Watering fake plants at Paris airport

It seems to happen all the time, we always managed to get caught with water in our carry on luggage, especially in Europe, where security is senseless as one is forced to clear security even while in transit for another flight...

Add to this a sleepless night across the Atlantic and you have a recipe for frayed behavior. Rather than give up the nice bottle that contained the undesirable liquid, I told my wife to drain it in one of the many green plant containers that lined up the perimeter.

When he saw her acting on my order, one of the security officers screamed at her “Don't do this! Those are fake plants!”