"alwayfishking" wrote in message
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Funny you said that, right after 9/11 I had a business trip to Ohio and
while I was there I stopped at the Bass Pro shops and unfortunately had my
credit card with me. 300.00 bucks later i was out the door. Could not stop
thinking that when my bag went through the x-ray machine it would make
every
alarm in there go off. But I was dead wrong they didn't even question it,
between the line and lures and hooks it had to look like a bomb. but not
as
much as a wait a second. Go figure.

I've given up trying to figure out airline security. I had to travel to
Anniston Alabama for Weapons of Mass Destruction training (4 days of
training, in LIVE VX gas and other nerve agents!) and I got stopped each and
every time, for one reason or another. One guy didn't like the fact that I
had two cigarette lighters in my laptop computer case...

So the last time I had to fly, I thought I had it figured out. I was
traveling light, with only one carry-on bag, so I removed my boots, belt,
everything that could remotely set off any alarms, stuffed them in the bag
and got in line. I handed the guard my ticket, she whipped out a green
marker, drew a line across my ticket and told me to stand against the wall
and wait for security to search me!

They then proceeded to dump out my bag, send everything through the x-ray
machine three or four times, while they discussed my terrorist potential.
They then piled everything at the end of the counter and wanded me until I
should have glowed in the dark, then they let me go. Boot laces flopping
and flying, I got to the plane as they were starting to close the door!

Do I look like that much of a security risk?
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com