There's another problem with putting lots of books or magazines together in a suitcase--they may fail X-ray inspection. The clay coating of glossy paper is X-ray opaque and a stack of them looks the same as a big, metal box.
I had that problem at Heathrow, years before 9-11. I'd bought a bunch of back issues of a needlecraft magazine and divided the lot between my 2 suitcases--both of them failed X-ray and had to be thoroughly searched. The inspector doesn't know *why* they were flagged by the machinery (but told me it was probably the magazines), so has to examine everything. Since I'd been in England 2 weeks, combining a meeting, some work-related research, general tourism, the Springett's lace fair, and the needlework expo, my luggage was *quite* full. I'd spent all evening trying to fit everything in "just so", and had a devil of a time getting it all back in after the inspection without missing my plane! Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > control - all in sign language. There, on a table, was my > suitcase of books. They handed me a cutter and indicated I should remove the shrink > wrap, open the combination lock and unzip the bag. They opened every book (there > were about 30) and flipped through them. Then, let me close and lock the > bag. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
