On Friday, January 18, 2002 at 16:46, bhinderks@xxxxxxxxx
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "Re: [OM] Airports & Film" saying:
> At 06:36 PM 1/18/02 EST, George S. wrote:
> > speed film, and you pissed them off enough, if they don't arrest you,
> >they'll keep you waiting in an interview room (while they supposedly do a
> >record check on you) just long enough to make you miss your flight. You're
> >not going to win by threatening them or waving regulations in their faces.
> >
> >
>
> Never mind even lying. about a year ago I headed out with 2 bags of
> equipment (pre agreed with the airline) as carry on. As I had an
> assignement I had a whack of film - all out of packaging and in a clear
> baggie. When I asked for hand inspection (here at Victoria, BC) the security
> personnel were curt but finally agreed (gotta admit I was testing the
> system). The camera bags went through the scanner and then the security
> staff decided that a "special" inspection was necessay. We spent the next 15
> minutes while every lens cap (front and rear) was removed, spare bodies
> opened, every accessory out and inspected etc etc the whole thing amounted
> to a "get the point bub" exercise.
You're wasting more of their time too.
If you're calm and happy, they'll get the point too.
It's like when you're a kid.
You've lost if you let your tormentors make you angry, or cry.
Some things never change...
tOM
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