Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David, Explosive residues are forever. The TSA tests go down to PPM and getting all the nitrates out will be sysiphian in nature. You will never get that case on a commercial flight. Now, non commercial flights should be fine. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 8/11/06, David Young <telyt@telus.net> wrote: > > Hi Frank! > > You wrote: > > > >Get Insurance. If not, prepare to lose whatever is inside your bag, > >and get paid for a claim of only a small fraction of its worth. > > > >What insurance? Where? How much? Those are the type of questions > >to get responses to.....and fast..... > > "All risk" insurance, I have. However, what I don't have is the > desire to make a claim. I'd rather have my gear, when I get there! > > >The whole concept/idea/lunacy of thinking that you can put a case > >that has had explosive nitrates into an airplane in this era, is > >beyond my comprehension.... it was a joke, right? > > Not entirely - though it was offered with my tongue firmly planted in my > cheek! > > The case is real and would be good for the purpose. I understand that > it has contained explosive, though not for many years. It should be > possible to clean it to a satisfactory level, though, I'd rather not > have to worry about such things when I get to the airport. > > Fortunately, I have found a better case, without a history of > nitrates, which will work. Problem solved! :-) > > I'm still wondering about locks, on flights which do not involve the > USA and it's TSA rules. > > Cheers! > --- > > David Young, > Logan Lake, CANADA > > Limited Edition Prints at: http://www.telyt.com/ > Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >