On Fri, 18 Jul 2003, Mark Firestone wrote:
> I'm sure they'd have that poor computer in bits, (heh, pun intended) and
> still wouldn't let me on the plane with it. I wonder if I could get away
> with checked baggage... I tried that with a big clock in a duffel bag at
> Manchester (UK) airport, years ago. I got all my bags emptied in front of
> me for the trouble.
I brought a rather large East German computer from Germany to the US in
November of 2001. I got pulled aside in the UK just before boarding my
transfer flight to answer questions about it. I had to open the boxes
and show the security personnel what was inside. I explained who I was
and what I did, and after looking for a bit they must've concluded I
wasn't a terrorist and sent me on my way.
(At least they held the plane for me :)
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