Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, I do about 60 flights a year. Security arrangements vary enormously and I suspect as much due to the mood of individuals as to any policy. I have had what seem to be excessively lax and irritatingly long winded experiences both in the same airport. Frank On 5 Jan, 2005, at 03:29, doug kim wrote: > > i have not traveled abroad recently but each time i fly domesticall, > security will do a "hand check" for you which almost every time means > that > every film cannister will be opened and wiped. don't bother leaving > film in > its original shrinkwrapped, boxed packaging. they'll just rip it open > to > swipe at it with the pad. > > so plan on getting at the airport earlier than usual. i had around 60 > rolls > on me one time, exposed and unexposed and it took security a long time > to > check all that film. > > doug > > -- > doug kim > http://www.ricecracker.net/ > > > On 1/4/05 7:22 PM, "Rick Dykstra" <rdcb37@dodo.com.au> wrote: > >> I've done lots of domestic travelling since 9/11. They found my >> Wenger >> pocket knife for me - it was lost in my briefcase. Had to post it >> back >> to my home address. >> >> I'd imagine that traveling with a heap of film would be a bit of a >> drag. Or is it manageable? I see that some are shipping film ahead >> and then back home - to avoid x-rays I suppose. >> >> Any news? >> >> Rick. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > doug kim > http://www.ricecracker.net/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >