No shit.. that's just fucking lame...
Scott A. Stewart ColdFusion Developer GNSI 11820 Parklawn Dr Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 770-9610 -----Original Message----- From: Tim Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 3:46 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: What happens to those pocket knives... They pretty much had me strip, in uniform, going back to Afghanistan. That pissed me off to no end. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 3:44 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: What happens to those pocket knives... > > That's normal. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 2:34 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: What happens to those pocket knives... > > 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:5:193903 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
