[Leica] now x-ray damage

[red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone)]

My opinion.....

Attempting to avoid the protective services of the guys at TSA is stupid
behavior.  At best it saves you a few minutes of time,.  At worse, you get
to have Bubba do a  full body search with cavity inspection. 

It begs to ask the obvious question.....
Why not get to the airport a few minutes early and ask for hand inspection? 

Frank Filippone
Red735i at earthlink.net


Prior to the full body x-ray scanner I would roll all film in plastic
containers (or just bring 120) and line my pockets in preparation for the
metal detector.  I learned from my people in the hood that baggy pants and a
long shirt will conceal most anything you desire.  The X-ray full body
scanners make this tactic impractical.  Once I went through one holding all
my film in my hand, (4 rolls per hand), because I knew the Compton
scattering effect creating the scanner image would be mostly attenuated by
the thin metal cans.  I haven't tried that again yet, maybe for the
Christmas trip to CA.