Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Welcome home, Tina. Your tale of the applause in the plane warmed my heart. Thanks for sharing it. Lea Tina Manley wrote: > At 07:28 PM 9/15/01 -0700, you wrote: > >I'm flying on Thursday and desire to take my cameras to my daughter's > >college parent's day. I assume everything will be hand-checked. I assume the > >x-ray machines will be set "up" so I'm taking 100 ASA film and a flash. > > > >But if anyone has braved the new security and has suggestions for doing > >things right and easier I'd love to hear suggestions. > > > >Adam Bridge > > Adam - > > I just got back yesterday on the first flight to leave Guatemala since the > 11th. I had no problem passing my film around the x-ray machines in > Guatemala City or Houston. I had it in zip-lock bags and got to the > airport 3 hours early. Security was very heavy at both airports. My > carry-ons went through a total of 4 x-ray machines and two chemical > checks. All baggage was hand-examined before checking in at the Guatemala > airport. When I got to the x-ray machines there, they questioned my > camera batteries. I had several spares in my camera bag plus the ones in > my cameras. At first they were going to just take them, but when I > explained how much the batteries cost, they had a Continental employee come > to the security site and take the batteries to be checked. I claimed them > in Houston and put them in my checked baggage. My digital camera and a > Quantum battery attached to it were in my waist pack and were never > questioned. Neither was the digital album in my carry-on. My flight from > Guatemala was full because they were carrying everyone who had been > scheduled to fly since the 11th. When we landed in Houston, the pilot > said, "Welcome to the United States of America!" Everybody on board > applauded. Customs and baggage claim in Houston were empty and the flight > from Houston to Charlotte was only half full. > > I had spent the night with a family in the Cuchumatanes mountains and > didn't know anything about what had happened until the afternoon of the > 11th when I heard the news in Spanish on the bus radio. Everywhere we went > in Guatemala people expressed concern for the USA said they were praying > for us. The news reports in Spanish were horrifying and graphic, but we > were only able to see one hour of a CBS report on TV several days > later. My husband saved all of the newspapers for me, but I haven't wanted > to look at them yet. > > As for airport security right now, I would advise doing the same as > always. Carry your film in a zip-lock bag but, if you are traveling > internationally, carry lead-lined bags also. Put all of your camera > batteries in your checked luggage. I think digital will be even more the > way to go in the future. > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Lea Murphy Whiny Dog Press 816-333-9111 Home: http://www.whinydogpress.com Newest: http://www.whinydogpress.com/new.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html