[Leica] Re:Billingham bags banned from u.s. domestic flights

[leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)]

Flying from the US to the EU, I was stopped by TSA agents.

TSA - How long have you had these cameras?

Me - About 3 or 4 seasons

TSA - Let me see your identifaction

Me - You don't need to see my identification, these aren't the cameras you
are looking for.

TSA - These aren't the cameras we're looking for

Me - I can go about my business

TSA - You can go about your business, move along, move along

See, it's easy.

Chris

ps - I like Moon8 the best



----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle Cassidy" Subject: [Leica] Billingham bags banned from u.s.
domestic flights


> Washington -- March 14, 2005
> The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today that camera bags
> made by the Billingham Photographg Luggage company (Nasdaq: LENS) would be
> barred from all flights whose origion or termination was within the
borders
> of the United States. The bags are popular with oweners of Leica Cameras
> (OTC: LEICF.PK) which have recently been barred from U.S. flights. "It has
> come to our attention," said Homeland Security spokesperson Thad Whitel,
> "that Leica cameras are manufactured in Germany -- a country which is not
> and never has been our ally. If they choose to side with the terrorists, I
> see no option but to remove their products from our flights to protect the
> safety of Americans in the air." As evidence of the dangers of Leica
> cameras, Whitel produced several examples of scandelous photographs
recently
> taken by American photographer Kyle Cassidy. "You won't need any further
> examples than these," Whitel said, producing enlargements of the photos.
The
> photos were all taken within the past 30 days:
>
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/moon8.jpg
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/coral1.jpg
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/moon1.jpg
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/coral2.jpg
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/moon2.jpg