Hell, I'll settle for a few hundred thousand so I can buy and old Beach
Stagger Wing.
Graywolf wrote:
I understand these regulations have made the bis-jet manufactures very
happy. They seem to be selling like hot cakes. No standing in line for
two hours. No jack booted morons pawing through your luggage. If the
aircrew isn't nice you can fire them.
Anyone have a couple hundred million they can give me, in exchange you
can have a free ride anywhere in the world?
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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Joseph Tainter wrote:
I haven't flown since before 9/11. I'm leaving for London out of JFK
on > Tuesday. Can I expect the security folks to hand-examine my
lenses and make me prove that my camera is a camera? I just want to
know what to expect.
>
> Thanks,
> Amita
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They will just x-ray everything. The danger is if your gear is in a
separate bag. When I try to put my gear bag in one of those plastic
tubs, the attendants always want to remove it. This has happened in
several countries. And they don't just remove it. They like to slap
your gear bag down on the conveyor belt with emphasis, indicating
that you have offended mightily and upset the balance of the cosmos
by wanting protection not authorized by regulations. When I protested
this in Montreal the fellow just gave a Gallic shrug. When I
protested at Heathrow, I got a very sharp "What's in there?"
Traveling by air is not fun. Destinations can be. I hope that you
have a good time wherever you arrive.
In the U.S., people with videocams are now required to remove them,
just like portable computers. Maybe SLRs will be next.
I leave Monday for Brazil with a minimal kit -- *ist D and DA 40
f2.8. Have to spend my time in a conference and don't expect to be
able to do much photography.
Joe
--
A man's only as old as the woman he feels.
--Groucho Marx
