Re: [lace] Travel restrictions

[Paul and Dona]

It might depend on the airlines and airport, but I just flew Quantas and 
Virgin Blue/Pacific Blue through 3 different Australian airports and 2 
different New Zealand airports and I had knitting with me every step of the 
way and I never had any problem with it.  Now my yogurt, cheese sticks and 
dried beef jerky they took away.  We had 24 hours of flying that day and 
were hoping not have to eat airport food at every stop.  Even if you're just 
transiting through an airport they won't let you keep your snacks!  I guess 
you just never know what those nasty terrorists might do with those food 
products!  <bg>  Anyway, I had 5" bamboo needles with socks on them and I 
had bamboo circular needles with a shetland lace shawl on them.  I also had 
a crochet hook in my knitting bag (for those times you need help picking up 
a runaway stitch) and a darning needle.  No one batted an eyelash at any of 
it.
Dona in Asan, Guam
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Ligeti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 11:47 AM
Subject: [lace] Travel restrictions


Knitting needles are still a 'No-No' on Australian aircraft.
Scissors of any sort, nail cutters, nailfiles, crochet hooks, and knives 
of any sort are all banned as well.

I will have my tatting shuttle with a pick end with me.  The sort with a 
tiny hook on the end are banned.

However, coming back from Norfolk Island, they confiscated a nail file - 
but left me a few safety pins - and one of them worked well for a tatting 
hook!!! :)

So I will be one of Noelene's  group - with "Tatting in my Pocket" !!!!! 
:))

from Liz in Melbourne, Oz,
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