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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You guys are travelling by the wrong =
mode. Gotta go
by ship. When I go onto the big cruise ships to service pianos, I go =
with my
electronic instrument, big pocket knife, coiled wires, etc. - it goes =
through
the radar thingee and they never even want to look. Go =
figure.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=sarah@gendernet.org =
href="mailto:sarah@gendernet.org">Sarah Fox</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 04, 2004 =
11:11
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Traveling with =
tools</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Del,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A digital caliper?! =
Geez!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Did you ever figure out whether that =
was a
"listed" item? By that, I mean that the taps were actually =
listed in the
drill bit category, which is verbotten. Are measurement devices
placed on a verbotten list too? Perhaps the problem was =
that you
had an item of unrecognizable electronics that they thought might be a =
bo*mb
or a remote control of some sort? Would a dial-type caliper have =
passed
through more easily?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I sometimes need to travel with odd =
tools and/or
measurement devices and would like to know how to avoid these problems =
in the
future. Does anyone know where we can find an =
exhaustive list
of prohibited items?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW, back in the late 1980's, I once =
had to
travel overseas with a large carry-on bag full of electronic =
equipment,
much of it home-built. Anticipating trouble from security, I =
remember
carrying letters from department heads, explaining that I needed the =
equipment
for my research. Do screeners pay attention to letters and/or
professional documentation, these days?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The future of aviation should be =
interesting to
watch. First, there was Southwest Airlines, with stewartesses in =
hotpants and gogo boots. Now there's Air Hooters (or whatever =
they're
called). Soon there will be NudeAir -- 'cuz we may as well be =
travelin'
nude anyway. ;-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>