Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Being there is great - getting there sucks. Frank On 19 Sep, 2007, at 02:37, Jerry Lehrer wrote: > Jim, > > No, traveling for work has always been part of the fun. How else > could I have experienced places such as Japan, the UK, > Israel, South Africa,France, Taiwan etc.? > > Jerry > > > Jim Hemenway wrote: >> I'm not happy to be old enough to not work, but I AM happy to not >> have to travel all over for work... post 9/11. >> >> jim >> >> Brian Reid wrote: >>> I'm traveling with an M8 kit that includes 4 Leica brand M8 >>> batteries. >>> A few minutes ago I was pulled aside from the airport security >>> check in the Frankfurt airport and taken downstairs in the B Wing >>> of Terminal 1 to a little room where they do serious explosives >>> checks. >>> >>> It took them at least 20 minutes to convince themselves that (a) >>> the batteries were genuine Leica merchandise, and (b) it was not >>> packed with explosives. They had no interest in the camera or the >>> lenses, but the batteries worried them to death. They didn't know >>> enough about M8s to know there was another battery inside it, so >>> they didn't check that one. I think the security manager was not >>> aware that Leica made digital cameras and so the idea that a >>> Leica would need 3 extra batteries was very puzzling to him. They >>> wouldn't let me touch it while they were examining it, and my >>> German isn't good enough for me to succeed in explaining exotic >>> details like "If you take off the baseplate you will see that it >>> is not a film camera". >>> >>> Right now I'm in the United Red Carpet lounge, having given up >>> trying to get Deutsche Telekom to accept my US T-Mobile wireless >>> account and been forced to buy a 1-hour access pass to read my >>> email. >>> >>> I suspect that if I'd tried to take a picture of any of the >>> worried security people I'd be in jail right now. >>> >>> Brian Reid >> >> _ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information