I sold a R?C unit back east this summer when it arrived the transmitter and reciever christals were missing i know they were in the unit when sent they had to be removed in transit i later recieved a notification that the[packege hade beel inspected and passed ??????? Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Spenceley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Small-scale live steam discussions" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [SSLiveSteam] TSA
> >Gentlemen of Steam and Sparks, > > > BEWARE- READ THE FOLLOWING FROM N.Y TIMES: > > Airport Security Alert for Toys With Remotes > > > > WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 - Citing "credible specific information" about > terror tactics, Transportation Security Administration officers > nationwide on Monday stepped up their scrutiny of passengers carrying > remote-control toys aboard airplanes. > > > > The move was not motivated by a specific terror plot, said Kip > Hawley, the assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland > Security in charge of aviation security. But there is concern both in > the United States and internationally that common remote-control toys > could be used to detonate a bomb as part of a terror plot. > > The aviation authorities decided against banning the devices in > carry-on bags. But people carrying remote-control toys - including > children - could be subject to a more intense search, in which the > passenger is patted down and the baggage is checked by hand, > officials said. > ______________________________________________________ > > > Now, if we told the TSA inspector: "hey they are not toys, they are > high quality museum pieces" do you think they would listen? > > To Chris-- Wouldn't the Live steam HO Hornby with it's huge > transformer and controller confuse them!!? We would be in the > detention room for a month before they figured anything out! > > I have suffered needlessly in the loving inquisitive hands of TSA > and I get patted down so much (bionic knees) that I almost got > excited once! When the agent looked down the front of my pants i > told him there was nothing bionic down there so he retorted that if > there was he would like to know where I got it! Some do have a sense > of humor- thank the Lord of Steam. (is that Clark Lord?) BTW, now I > ask for a female "patter down" No luck yet - guess I'll have to cross > dress to get a female. > > In closing, I did steam the HO Flying Scotsman the other day- almost > 30 mins none stop. It really is amazing, to boot, I discovered that > in addition to the boiler in the tender, it has a super heater before > the steam enters the cylinders!! > > We had 138 souls visit our garden railway two weeks ago, part of a > fund raiser for the Timber Heritage Association. Six local railways > opened for the event. Two club members, Larry Buerer and Carl > Mueller came and steamed their N.G stuff while I steamed the Schools > and the Duchess. What an event- no accidents either! We even had two > visitors from the Medford OR club. Unfortunately the Queen couldn't > make it. > > Geoff.. > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://postfix.45mm.com/pipermail/sslivesteam/attachments/20071002/2af6011e/attachment.html > _______________________________________________ > SSLiveSteam mailing list > Send messages: [email protected] > Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam > Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html > _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
