Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They've been seeking out C4 plastique for the last couple of years. It has something to do with with a plan from the mid-90s in Manilla that came to light a few years ago. For what its worth, Phoenix is the testing port for a lot of new policies. Hope the gum survived ; ) Parker On 3/27/08, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> wrote: > > Frank, > Aaaah! Niederegger L?becker Marzipan - the very best! > Maybe it goes back to a case at BOAC many years ago - someone discovered > that drugs embedded im Marzipan fooled the noses of sniffer dogs, after > that, some aircrews were caught smuggling narcotics hidden in oranges. > > Douglas > > > FRANK DERNIE wrote: > > I got a big reaction to marzipan bars in my hand luggage (I often bring > some home to England from Germany)! I assume they thought they were plasic > explosive. Great amusement when they saw what they actually were! > > Frank > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: joe leung <jcyleung8@shaw.ca> > > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > > Sent: Thursday, 27 March, 2008 6:17:55 AM > > Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: Weird TSA Luggage Search > > > > Greg, > > > > Checking for plastic explosives? > > > > Joe L > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: lug-bounces+jcyleung8=shaw.ca@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > >> bounces+jcyleung8=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of GREG LORENZO > >> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 8:41 PM > >> To: Leica Users Group LUG > >> Subject: [Leica] OT: Weird TSA Luggage Search > >> > >> I'm just back from flying down to Phoenix to assist my parents in > getting > >> back home to Calgary. As usual, my girl's presented me with 'a list of > >> their demands' which I always get when I travel somewhere without them. > >> One of the list items I packed into my checked luggage for them was a > >> multipack of Canel's gum. The Canel's package consists of 50 or so > >> individual cellophane wrapped packages of a chicklet like gum not > >> available here in Canada. > >> > >> Well the good TSA people at Sky Harbor decided to cut open about a > dozen > >> of these leaving the remains to be scattered in my bag. For some reason > >> they mostly opened the white (spearmint) packages? > >> > >> I'm not sure why they did this as they didn't bother to enclose a note > of > >> explanation. Funny, if a bit annoying. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG. > >> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.0/1344 - Release Date: > 3/26/2008 > >> 8:52 AM > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >