On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:54:21 -0500, Peter Alling wrote: > Never volunteer information to Airport security. They have > no sense of humor, most have a sense of inferiority, and they > will make your life miserable.
That reminds me of a story. About fifteen years ago, I was at the Atlanta airport leaving on a business trip. I'm in line at the security checkpoint, with all of the lanes backed up thirty or so people each. A few positions in front of me stand two fellows, chatting and apparently travelling together. As we inch forward, they and I notice at about the same time that there's a sign off to the side that says "We take 'jokes' about firearms and explosives seriously." So traveller #1 looks over to traveller #2 and says "I guess I better not mention the C-4 in my briefcase!" [C-4, Composition 4, is a particular type of plastic explosive used widely by the US military, among others.] Before you can say "C-4", six of the biggest security officers you've ever seen materialize, apparently from thin air, and body tackle traveller #1, acquainting him intimately with the floor. Within ten seconds, he's cuffed and they're bodily carrying him away. Within twenty seconds, the only thing left of the incident is the shock on the faces of the other people in line and the open mouth of traveller #2. My guess is he got to learn first hand the conditions in the Fulton or Clayton County Jail. AFAIK, it was never reported in the Atlanta news. I hate to think what reception he might have gotten in, say, the Tel Aviv airport. :-) TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
