3 Apr
2002
3 Apr
'02
8:38 p.m.
Doc wrote:
That's what I carry. It's about 3"
long, maybe 3/8" or 7/16" in
diameter. They won't let me on the plane with it. Had my friend who
works for United not been willing to come get it at the security gate
and store it for me, they'd have confiscated it. Now I put it, and my
little 2" Very Sharp Knife in my checked luggage.
The truth is, I have absolutely no beef with that.
Wow, that would have made me very upset. I'm all for security, but not
them confiscating my property, just becasue it resembles a gun barrel.
It's a working flashlight, made by the thousands, nothing special, not
some James Bond, Man With a Golden Gun weapon.
I fly a lot. I
now get to the airport at least 2 hours before my flight. I often have
to spend an extra night out of town because of the added check-in time.
I don't schedule connecting flights less than 1 hour from scheduled
arrival to scheduled departure.
Arriving early, is a good idea. That's the kind of thing that I believe
we should expect to deal with for the sake of security.
Wanna know what *really* throws security into a
tizzy?
Presentation transparencies, aka overhead projection foils.
Evidently, they show up just like plastic explosives on the scope. I
guarantee, they will NOT search your bag. Or let you open it, until
they do the sniffer thing. :^P
Wow, thats wierd. 8.5" X 11, that would be alot of explosive material,
I would think...... I assume the scope can't see the depth.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA