Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina Manley wrote: > > At 02:20 PM 10/27/98 -0500, you wrote: > > >inspection process a breeze, and I don't remember what had blown up at > >around the time, but I know that at Heathrow they were being particularly > >careful/paranoid. :-) > > > > Do you mean they allowed you to have the film hand-inspected at Heathrow! > That is one of the few airports in the world where I have never managed to > convince them to hand-inspect. They have always insisted that the film go > through the x-ray machine. I pack my film in ziplock bags or Tupperware, > but I also carry lead bags in my carry-on bag so that I can stick the film > in them if they refuse to hand-inspect. The lead bag shows up as a blob on > the x-ray so they have to open it up and hand-inspect, which is what I > asked for in the first place! > > Leically, > > Tina > Tina, Thanks for this info! This is the best idea I have heard of on those lead bag things. Dennis