Shoddy Hardware (Was: Re: WW fixtures (was Re: "New" PDP-8))

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Wed Apr 3 15:01:52 2002

On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote:

> Doc,
>
> Mag makes some quite small flashlights now. I believe they have one
> that is keychain sized. That would be an aweful small gun barrel, plus
> if it's on your key chain, it goes in the basket when you go through the
> metal detector :-)

  That's what I carry. It's about 3" long, maybe 3/8" or 7/16" in
diameter. They won't let me on the plane with it. Had my friend who
works for United not been willing to come get it at the security gate
and store it for me, they'd have confiscated it. Now I put it, and my
little 2" Very Sharp Knife in my checked luggage.
  The truth is, I have absolutely no beef with that. I fly a lot. I
now get to the airport at least 2 hours before my flight. I often have
to spend an extra night out of town because of the added check-in time.
I don't schedule connecting flights less than 1 hour from scheduled
arrival to scheduled departure.
  And flying is a _much_ more pleasant experience. For the first time
in my experience, the flying public don't treat airport and airline
personnel like personal slaves. My aforementioned buddy has some unreal
statistics. Lost baggage is down over 60%. Complaints and claims
blaming the airlines for missed flights or connections are down nearly
75%. The airlines are more on-time, due to a lighter schedule.

  Wanna know what *really* throws security into a tizzy?
  Presentation transparencies, aka overhead projection foils.
Evidently, they show up just like plastic explosives on the scope. I
guarantee, they will NOT search your bag. Or let you open it, until
they do the sniffer thing. :^P

        Doc
Received on Wed Apr 03 2002 - 15:01:52 BST