Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam Bridge wrote: >>> Oh boy - I think it's one of the most stupid ideas of the (young) century. I work when I'm on the plane. No carry-on means no brief-case, no computer, no work materials. Will I be allowed to carry on a novel? Women carry on purses?>>>>> Hi David, Sorry mate, but under the circumstances you may not have any choice as it isn't just someone on the LUG making this up, it happens to be an assessment being considered by your Government and mine and the airlines. > This is STUPID STUPID STUPID.<<<<< I suppose, however what choice do you have? > People can't make risk assesments at all it seems.<<<, I guess not, but might you suggest one, sir. > Do you think someone couldn't sneak a weapon in via their shoe? Shall we all board naked? (I pity the people who'd have to see ME).<<<< Now that's a hell of a good idea, be a wild ride in the wild blue yonder! ;-) Naked you say, hmmmmmm well now ! jeeeesh I suppose there'd be good, bad and ugly passengers in that case! ;-) > Can we get a sense of perspective.......PLEASE?????<<<<< Well now lad, I am and I'm sure many here, are open to any reasonable sense of perspective, certainly when some of us carry a half dozen Leica's in the shoulder bag on the plane and what we'll be doing in the future. We know some of our members have been allowed to carry their gear on board in the past few days, that doesn't mean it will not be changed. Simply because, when heads of governments and airlines get together and it's decided "no carry on baggage" we aren't going to have much choice. And getting all in a huff over it isn't going to do anything but get ones blood pressure up and not accomplish anything but possibly a heart attack! Imagine a no carry on flight, " Naked Truth 101!" ;-) ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html