Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/31

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Cameras as checked luggage
From: George Huczek <ghuczek@sk.sympatico.ca>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 19:16:59 -0600
References: <39FF3222.7B5C6F7C@earthlink.net> <B6249690.8944%howard.390@osu.edu>

At 03:27 PM 31/10/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>I travel a lot with expensive gear in Halliburton cases. It's not usually 
>cameras; it's usually electronic gear.
>
>I used to do the suitcase-in-a-suitcase trick, but for the last 10 years 
>I've done it another way, that is much less work for me. I use only white 
>cases; I paint them white if I can't buy white ones. I put a red Biohazard 
>label on both sides of the case, and I add a label that says "Medical 
>samples" and another saying "AID Center for Disease Evaluation". I've never 
>had a problem. After I pick up the checked bag and I'm ready to use it on 
>the job I tape a real label over the fake biohazard labels. 
>
>

Nice idea.  Once this gets around, I wonder how much biohazard equipment
will start getting ripped off from airport terminals.

In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Cameras as checked luggage)
Message from Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu> ([Leica] Cameras as checked luggage)