Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I got a big reaction to marzipan bars in my hand luggage (I often bring some home to England from Germany)! I assume they thought they were plasic explosive. Great amusement when they saw what they actually were! Frank ----- Original Message ---- From: joe leung <jcyleung8@shaw.ca> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, 27 March, 2008 6:17:55 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: Weird TSA Luggage Search Greg, Checking for plastic explosives? Joe L > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jcyleung8=shaw.ca@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > bounces+jcyleung8=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of GREG LORENZO > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 8:41 PM > To: Leica Users Group LUG > Subject: [Leica] OT: Weird TSA Luggage Search > > I'm just back from flying down to Phoenix to assist my parents in getting > back home to Calgary. As usual, my girl's presented me with 'a list of > their demands' which I always get when I travel somewhere without them. > One of the list items I packed into my checked luggage for them was a > multipack of Canel's gum. The Canel's package consists of 50 or so > individual cellophane wrapped packages of a chicklet like gum not > available here in Canada. > > Well the good TSA people at Sky Harbor decided to cut open about a dozen > of these leaving the remains to be scattered in my bag. For some reason > they mostly opened the white (spearmint) packages? > > I'm not sure why they did this as they didn't bother to enclose a note of > explanation. Funny, if a bit annoying. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.0/1344 - Release Date: 3/26/2008 > 8:52 AM _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information