Official request to repeat the B word at the airport

[doodab]

I don't even try to take liquids through any more, although I do like to leave half empty water bottles in my bag if I can, to keep them on their toes.

I felt a bit sorry for the guy with a micrometer I saw the other day, they wouldn't let him take it on because it was "sharp". It was sharper than their minds, I'll give them that.

I am surprised they allow LiPo batteries on planes to be honest. Far more dangerous than nail scissors in the right hands.

[Pondlife]

Well at least the customs staff smelt nice the next day.

It's not customs, it's airport security. There is a world of difference.

Customs don't care what you take on a plane as long as you've paid paid tax.

Airport security have no power themselves, get paid a pitance and will find any excuse to make your life miserable if you give them enough rope. As per the article.

P1ss off customs when you're coming back in to the country and you're in for a whole world of pain. These people can decend on your home on a whim.

[SupremeSpod]

I don't even try to take liquids through any more, although I do like to leave half empty water bottles in my bag if I can, to keep them on their toes.

I felt a bit sorry for the guy with a micrometer I saw the other day, they wouldn't let him take it on because it was "sharp". It was sharper than their minds, I'll give them that.

I am surprised they allow LiPo batteries on planes to be honest. Far more dangerous than nail scissors in the right hands.

I once boarded a plane to Israel with £150k worth of test equipment and 6 prototype STB circuit boards in my hand luggage. Had to get the Captains approval - he was very interested in the gubbins.

Which was nice.

I think the note written in Hebrew from NDS helped...

Along the lines of "We employ a lot of people in Jerusalem, don't piss us off"...

[thunderlizard]

That article is in the Spectator this week too. Somebody's going to get a telling off about that.

and I'm not even sure it's covered by the Secret Daily Mail Editorial Formula Tube Map.