Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Using the Jedi mind control, are you? Hummmm .... Strong with the force you are. Yoda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 2:57 PM Subject: [Leica] Re:Billingham bags banned from u.s. domestic flights > Flying from the US to the EU, I was stopped by TSA agents. > > TSA - How long have you had these cameras? > > Me - About 3 or 4 seasons > > TSA - Let me see your identifaction > > Me - You don't need to see my identification, these aren't the cameras you > are looking for. > > TSA - These aren't the cameras we're looking for > > Me - I can go about my business > > TSA - You can go about your business, move along, move along > > See, it's easy. > > Chris > > ps - I like Moon8 the best > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kyle Cassidy" Subject: [Leica] Billingham bags banned from u.s. > domestic flights > > >> Washington -- March 14, 2005 >> The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today that camera bags >> made by the Billingham Photographg Luggage company (Nasdaq: LENS) would >> be >> barred from all flights whose origion or termination was within the > borders >> of the United States. The bags are popular with oweners of Leica Cameras >> (OTC: LEICF.PK) which have recently been barred from U.S. flights. "It >> has >> come to our attention," said Homeland Security spokesperson Thad Whitel, >> "that Leica cameras are manufactured in Germany -- a country which is not >> and never has been our ally. If they choose to side with the terrorists, >> I >> see no option but to remove their products from our flights to protect >> the >> safety of Americans in the air." As evidence of the dangers of Leica >> cameras, Whitel produced several examples of scandelous photographs > recently >> taken by American photographer Kyle Cassidy. "You won't need any further >> examples than these," Whitel said, producing enlargements of the photos. > The >> photos were all taken within the past 30 days: >> >> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/moon8.jpg >> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/coral1.jpg >> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/moon1.jpg >> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/coral2.jpg >> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/moon2.jpg > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >