Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob: I recommend you contact your airlines or TSA and inquire about the "monopod" question. I do a lot of SCUBA diving and carry on board my video setup. Of course, this excites the TSA and they do a thorough job of checking it out visually as well as with a wand. They apologize for holding me up but I have one standard reply: THANK YOU FOR BEING THOROUGH, THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE MY OWN. The Islamic terrorists are here among us and will be for years to come. They have one goal and that is to KILL Americans. TSA is here to help protect us against these snakes so do your part. Don R. (An Okie living in Dallas) - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert D. Baron" <rbaron@concentric.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 1:42 PM Subject: [Leica] Is That A Monopod In Your Suitcase.... > I'd like to know if anyone can relate any relatively recent _actual_ > experiences with the TSA airport luggage inspectors in the US with a > monopod in a carryon suitcase. > > I'll be on an eastern US swing next week and would like to have my gitzo > cf monopod in my bag for longer lens R8 shots but don't want to see it > rejected or confiscated at a security checkpoint. > > Since the changeover to TSA I've noticed a much increased level of > professionalism and courtesy and they'll even inspect my ziplock bag of > film by hand (with swabs, as recently mentioned) without argument but I > haven't lately tried toting a monopod or tripod on board (as opposed to > in checked luggage). > > TIA, > > --Bob Baron / Oklahoma City > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html