Is length of fingernails now determining length of business trips?

Ever since the terrible events of 9/11, airline security has been ramped up in an understandable, but questionably effective, desire to avoid the same kind of incidents.  As a result, I have had to give up my Swiss Army Knife, which was my constant travelling companion.  (My father, who is a travel writer by profession has one maxim for travelling - "Forget everything you packed, take three times as much cash, and a Swiss Army Knife.")

Now, my fingernails grow, and they get  a little bit too long after about four to five days without trimming, and are uncomfortable to type with.  I found that this time in Japan, it was really bugging me to be unable to cut them, so I bought a cheap pair of nail clippers, that I will throw in the bin when I go home.  It is a bizarre and constant reminder of the changes in the world...