Did you read the editorial in the latest Shutterbug about the new baggage
xray machines from InVision Technologies? Guaranteed to fry film. They got
one or are about to put on in at San Francisco. There is one in Manchester
UK.
Ken wrote:
>Well, on the road again and I'm pleased as a pickle that I managed to
>actually get my film hand-checked again. Let's see, for 1998 that's film 6,
>x-ray 2. We'll see how I fare trying to get out of Montreal on Thursday...
>
>Recent experiences with hand checking:
>Chicago O'hare--OK
>Kansas City--Marginal (had to fight to get it handchecked)
>Des Moines, Iowa--OK
>St. Louis--OK, except for terminal to TWE
>Dublin Ireland--Marginal (had to fight to get it handchecked)
>Seattle--OK
>JFK--Marginal (TWA terminal)
>Boston--OK
>Pittsburg--OK
>Atlanta--OK
>Greenville, NC--OK
>Birmingham Alabama--Marginal-didn't have time to fight.
>Washington DC (Ronald Reagan International?)--OK
>Dallas-Ftworth--OK (twa)
>Houston--not ok.
>Phoenix--OK
>Las Vegas--OK
>London Gatwick--marginal
>London Heathrow--forget it. (I rarely can get a hand check here)
>Birmingham UK--OK
>
>Other airport experiences...
>Hamburg Germany--handcheck ok (but everything else was a problem)
>Amsterdam--handcheck ok
>Frankfurt Germany--marginal (make sure you have enough time)
>...and many others...
>
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