[lace] travels by air and US customs

2005-04-29 Thread Jane Partridge
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Barbara Joyce
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They're
combination locks that you can set with your favorite number, but they also
have a keyhole at the bottom. In theory, only TSA has a key that will open
them. The idea is that TSA can get into your luggage, but baggage handlers
(and others) can't. I'm not sure I'm convinced, 

Neither would I be - most combination locks don't need a key to get
into, just a good ear! My father in law was a locksmith, and so DH is
well-clued on such matters - so when our daughters ended up with
combination locks on the - hmm, they're not chains, more like a length
of plastic coated metal - things for securing their bikes to lampposts,
etc we had a demonstration of how easy it was to unlock them, even
without knowing the number set. In any case, if TSA can have master
keys, who is to say one (at least) can't 'go astray' into dishonest
hands? I think I'll stay a land-lubber!
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Jane Partridge


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[lace] travels by air and US customs

2005-04-29 Thread Margot Walker
On Friday, April 29, 2005, at 06:05  AM, Jane Partridge wrote:
 I think I'll stay a land-lubber!
You don't need to stay a land-lubber, you only need to avoid travelling 
to the States.

Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
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Re: [lace] travels by air and US customs

2005-04-29 Thread robinlace
Most of us travel with fabric suitcases, so a determined thief merely 
has to take a knife to it.  The purpose of a lock, on a suitcase or a 
car, is merely to convince the thief to try an easier target.  If the 
thief wants your luggage (car, house, bicycle, whatever), he'll take it 
no matter what lock you have on it.

Robin P.
Los Angeles, California, USA
(formerly  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
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From: Jane Partridge [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Neither would I be - most combination locks don't need a key to get
 into, just a good ear! My father in law was a locksmith, and so DH is

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[lace] travels by air and US customs

2005-04-29 Thread Janice Blair
I know that we cannot lock a case in the US but is it still possible to lock 
your cases when returning from Europe?  
 
I have waited at O'Hare to see my cases go through the xray machine and have 
seen them opened.  In which case I definitely wait until they are finished 
before going through security myself.  I have also opened my cases at the other 
end on trips within the US to find the notice from the TSA to say they had been 
searched.  I have also seen things on the carousel that are wrapped in plastic 
but I assumed they had done that to boxes and cases that they were unable to 
secure after forcing them open to be searched.
 
I am off to France via Heathrow/Gatwick next Friday so it is good to be up to 
date with all the rules and regulations.  I thought of Tamara when she was off 
to see her son as it was around the time they banned carry-on of lighters. 
Could see her gasping for a fag at the end of that journey if she had to wait 
to buy some matches. :-) BTW, they have to be cardboard matches that you are 
allowed to carry on.
 
Now for lace content: I am manning a craft table at St. Johns Episcople church, 
N. Wille St., in Mt. Prospect tomorrow selling lace pictures along with all 
sorts of stuff from my lace guild.  If it is quiet on the sale front I will be 
demonstrating lace making, all the better to push my pictures to the 
non-lacemakers that will the there.  I am told I will be given the best 
position by the windows.  I think I will track my time lacemaking so I can use 
the demo hours for IOLI.
Janice
 


Janice Blair
Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA

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[lace] travels by air and US customs

2005-04-29 Thread Margot Walker
On Friday, April 29, 2005, at 02:44  PM, Janice Blair wrote:
I know that we cannot lock a case in the US but is it still possible to 
lock your cases when returning from Europe?
I'm going to move this to Chat and reply there.

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[lace] travels by air and US customs

2005-04-29 Thread Margot Walker
On Friday, April 29, 2005, at 03:48  PM, Barbara Joyce wrote:
Margot, I was afraid someone would do that. IMHO, this discussion is
relevant to lace since many of us are planning to go to the IOLI
convention this summer, and there are many other opportunities for lace
study through the world that may require air travel. I don't read 
chat, so
now I might miss out on some information that would be most helpful in 
my
lace study/travel.

Barbara
Here's what I posted to Chat:
On Friday, April 29, 2005, at 02:44  PM, Janice Blair wrote:
I know that we cannot lock a case in the US but is it still possible to 
lock your cases when returning from Europe?

A few weeks ago there was quite a long thread going about this on
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g186338-i17-London_England.html
It seems that all (?) European countries (at least the UK for sure) and 
Canada want you to lock your suitcases.  The US seems to be the only 
country that wants them unlocked.

By the way, the tripadvisor.com web site is great.  There are chat 
forums for practically every place in the world where you can ask 
questions and get them answered.  And the hotel part of the site has 
reviews of hotels/resorts written by people who've stayed in them and 
reviews copied from various guide books.  Take a look.

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[lace] travels by air and US customs

2005-04-28 Thread
I haven't ever tried shrink-wrapping my luggage, but did have my luggage
locked on a recent domestic trip. Airport Security (now U.S. Gov't
employees) wanted it unlocked and then they searched through everything. I
locked my luggage because I thought it would just be x-rayed and our (New
Orleans) had some security people arrested for stealing things from
luggage. So I guess what I'm saying is that if you try to wrap your luggage
in plastic wrap, they will probably want to cut it. The best you can hope
for is that you'll be present when or if it's searched.
 
Beth McCasland
Metairie, Louisiana, USA

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Re: [lace] travels by air and US customs

2005-04-28 Thread Barbara Joyce
Replying to Beth's post and also following-up on my response to Liz,

I understand that there are now some locks approved by TSA. They're
combination locks that you can set with your favorite number, but they also
have a keyhole at the bottom. In theory, only TSA has a key that will open
them. The idea is that TSA can get into your luggage, but baggage handlers
(and others) can't. I'm not sure I'm convinced, but if this interests you,
see:

http://www.tsa.gov/public/display?content=0900051980082cb5

Follow the links for more information.

Barbara Joyce

Snoqualmie, WA
USA


 I haven't ever tried shrink-wrapping my luggage, but did have my luggage
 locked on a recent domestic trip. Airport Security (now U.S. Gov't
 employees) wanted it unlocked and then they searched through everything. I
 locked my luggage because I thought it would just be x-rayed and our (New
 Orleans) had some security people arrested for stealing things from
 luggage. So I guess what I'm saying is that if you try to wrap your luggage
 in plastic wrap, they will probably want to cut it. The best you can hope
 for is that you'll be present when or if it's searched.
 
 Beth McCasland
 Metairie, Louisiana, USA

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