Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html