A while ago, a co worker of mine was told by TSA he couldn't take his shaving razor on board. He took it back to the ticket counter where the agent boxed it for him & it was shipped as baggage !
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amita Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Awaiting takeoff >I heard that the TSA here in the States sells the things they > confiscate on ebay. Do a search for "NTSA" on ebay and see what comes > up. > > Amita > > On Dec 3, 2007 2:57 PM, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> they can't just take these things, Frank. They have to give them back. >> I went through Gatwick about a year ago and forgot that I was carrying >> a Swiss Army knife. They took it off me, but gave it back when I >> returned. >> >> -- >> Bob >> >> [...] >> > >> > I haven't flown for over two years. Last time it was with my bike, >> > and I put my bike's U-lock in my carry-on so it wouldn't rattle >> around >> > and hurt my bike (which was boxed and checked). They confiscated >> it. >> > Said I could use it as a "bludgeon". >> > >> > I tried to explain that a pen would make a better weapon than a >> lock, >> > but the nice man disagreed. >> > >> > $40 down the tubes. >> > >> > Oh well. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
