Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gwpics@aol.com jotted down the following: > What really bugs the hell out of me at Heathrow (and Gatwick) is that they > insist that my bag goes through the machine no matter how many times I ask > for a hand search, and then they want it opened because they can't work out > what is in it! Surely if someone is offering to let them search it by hand > they should be grateful that the passenger has nothing to hide. As far as I'm concerned, the people working security at airline check-ins are there to protect me. They are doing their job, doing what they can to ensure that my ass gets to where it's supposed to be going, and not falling in eight pieces out of the sky from 30,000ft over the Atlantic. I always make a point to be polite, co-operative, courteous, and understanding when dealing with them: their's is a hell of a job. They have to walk the fine line between ensuring that they can find potentially dangerous items, in a minimally disruptive way, and dealing with tired and often short-tempered passengers. I wouldn't want to trade with them for five minutes. M. - -- Martin Howard | eVolving eMergent eThereal Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | eNthusiasm eVanescent ePhemeral email: howard.390@osu.edu | eFficacious eMbryolic ePochal www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +---------------------------------------