Welcome To TSA, Where Technicalities Abound

I’m going through airport security to get home. I have a water bottle on me, but I know it can’t have water, so I just leave the ice and plan to get more before the flight. As I show my ID and boarding pass, I decide to confirm it’s all right.

Me: “Hey, is it okay if I bring this through? It’s just ice.”

I shake the bottle a bit so she can hear it. She looks tired and responds like I’m an idiot.

TSA Agent: “That’s fine. Ice isn’t water.”