Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The security gate folks have a new tool for checking hand carry on! It's a small swab they drag over the bag catches or any place they wish to pick-up explosive residue, it's simple and quick. A recent departure from Boston to Toronto my equipment shoulder bag went through the scanner, then they did a swab of the "catches only!" Put the swab in a machine and I was clean. Apparently if one handles explosives they'll have residue on their fingers so that when they latch up the bag the residue is left on the catch or any pieces that you handle to put in the bag. As far as asking for hand inspection, no problem, passed it over, swabbed it and I was on the plane! So watch for this new routine. However John, thanks for the heads up on the new scanner gear for carry on. ted Victoria, Canada http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant John Collier wrote: > > Apparently the same folks that brought you the checked luggage film zapper, > now have a model that does the same thing for your handheld luggage. It is > not in wide use yet but you never know. It is important to alert the x-ray > operator to the fact that it is film they are looking at, by asking for a > hand inspection and showing them the film canisters in clear plastic > ziplocks. That way, even when they insist on running it through the machine, > they will not activate the higher film frying power x-ray when presented > with a bag full of suspicious looking cylinders. > > John Collier > > > From: info@borderless-photos.com > > > > Does anyone have any experience of ruined film having passed > > through the carry-on check?