Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Okay, okay, Ted & John, I surrender. I'm new to photography and my class instructor said to do what I did as he said all film will be destroyed by the scanners. I WAS polite, just extremely firm. I did say 'yes sir' and also said 'I realize you are just doing your job'. The point wasn't to create a p_____g match with security, it was just to get what I THOUGHT I needed and WAS entitled to. I didn't think about making it harder on those of you who make a living. Back off already, I'm sorry. I don't travel by air that much, so from now on I'll buy my film when I arrive. Actually the reason behind it all was that for my assignment, my instructor said to get some EDL pictures while at the airport, and he said the film would probably be ruined if I let them scan it. I am now a little bit more educated and won't push it again. Having said all that, however, I will add that I really wouldn't mind missing a flight and spending a day in security just to prove a principle. Personally I think we give-in too easily too often, and sometimes there is a price to pay to maintain your freedom. For those that are too young to remember, Freedom is not free. And I'm talking US airports here. I'm not stupid either. If traveling to another country (which in 50 yrs I have never done (except in uniform)) I would be the most compliant, humble traveler on the flight. Larry - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html