It really depends upon the airport. I most times I fly out of National, I always wind up with the same 22 year old kid with a chip on his shoulder. I practically had to strip the last time. I was wearing a hooded sweatshirt, he made me take the damn thing off right there and run it through the metal detectors, along with taking my shoes off.
Fortunately I was wearing a t-shirt underneath but I still looked pretty stupid walking through security in my socks and a wife-beater. sas Scott A. Stewart ColdFusion Developer GNSI 11820 Parklawn Dr Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 770-9610 -----Original Message----- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 3:26 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: What happens to those pocket knives... Given what they've been paying, at least around here, I think it boils down to you pay shit you get the same. As an aside, the last time we went through security we were treated really well, very polite, and fast. They were even apologetic about searching us with the scanner want. Of course it probaby helped that we had Alexis with us who was determined to out cute the world. ;) Seriously though, even though I don't travel by air a lot, it doesn't seem too much to go through your pockets and get rid of stuff like that. Moreover the airports have plenty of signs and notices giving ample warning. So even if you've forgotten you do have the opportunity to mail it to your destination or wherever. larry On 1/23/06, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know that in my case when I carried a small pocket knife regularly I > didn't even think about it. Hell, picking out my socks each day was a > bigger decision. I've had to give up stuff at checkpoint because I > didn't even think about the fact that I had it with me. And the TSA > were complete asses about it. > > On 1/23/06, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I noticed that just outside the security gates at Dulles there was a > > prepaid envelopes you could buy to mail your knife or whatever. > > Frankly its been known for so long now not to carry this stuff on > > aircraft, that it makes me wonder about the intelligence of the owners > > of the confiscated items. > > > > larry > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:193897 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
