Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank Heavens I stay in a civilized part of the world where I am allowed to bring in duty free booze from anywhere! *Paranoia runs deep.* *Into your life it will creep.* *It starts when you're always afraid.* *Step out of line, the man comes,* *And takes you away.* *You better Stop. Children,* *What's that sound?* *Everybody looks.* *What's going on?* **Stephen Stills - "For What It's Worth" - BTW, the man=cops http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJV44YV69z0&feature=related Great song of my youth! Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > The same restrictions on liquids apply in Australia. I think that this is > an > international standard adopted widely. You can thank hijackers with liquid > explosives for that. Japan is another place that will confiscate duty free > alcohol bought elsewhere. > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Weird TSA Luggage Search > > This is a universal rule everywhere in the EU. Specifically, the rule > states: > > - only liquids, gels etc. in containers up to 100 ml in carry-on > - totalling no more than 1 l > - must be presented to security in a ziplock-type plastic bag (many > airports provide those bags just before security) > > This presents a set of challenges when buying booze at the airport > shops. If you are transiting at an EU airport, the rule is that you > can carry on stuff bought at another EU airport provided it is in a > sealed plastic bag. Every tax free shop in the EU will seal the bag > in the appropriate manner. If you are coming from outside the EU, > then you may have a problem. At least last year the situation was > that if you flew from, say, New York to Amsterdam to somewhere else, > then your tax-free purchases from New York would be confiscated at > Schiphol. > > The details are here, unfortunately in Dutch only: > http://www.schiphol.nl/AirportInformation/NewsPage/NewsPage.htm? > contentid=23 > > > Nathan > > On 27-mrt-2008, at 20:36, FRANK DERNIE wrote: > > > You were lucky........... shades of Python, > > At Southampton and D?sseldorf toiletries must be put in a clear > > plastic bag and removed from hand baggage to be scanned and > > inspected separately. I go through these two weekly. Heathrow is > > the same. > > Frank > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Steve Unsworth <lug@steveunsworth.co.uk> > > To: LUG Group <lug@leica-users.org> > > Sent: Thursday, 27 March, 2008 7:29:48 PM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Weird TSA Luggage Search > > > > I travelled to Berlin earlier this year with a rucksack that was > > checked in. > > My aerosol of shaving gel attracted interest at both Liverpool and > > Berlin > > airports when it went through the X-ray machines.<grin> > > > > Steve > > > > > > On 27/3/08 08:37, "FRANK DERNIE" <frank.dernie@btinternet.com> wrote: > > > >> I got a big reaction to marzipan bars in my hand luggage (I often > >> bring some > >> home to England from Germany)! I assume they thought they were plasic > >> explosive. Great amusement when they saw what they actually were! > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > Nathan Wajsman > nathan@nathanfoto.com > General photography: > http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > Picture-A-Week <http://www.frozenlight.euPicture-A-Week>: > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > Book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/128276 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >