[Leica] Rapidwinder warning

[glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)]

LUGers,

No, it is not closed Ted.  I want to know WTF makes Tom's Rapidwinder to 
be considered a WMD?  I have one on my M6
and cannot figure out why one should cause an airport security official 
to have an erection and confiscate it?

The world wants to know, so tell us!

Jerry
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> Fear not John,
> Put the original base plate on the camera after loading film, throw it 
> in your camera bag and pack the Rapid Winder in your checked baggage. 
> Camera is still ready to function at a moments need. Oh and it'll save 
> your blood pressure and heart going into "Killer mode" due to 
> frustration attempting to deal with the highly trained and super alert 
> airport security personnel.
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> I suppose it's the easiest and simplest way of avoiding the plague of 
> Neanderthals who make our skyways secure? The chances it'll arrive is 
> far greater packed in your checked bags than trying to cope with a 
> brain vacuumed airport security sub-human!
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> Obvously I don't have the time of the day for them having any common 
> sense logic whatsoever. They aren't any brighter than those security 
> people doing the same job before the air / building disaster. They're 
> minimum wage, minimum intelligence and in many cases damn poorly trained.
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> Yep some are OK and cool people under any number of circumstances. 
> Just plain down to earth real nice folks and still do their job far 
> more efficient than "Nerdville Ned!" And don't p.... you off!
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> However try and find one real cool good guy or gal when "Nerdville 
> Ned" goes ballistic when he flips out the film advancing lever of a 
> "Weapon of Mass Destruction Rapid Winder." By gosh I bet Saddam and 
> old Osama carried rapid Winders!   There's the problem right there!
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> Save a simple everyday heart attack over a no-brain-nerd and pack the 
> Rapid Winder! Case closed!
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