Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, No, traveling for work has always been part of the fun. How else could I have experienced places such as Japan, the UK, Israel, South Africa,France, Taiwan etc.? Jerry Jim Hemenway wrote: > I'm not happy to be old enough to not work, but I AM happy to not have > to travel all over for work... post 9/11. > > jim > > Brian Reid wrote: >> I'm traveling with an M8 kit that includes 4 Leica brand M8 batteries. >> A few minutes ago I was pulled aside from the airport security check >> in the Frankfurt airport and taken downstairs in the B Wing of >> Terminal 1 to a little room where they do serious explosives checks. >> >> It took them at least 20 minutes to convince themselves that (a) the >> batteries were genuine Leica merchandise, and (b) it was not packed >> with explosives. They had no interest in the camera or the lenses, >> but the batteries worried them to death. They didn't know enough >> about M8s to know there was another battery inside it, so they didn't >> check that one. I think the security manager was not aware that Leica >> made digital cameras and so the idea that a Leica would need 3 extra >> batteries was very puzzling to him. They wouldn't let me touch it >> while they were examining it, and my German isn't good enough for me >> to succeed in explaining exotic details like "If you take off the >> baseplate you will see that it is not a film camera". >> >> Right now I'm in the United Red Carpet lounge, having given up trying >> to get Deutsche Telekom to accept my US T-Mobile wireless account and >> been forced to buy a 1-hour access pass to read my email. >> >> I suspect that if I'd tried to take a picture of any of the worried >> security people I'd be in jail right now. >> >> Brian Reid > > _