Adios to tequila, Chanel No. 5

Calvin Klein perfume and L'Oreal mousse, toothpaste and mouthwash, shampoo, hair conditioner, nail polish and deodorant (stick and spray) — they all got chucked Thursday as America emptied its shaving kits and cosmetic bags in the latest ritual of an airport security crackdown.

Gallon after gallon of bottled water in nearly every shape, brand and size also was forsaken.

It created a state of manageable pandemonium that lasted for hours. But the disruptions were endured in an overall spirit of solidarity and good will.

By afternoon, crowds had thinned at many airports and calm had returned but for the occasional moment of drama.

Some particulars:

Baltimore/Washington: All morning flights were delayed. Security workers opened every carry-on bag that passed through one terminal and were so thorough that they confiscated toothpaste from air marshals, who carry guns. Police patrolled with machine guns and sniffer dogs.

Boston: Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sent the National Guard to help patrol Logan Airport for the first time since the Sept. 11 attacks.

Burlington, Vt.: Passengers were forced to discard souvenir jugs of maple syrup.

Los Angeles: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger deployed 300 National Guard troops to LAX as well as airports in San Francisco and Oakland. British Airways passengers were given plastic bags into which they could place certain permitted objects, such as wallets, pocket-size purses, passports, tickets, prescription drugs, glasses, contact-lens holders, unboxed female sanitary items, unboxed tissues, keys and food, milk and diapers for infants. All other items were banned.

Manchester, N.H.: Airport officials offered padded envelopes and paid the postage to mail items home.

New York: Gov. George Pataki activated the National Guard.

Newark, N.J.: One security checkpoint line stretched the entire length of the terminal — roughly six football fields.

Oklahoma City: Dan Wykoff saw security officers stop a man from carrying a container of applesauce past a checkpoint. "You've got to watch that applesauce; it will get you every time," he joked.

Phoenix: Airport employees greeted passengers at security checkpoints with trash bags.

San Francisco: Security lines were exceptionally long and, unlike some airports, grew longer throughout the day. "We are seeing a lot of interesting items being discarded," an airport spokesman said. "Chanel No. 5, gallons and gallons of water, and some very fine Napa Valley wine."

Washington, D.C.: At Dulles International Airport, lobby manager Roseline Sarfaz said she saw a woman weeping over pitching out perfume and other makeup that cost more than $250. Another passenger's bottle of tequila joined the rest of the newly classified contraband in a trash container.

Compiled from The Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times

and The Washington Post