, "I don't think so." To which she answered, "Oh yes they can."

OK so I'm not going to stand there and argue with an idiot. So I pulled out the ONLY other photo ID I had on me (thank god I came straight from work or I would not have had it), which was my University of Texas Medical School ID (which only has my photo, name, and place of work). They both looked at it. "OK what else do you have? Your car insurance card?"

In my head: "Are you kidding me?!?!" So, I promptly produced my auto insurance card. "What else do you have with your name on it?"

I pulled out both of my medical insurance cards and both medical flexible spending account debit cards. She took one of the insurance cards and said, "OK we've got three things. That's good."

Three things: my paper car insurance card, a health insurance card, and my work ID.

Don't get me wrong. I am happy they took ANYTHING I had on my person. But to take those as proof of identification when I had an UNEXPIRED STATE-ISSUED CHL PHOTO ID WITH EVERYTHING ABOUT ME ON IT EXCEPT MY DOG'S NAME??? REALLY???? SURELY this isn't right. Is it?

The TSA website page on acceptable IDs is EXACTLY what was listed on the United site. Is it somewhere ELSE in black and white that states the CHL is not a valid form of identification?

The nice TSA man at the San Diego airport took it without saying a word.

Thanks,
Phyllis