Which explains why the UK agents play "Rule Britannia" and give me some coal, while the US agents say "I remember you, your Geoff Spenceley- Strip off and bend". Thanks Geoff, you owe me one. Tony D. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Spenceley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" <sslivesteam@colegroup.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 6:33 PM Subject: Re: Planes and trains
> >>You hit the nail onthe head, Keith, > > > Some know about our models, some don't-- I suggest lack of training > so I duly now and here, appoint you: Keith Bucklitch as a STEAM > ( "Security Train Expert Agent Manager) . Just write to George W > and the Queen to confirm your appointment. Your Salary? mega bucks-er > -Quid? a month. Our security agents are not well trained liked those > at Heathrow, the US agents are a mixed bunch from my experience > and not very professional. I usually lecture them which makes my day > but not theirs when I ask for their supervisor! > > Geoff. > > > > > >>Geoff. > > > >My experience is that the scanner operators at Heathrow airport have > >no difficulty in telling exactly what is in the box. I took a 16mm > >scale loco to New Zealand, via Chicago and Los Angeles. It was > >carried in a blue plastic toolbox. At Heathrow, I asked the scanner > >girl, "Can you tell what it is?" "A locomotive" she replied, "Do > >you want to come and have a look?" So we put the loco, in its box > >back on the conveyor and nipped round to the viewing side. Not only > >could one see the detail of the steam loco, but tell the colour of > >it as well. > > > >When we had to go through the scanners again at Chicago, it was a > >totally different story. They just did not have a clue! "What's in > >the box, Man?", "You'll have to open the box." I did, but I don't > >think they still knew what it was! > > > >I had similar response at LA last February when I was returning to the UK. > > > >Keith >
