Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They still do the shoe removal routine as you go though security. I see other airports now do this as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Parker D. Haeg" <leica68@gmail.com> Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:27 am Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Weird TSA Luggage Search To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > They've been seeking out C4 plastique for the last couple of > years. It has > something to do with with a plan from the mid-90s in Manilla > that came to > light a few years ago. For what its worth, Phoenix is the > testing port for > a lot of new policies. > Hope the gum survived ; ) > > Parker > > On 3/27/08, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> wrote: > > > > Frank, > > Aaaah! Niederegger L?becker Marzipan - the very best! > > Maybe it goes back to a case at BOAC many years ago - someone > discovered> that drugs embedded im Marzipan fooled the noses of > sniffer dogs, after > > that, some aircrews were caught smuggling narcotics hidden in > oranges.> > > Douglas > > > > > > FRANK DERNIE wrote: > > > 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> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >