airport security

Bothwell · Post by **Bothwell** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:11 am

About 2 years ago I was clearing out my garage and found an old syle cut-throat razor still in it's box dated 1942. I did not throw it away as I thought I might put it on ebay, the handle looks like scrimshaw, the blade is about 4 inches long and believe me it's still razor sharp. i threw it into an old kit bag I had. This week I had to travel to Grenoble in France, I was only going for one night so I took the smallest bag I had, one that I had not used for a couple of years.

Well I went to Grenoble, flew out of Birmingham on British Airways and returned from Lyon France next day, and guess what when I was unpacking friday night i found the razor, i had made the outward and return journey with a cut throat razor in my cabin baggage?????

So I am glad that with the new terrorist threats rising that we are really on the ball as far as airport security goes.:-5

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:18 am

Don't let that post get to the authorities! They will give you a medal for honesty and pin it to your prison jumper.

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:03 am

"Airport security"....isn't that kind of like "jumbo shrimp" or "girlie-man" or some such other oxymoron?

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:41 am

I'll put my reply in a new thread both to push the bad ones out and because it's a bit off-topic.

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:15 am

Bothwell wrote: About 2 years ago I was clearing out my garage and found an old syle cut-throat razor still in it's box dated 1942. I did not throw it away as I thought I might put it on ebay, the handle looks like scrimshaw, the blade is about 4 inches long and believe me it's still razor sharp. i threw it into an old kit bag I had. This week I had to travel to Grenoble in France, I was only going for one night so I took the smallest bag I had, one that I had not used for a couple of years.

Well I went to Grenoble, flew out of Birmingham on British Airways and returned from Lyon France next day, and guess what when I was unpacking friday night i found the razor, i had made the outward and return journey with a cut throat razor in my cabin baggage?????

So I am glad that with the new terrorist threats rising that we are really on the ball as far as airport security goes.:-5

Glad we don't have to fly out of "Brimingham" & or Lyon Airports here in USA.

The Airport security is far from perfect here in USA Airports, but it certainly has improved somewhat since 911. I feel pretty confident that the Security screeners here would have picked up a 4" blade of any sort in the xray machines. Two months ago my carry on bag went through the Airport screeners xray machine in CT, & it was stopped, re-xrayed again & then it actually was pulled off the conveyer belt. And it was opened & thoroughly "hand" searched by the screener. (Who had on new rubber gloves) He finally found my 2" long Silver Money clip, (with rounded edges, & no sharp points) that I had thrown in there so not to have "any metal" on me. They then "showed me" on their xray machine, how the clip got elongated to look like about a 5" long blade. I could see their concern!

After examining the clip they finally passed it through. It was extra effort on us all, but again I felt like they were doing their job more effeciently, & felt more secure!

Oh yeah, on the way back, I took the clip out of my pants pocket & put it in the personal trays they give you that go through the xray machine, NO PROBLEM!!!

cars · Post by **cars** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:58 pm

cars wrote: Glad we don't have to fly out of "Brimingham" & or Lyon Airports here in USA.

The Airport security is far from perfect here in USA Airports, but it certainly has improved somewhat since 911. I feel pretty confident that the Security screeners here would have picked up a 4" blade of any sort in the xray machines. Two months ago my carry on bag went through the Airport screeners xray machine in CT, & it was stopped, re-xrayed again & then it actually was pulled off the conveyer belt. And it was opened & thoroughly "hand" searched by the screener. (Who had on new rubber gloves) He finally found my 2" long Silver Money clip, (with rounded edges, & no sharp points) that I had thrown in there so not to have "any metal" on me. They then "showed me" on their xray machine, how the clip got elongated to look like about a 5" long blade. I could see their concern!

After examining the clip they finally passed it through. It was extra effort on us all, but again I felt like they were doing their job more effeciently, & felt more secure!

Oh yeah, on the way back, I took the clip out of my pants pocket & put it in the personal trays they give you that go through the xray machine, NO PROBLEM!!!

Continuation: Friday we took our visiting Daughter & Grandson to the Airport here in CT, to go back to FL. It was like a Zoo, people everywhere. Even thought it was extremely crowded, the Baggage screening security personnel thoroughly inspected all bags. The walk though people screener, went off when our Daughter carrying our Grandson went through it. She went through it again no problem, our Grandson waited on the side. Then he went through it by himself & off the buzzer went.

Upon checking closer, he had on a tiny BELT that had a (harmless) metal buckle. With that removed he went through with no problem. They even thoroughly screened a "2" year old. So it seems they are taking security much more seriously then prior 911.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:59 pm

Think what would have happened if they confiscated the razor going out, and you came back with a suspicious-looking beard?

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:13 pm

It's a good thing you didn't forget you had something dangerous like fingernail clippers in you cabin baggage.

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:54 am

grabs a soapbox, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

on return from france to scotland i was wearing my favourite boots, they're six inch heels & the heels are metal, i was asked to take them off to pass through security which is understandable & i had no objection to doing so

at the other side i retrieved my boots & asked security for a seat to put them back on, anyone that wears knee length boots with that size of heel understands that to put them back on is impossible without some degree of wiggling around

the guards all looked at each other smiled & said no, had i been travelling with a scotsman there would have been a riot, i smiled back said **** you, threw the boots over my shoulder & walked barefoot to departures

i hate airports

Bothwell · Post by **Bothwell** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:50 am

I did put on another forum Arnold that the one change I will make to my travel arrangements is the tunnel, the security is crap and if you get stuck in the middle you are 10 miles from either end.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:51 am

Buttercup, US security areas have chairs for passengers to use to put their shoes back on. Come visit.

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:51 am

Accountable wrote: Buttercup, US security areas have chairs for passengers to use to put their shoes back on. Come visit.

as one would expect

i certainly intend to visit america at some point, especially now i know i can wear my boots

thank you accountable, sorry for getting a bit off subject

Jives · Post by **Jives** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:40 am

I have a little "John Wayne" can opener on my keychain that came out of C-rations during WWII, and they confiscated that. It doesn't even have any sharp parts! What were they afraid of, I'd "Open" someone to death?

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:51 am

Jives wrote: I have a little "John Wayne" can opener on my keychain that came out of C-rations during WWII, and they confiscated that. It doesn't even have any sharp parts! What were they afraid of, I'd "Open" someone to death?
It's that "whole new can of worms" they're afraid of. :wah:

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:28 am

Far Rider wrote: Hey Jives man theres a weapon in front of every passenger on every airline in the world.

Can you guess what im talking about... remember your hand to hand training?
The passenger's bloody stump? (as in I'm gonna rip off your arm and beat you with the bloody stump!)

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:29 am

Of course for the passengers in the front seat it would have to be the pilots' bloody stump!

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:45 am

And then beat the rest of 'em with the bloody head, right?

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:51 am

Jives wrote: I have a little "John Wayne" can opener on my keychain that came out of C-rations during WWII, and they confiscated that. It doesn't even have any sharp parts! What were they afraid of, I'd "Open" someone to death?

Jives, this wasn't something from your Dad? By "confiscate" do you mean

you completely lost it? Wouldn't they let you mail it home or anything

like that?

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:04 pm

Far Rider wrote: Hey Jives man theres a weapon in front of every passenger on every airline in the world.

Can you guess what im talking about... remember your hand to hand training?
Let me guess Far. Do you roll it up nice and tight?