Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Paul Schiemer wrote: > > > [Will admit to an odd thing at HTR once; was asked to go through > > 'secondary check' on the way IN to the country. They weren't > > interested in looking in my bags or under my shorts, but at my shoes! > > Weird. I was asked to take them off; they unlaced them, pulled the > > tongue out, ran a scanner over them, looked deep inside (phew!)><snip> I have a pair of Rockports which are walking shoes disguised as wingtips. (Black) They have a steel "shank" going through them (In case you ever do time in prison) So I was always going through airports with my shoes in my hands. (I would tie the laces together) People were always looking at me like I had gotten busted! Mark :-) Rabiner