Joerg wrote:
> Joel Kolstad wrote:
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>> "Jan Panteltje" wrote in message
>> news:f3n3gc$lih$1@news.datemas.de...
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>>> Water bottles forbiden from now on, oops, thea and coffee too....
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>> Here in the U.S. water and other food is OK if it's been purchased in
>> the "secure" area...
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> I always bring the good stuff, from home. Hasn't been a problem yet.
> Place in separate large clear ziplock bags and spread out openly. Got me
> some kudos a couple times. "Look, folks, this here is how it's supposed
> to be."
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>
>> ... and I think *most* airport screeners would let you through with
>> an empty bottle that you filled from the water fountains in the secure
>> area.
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> Worked for me, so far. But the first time I had a wee bit of water left
> in it and they took it away even though it was under 3oz.
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>> In the U.K. I've read that you can't really take anything on board
>> anymore... no laptops, DVD players, food, etc... I guess books are
>> still OK...
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>> And they say the terrorists aren't winning?
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> Long term they won't be winning. I grew up in Germany and they had a bad
> bout with terrorism in the 70's. Really bad. Pretty frightening, I'd be
> looking into the barrel of an automatic weapon every day at the border,
> held by a trembling young lad from their border patrol. Did the
> terrorists win? Nope. Many of them are still thinking about their
> "mighty acts" behind bars. The patrol points are long gone, life went
> back to normal. Except that now another set of terrorists is creeping up
> and many Europeans seem blissfully unaware at this point. Or maybe they
> don't want to see it, I don't know.
>
last trip I found out that pudding cups were verbotten... :-(
Charlie |