Good morning. It's Haystack. I hope your Wednesday's off to a great start. And word has it that there was quietly a change made by the TSA to make travel much easier at the airport, changing the one thing that most people absolutely hate more than anything. They are saying it's not official, or at least it wasn't official the last I saw, but they're saying they're going to allow passengers to keep their shoes on while going through the checkpoints.
Multiple sources, including the Wall Street Journal, have announced that this is happening. The TSA responded when asked about it with we are always exploring new and innovative ways to enhance the passenger experience and our strong security posture. Any potential updates to our security process will be issued through official channels. So, in other words, it's a little vague for now, which means they can still scold you for not taking off your shoes.
But that being said, looks like it's on the way. Believe it or not, 20 years of taking off our shoes. The shoe rule is mostly blamed on Richard Reed, AKA the shoe bomber, who tried to detonate an explosive hidden in his shoe on a flight in late 2001, some months after. Just a few months after 9 11. And just realize now that even if they do this, you will most likely still be asked to remove your shoes if they flag you for extra screening, including if you do not yet have your real id.
Now, here's the thing that struck me. This is one rule, but there are a lot of. There are a lot of interesting interactions at security when you fly. And I don't fly a lot, but I fly enough to know that it can be weird. And those who do fly, like, okay, well, here's this. Well, I think there's some other rule changes the TSA needs to make, so let's take a look at the. I don't know, maybe the top six. Best way to start your day. These six jokes. He's about to say, listen up.
For old Haystack, crack open the morning six pack. Yep, let's do it. The top six other rule changes we would like to see the TSA make. All right. Number six. When they make us remove our sunglasses while they compare us to our id, they must also complement our eyes. Number five. When we gulp our drink before we go through a checkpoint, they need to form a circle around us and chant. Chug, chug, chug, chug. Number four.
If their canine unit starts barking at our bag and does not find anything in our bag, they've got to give us whatever drugs they thought we had three. Any traveler with a regular sized tube of toothpaste must vigorously brush their teeth right in line until only a travel size amount of toothpaste remains. These are the top six other rule changes we want to see made by the tsa. Number two, children must go through the scanner on the conveyor belt just because it's hilarious.
And the number one other rule change I'd like to see the TSA make after giving us a full body pat down. Can you please. No, actually, you must buy us a cocktail.