Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With all this happening, and the fact that apparently I will now have to be photographed and finger printed on arrival (not to mention the rudeness of the security staff) I think it will be a while before I visit the US again! Gerry -- Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com +44 23 8046 3076 Jim Laurel wrote: > Ted, > This kind of thing really gets to me. Just reading your story gets my > blood boiling. Obviously, some ham-handed TSA screener decided that > your locked M7s constituted a threat. > > What would I do? Well, there's not much you can do. Under the aegis > of National Security, thousands of half-witted high school dropouts > have been reborn as Federal employees in the TSA. There's no > accountability for damage to personal property. And I guarantee that > trying to identify who damaged your cameras while at the airport would > simply result in your being detained and questioned. I suppose you > could write letters, and that might get you an apology, along with some > platitudes about keeping America safe, but it may also get you a > wiretap on your phone and black unmarked Suburbans driving by your > place at odd hours of the night. > > My solution is to carry all my gear on board. I pack my camera bag > full, and wear a large camera jacket, which has huge pockets. When the > gate staff complain about the weight of my bag, as Virgin Airlines > always seems to, I walk away, stuff things into my vest, and try again. > Last I checked, no airline has a restriction on how heavy your > clothing can be. > > We live in a new world for sure, and the threats aren't all from the > outside. > > --Jim Laurel > > > On Apr 2, 2004, at 10:26 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > > > What would you do under these circumstances? > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com +44 23 8046 3076