More people, less room for toys! :))
-John ================ > Where are you located? Maybe someone else could share the trip cost. > > Regards, > Tom > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Gottlieb" <n...@verizon.net> > To: <time-nuts@febo.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:41 AM > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] time-nuts Digest, Vol 93, Issue 96 > > >> I've found it easier to just ship items rather than have to deal with >> the >> inconsistency and hassle of TSA security. You never know what will give >> a >> problem, even in checked luggage. >> >> That is one reason I am driving to Dayton this year (a 12 hour trip) >> rather than flying commercial. Besides, with the 1 hour drive to the >> airport, 2 hour before flight arrival there, 1.5 hour flight, 2.5 hour >> layover, 45 minute flight, 30 minutes to get rental car it's not all >> that >> much more time! >> >> Peter >> >> >> On 04/18/12, Attila Kinali<att...@kinali.ch> wrote: >> >> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:31:21 -0700 >> Jim Lux <jim...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> Example: the round pointed school scissors in my daughter's backpack >>> getting on the plane in Rome? They were willing to let her take them, >>> but we said, nope, just throw them away, because next stop is Zurich, >>> and we KNOW that they won't make it past the inspection there. I got >>> tagged in Zurich before for having my toothpaste tube in a gallon bag, >>> instead of the required "no more than 1 liter" bag. >> >> Yes, Z�rich has become a pain. I remember, not too long ago, we >> went to the airport not earlier than half an hour before take off. >> And still had plenty of time. Nowadays, i calculate at least 2 hours >> before boarding. And often have to hurry along the way. >> It's gotten to the point where taking the train is faster, if you >> travel to within western europe. Even as far as Paris or Berlin. >> >> But.. that's becoming way too OT. >> >>> >>> So, carrying that oscilloscope on? If the inspector's fiance(e) just >>> ran off with a EE/CS major the night before, you're doomed. However, in >>> general, I've not had many problems with obvious commercially >>> manufactured gear. And oddly, not much problem with random piles of >>> protoboards and boxes with wires and cables stuffed into a backpack, as >>> long as there were no large "blobs" in the X-ray that weren't obviously >>> batteries on visual inspection. (Friends of mine say that trying to >>> carry on a small lead acid battery that looks like a brick is often a >>> challenge..especially if you've wrapped it in tape to hold it to the >>> circuit board. >> >> Ok. Good to know. I might consider flying over to the US for a short >> shopping tour then... Anyone willing to shelter a time-nut for a >> weekend? >> :-) >> >> Attila Kinali >> >> -- >> The trouble with you, Shev, is you don't say anything until you've saved >> up a whole truckload of damned heavy brick arguments and then you dump >> them all out and never look at the bleeding body mangled beneath the >> heap >> -- Tirin, The Dispossessed, U. Le Guin >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.