Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] film and travel
From: doug kim <yup@pacbell.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 11:44:04 -0700

sorry. didn't see the previous post. double bagging with those lead bags
sounds like the best option.

thanks,
doug

http://www.ricecracker.net

On 7/26/02 11:37 AM, "doug kim" <yup@pacbell.net> wrote:

> 
> FedEx and DHL have also started randonly x-raying packages using similar
> equipment found in airports.
> 
> "just live with it" is unfortunately  not a workable answer right now. i have
> a trip to rural china in a few months and i am still wondering how to safely
> get my high speed film there.
> 
> doug
> 
> http://www.ricecracker.net
> 
> 
> On 7/26/02 11:20 AM, "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> Ted's absolutely right about 'just live with it.' The reality is NOT going
>> to change because of our bitching. In fact, when next the terrorists
>> strike - and we all know they will - where ever and however they strike,
>> airport 'security' will get even 'tighter.'
>> 
>> But Ted left out one really good workaround - ship your film ahead to
>> yourself where ever you're going to be. And ship the exposed film home. So
>> far, that can be done without risking Xray exposure. I just FedEx my film to
>> wherever I'm going to be working, and at the end of each day of shooting
>> send it off for processing. It's another cost, but it sure makes life
>> easier.
>> 
>> B. D.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of
>> SthRosner@aol.com
>> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 12:19 PM
>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] film and travel
>> 
>> 
>> In a message dated 7/26/02 11:28:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> tedgrant@shaw.ca writes:
>> 
>>> At worse the film-fly thing is a big pain in the ass and there's any
>> number
>>>  of ways around it:
>>> 
>>>  Just live with it.
>>>  go early to the airport and live with it
>>>  buy film wherever you go and live with it.
>>>  buy film wherever you go and soup it on location and live with it
>>>  Stop whining, get on with the security thing and .....live!
>>>  Maybe!
>>> 
>>>  ted
>>> 
>> Hello again Ted. Not for the hard-working hard-pressed hard-drinking - I'll
>> stay out of the malt issue - professional, but you forgot another
>> alternative: the choo-choo train.
>> 
>> Just this morning mentioned to Mitch Zeissler that I'm thinking of coming to
>> Portland for the LHSA Annual Meeting and my meet with you, on the Empire
>> Builder and returning home on the Coast Starlight, Portland to Sacramento -
>> are you there Doug? - California Zephyr Sacramento to Chicago and home to
>> Albania New York on the Lake Shore Limited.
>> 
>> Ann, my SWMBO, doesn't know about this yet.
>> 
>> Seth     LaK 9
>> 
>> P.S. LUGFRIENDS, note the dates for the Leica Society's Annual Meeting,
>> Thursday October 6 through Sunday, October 9 in Portland OR. Our Ted is the
>> major
>> SWI = Speaker With Images - for the Saturday evening banquet. More later.
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