>Paul,
How was the the unit shipped and do you know who inspected it?- I am just curious. From experience, some inspectors are very careless and some I think actually steal stuff. There are crooks in every walk of life! I have a lot of my items stolen all the time but fortunately the thieves always seem to return them, I find them in drawers, lying on the bed, in the corner of a suitcase or even in my pocket!! Getting old is not for sissies, and I am one!! Geoff. >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 _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
