> I mean, there was nothing said--no looks--nothing at all! We > were surprised and felt a little "unsecure." flying from that airport. But, > maybe they knew that there was a bunch of piano techs flying out, and knew > what to look for. ??? What is even scarier - maybe you even LOOK like a piano technician! LOL Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "John M. Formsma" <jformsma@dixie-net.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 8:35 AM Subject: RE: traveling with tuning tools > Roger and list, > > << I fly quite a bit with a full tool kit, it always has to go > baggage. The box is pad locked, but as of yet not any real problems, even > across borders.>> > > Last year, a couple of friends and I flew from Memphis to Arlington. My two > friends had their tool cases, aluminum with SATs and lots of meta tools. > When we went through Memphis security, security personnel briefly questioned > one about who he was. He had to sign some paper, giving his name and address > and maybe the purpose of his trip. No big deal at all, surprisingly, > considering the amount of metal and the SATIII. He was allowed to carry that > toolcase on with him. However, out of Arlington, nobody asked a single > question about his case, which had a few more metal tools in it he had > bought there. I mean, there was nothing said--no looks--nothing at all! We > were surprised and felt a little "unsecure." flying from that airport. But, > maybe they knew that there was a bunch of piano techs flying out, and knew > what to look for. ??? > > John Formsma > Blue Mountain, MS > > mailto:jformsma@dixie-net.com >
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