Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had my Tri X hand inspected at my local airport and at La Guardia on my return flight. No delay at all. Film was waiting on me when I got through. They were very courteous, polite and professional. They had a good attitude and smiled too. I made it a point to thank them and commented on how impressed I was. Richard Wasserman wrote: > > On Wednesday, December 11, 2002, at 08:48 AM, Ted Grant wrote: > >> In case: Ask for a hand inspection and that triggers getting it done >> at the >> expense of being almost stripped from shoes to a firm pat down to "every >> roll hand checked by an explosive detecting wand" and if you have 60 >> rolls >> or more it can mean standing there while the security person >> meticulously >> checks every roll slowly and efficiently. >> > Ted, > I've flown a couple times in the US recently and had very good > experiences getting my film hand examined. All I did was ask nicely, > mention that I had fast film, and a supervisor was called over to do > the exam. Everyone involved was quite friendly and quick, I think it > added about 4 minutes to the regular security check. As far as I can > tell there is a big difference between the Federal screeners, and the > people they had before. > Have a good flight, > Richard Wasserman > > -- > 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