Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/02

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Subject: [Leica] Rapidwinder warning
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Fri Mar 2 14:08:57 2007
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John Collier offered:
Subject: Re: [Leica] Rapidwinder warning


> Oh dear, now They know...<<<

Fear not John,
Put the original base plate on the camera after loading film, throw it in 
your camera bag and pack the Rapid Winder in your checked baggage. Camera is 
still ready to function at a moments need. Oh and it'll save your blood 
pressure and heart going into "Killer mode" due to frustration attempting to 
deal with the highly trained and super alert airport security personnel.

I suppose it's the easiest and simplest way of avoiding the plague of 
Neanderthals who make our skyways secure? The chances it'll arrive is far 
greater packed in your checked bags than trying to cope with a brain 
vacuumed airport security sub-human!

Obvously I don't have the time of the day for them having any common sense 
logic whatsoever. They aren't any brighter than those security people doing 
the same job before the air / building disaster. They're minimum wage, 
minimum intelligence and in many cases damn poorly trained.

Yep some are OK and cool people under any number of circumstances. Just 
plain down to earth real nice folks and still do their job far more 
efficient than "Nerdville Ned!" And don't p.... you off!

However try and find one real cool good guy or gal when "Nerdville Ned" goes 
ballistic when he flips out the film advancing lever of a "Weapon of Mass 
Destruction Rapid Winder." By gosh I bet Saddam and old Osama carried rapid 
Winders!   There's the problem right there!

Save a simple everyday heart attack over a no-brain-nerd and pack the Rapid 
Winder! Case closed!

ted




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