[Leica] Heads up for travellers to Europe: charge your thingies

[piers.hemy at gmail.com (piers@hemy.org)]

Yes indeed, Frank, I well remember having to demonstrate that a pc was such
long before one couldn't take a bottle of water on board an aircraft.  Mind
you I also remember having to get DTI export clearance - it was illegal to
take a pc with a 486 chip to 'certain destinations' - but conversely also
get HM Customs certification of personal export, so that I could come home
without having to pay duty and VAT.

I didn't do it for 35 years, but I too am glad to be rid of the 'delight'
that is the business class lounge. And all the theatricals that precede it.

Piers
On 12 Jul 2014 18:24, "FRANK DERNIE" <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> wrote:

> In fact having to switch on computers and phones was common on some routes
> over a decade ago but had faded to a visual examination.
> The new rules have been huge news over here, the lead on the national BBC
> news a couple of days ago. There must be a new credible security threat.
> Surprised it has seems to have been so little mentioned in US media since
> it is USA bound flights which are effected.
> Taking shoes off has been around for a long time. Some shoes have metal
> stiffeners in the instep which throws the body scanner.
> I must say after 35 years of weekly international flying I am relieved not
> to need to do it any more.
> Frank D.
>
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> >________________________________
> > From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de>
> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >Sent: Saturday, 12 July 2014, 18:03
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Heads up for travellers to Europe: charge your
> thingies
> >
> >
> >Nathan
> >
> >that's nothing new - on flights from Hannover to Pisa
> >and Milan to Hannover around ten years ago the Germans
> >and the Italians checked my camera, took the battery
> >out, looked through all lenses and asked me to switch
> >on my laptop computer.
> >
> >On our last trip to the UK, Frauke was "asked" to
> >remove her shoes to let them check the soles and heels
> >(and several other passengers were requested to remove
> >their belts) before we could board the flight home.
> >
> >Douglas
> >
> >On 12.07.2014 14:35, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> >> As you may know, last week the US asked European airports with direct
> flights to the US to put in place additional security precautions in light
> of a terrorist threat that has been picked up. The focus seems to be on
> electronic devices, and supposedly at some airport if your device will not
> turn on (because the battery is dead, for example), then it will not 
> travel.
> >>
> >> Different airport have implemented different things. I passed through
> Rome and Munich last week, both of which have flights to the US. In Rome,
> they simply had a separate security screening for passengers to the US.
> Since I was flying to Munich, this did not apply to me, and the screening
> for me was normal. But when flying home from Munich yesterday, I was asked
> to turn on my camera and take a picture with it, and the agent also looked
> through each of my lenses. Not a big deal, since I keep my cameras charged
> so I can take pictures, but just a note of caution.
> >>
> >> Funny enough, I was NOT asked to turn on my iPad, computer or iPod.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Nathan
> >>
> >> Nathan Wajsman
> >> Alicante, Spain
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> >>
> >> YNWA
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