Once again I want to stress that individual experiences are individual. If you are of a different color, different national ( pick your nation here)-looking, even if you are an American, look funny etc. etc. it is very different, even if you don't carry a screw driver by accident, on board. regards, balu
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Kevin Thorley <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Anthony Carrico <[email protected]> > wrote: > [...] > > > Kevin, I'd be willing to bet you a pint of Vermont's finest that you > > have personally rushed into an airport and then discreetly stepped out > > of line when you realized that you had forgot something, something > > innocent, some everyday thing, something almost invisible to yourself in > > your little corner of the culture, something dark and dangerous in > > someone's mind. A little contraband? A knife in your pocket, perhaps? > > Something you forgot until you were at customs? Too much cash? Maybe > > your car's inspection sticker was past due when you drove into arrivals? > > Something on that magnetic platter? Was it some undeclared crypto back > > in the '90s? Something back when you were 18? Come on, 'fes up! And you > > are a pilot, you said it yourself, you know airports. > > > > I'd love to take the bet, but I can't honestly say one way or the > other. I've flown a lot (commercially) over the last few years both > for work and personal trips. The only thing I can remember getting > called out for was a computer repair kit in my laptop bag that I had > picked up in Boston and was taking back to CA with me. It had several > screwdrivers that may or may not have been too long. Anyways, the > security person asked me what the purpose of the screwdrivers was (I > explained that it was a computer repair kit, that I was sorry for > having it in my carry-on, and that I wasn't going to argue the fact if > they threw it away) and then he packed it back up in my bag for me, > smiled, and told me to have a nice day. I thought that was a bit odd, > as I fully expected it to be confiscated. > > So, thats the only thing that comes to mind. As my wife will attest > to I am quite an airhead much of the time, but I can't think of any > real airport security transgressions. > > Ok, after a few minutes of careful though I remembered that my wife > has been giving me a hard time about carrying a cigarette lighter in > my carry-on for the past couple years and never getting caught with > it. But, I just looked online and those don't seem to be listed as > contraband... you are allowed to have up to one. I don't know why I > even have one though, as I don't smoke. Strange. > > I did get pulled aside and questioned when flying commercially with a > bunch of my pilot stuff (headsets, sectional charts, books) with me, > but I expected this in advance. > > Thats it for me. If I think of anything else I'll let you know :) > > Kevin >
