Lapland Clave TR: pretrip jetlag report from Sweden

On 5 Aug 2004 12:16:41 -0700, (Jonathan Cook) wrote:

Trust me on this -- he put himself through that, not the TSA. He did
NOT have to get up and walk through the metal detectors. All he had
to do was be wheeled around to the side and have someone scan him and
inspect the wheelchair. Plenty of wheelchair-bound people fly.

I saw the exact same thing Myron described happen to an elderly Japanese man
in ATL after a flight back from Tokyo. FWIW
--
Charlie...

"Charlie Choc" wrote in message
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On 5 Aug 2004 12:16:41 -0700, (Jonathan Cook) wrote:

Trust me on this -- he put himself through that, not the TSA. He did
NOT have to get up and walk through the metal detectors. All he had
to do was be wheeled around to the side and have someone scan him and
inspect the wheelchair. Plenty of wheelchair-bound people fly.

I saw the exact same thing Myron described happen to an elderly Japanese man
in ATL after a flight back from Tokyo. FWIW

Ah, the "telling him that he could NOT go through the scanner in the metal
chair, so he stood up and with the assistance of a cane, limped his way to the
doorway. Then she said he could NOT go through with the cane, as it was metal.
So, still smiling, he gave her the cane and held on to the frame of the scanner.
THEN she said he could NOT touch the scanner" consists of two cases. g

BTW, I think it's ****ty they would put someone through that. I'd sure like to
know why they feel that is necessary.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

"Charlie Choc" wrote in message
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On 5 Aug 2004 12:16:41 -0700, (Jonathan Cook) wrote:

Trust me on this -- he put himself through that, not the TSA. He did
NOT have to get up and walk through the metal detectors. All he had
to do was be wheeled around to the side and have someone scan him and
inspect the wheelchair. Plenty of wheelchair-bound people fly.

I saw the exact same thing Myron described happen to an elderly Japanese man
in ATL after a flight back from Tokyo. FWIW

Ah, the "telling him that he could NOT go through the scanner in the metal
chair, so he stood up and with the assistance of a cane, limped his way to the
doorway. Then she said he could NOT go through with the cane, as it was metal.
So, still smiling, he gave her the cane and held on to the frame of the scanner.
THEN she said he could NOT touch the scanner" consists of two cases. g

BTW, I think it's ****ty they would put someone through that. I'd sure like to
know why they feel that is necessary.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 16:16:09 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

consists of two cases. g

Nobody said this has been happening for years like lock lopping. I can
remember pushing a guy through security in a wheel chair with a 12 pack in his
lap "back in the day".
--
Charlie...

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 16:16:09 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

consists of two cases. g

Nobody said this has been happening for years like lock lopping. I can
remember pushing a guy through security in a wheel chair with a 12 pack in his
lap "back in the day".
--
Charlie...

"Charlie Choc" wrote...
"Tim J." wrote:

consists of two cases. g

Nobody said this has been happening for years like lock lopping.

And I STILL say it's been happening for years. I made no claims as to the rate
of occurrence, but I'll just bet this happened at a slower but regular rate
prior to Sept. 2001 and the PA. The fact that it didn't happen to YOU doesn't
mean it only happened once (well, with Scott's episode we know it happened at
least twice). I'm guessing that the airline must have received some kind of tip
about a bag similar to my wife's, or they saw something suspect during the
x-ray, and took what they deemed to be acceptable measures. Oddly enough, my
wife didn't feel outraged when it happened. ;-)
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

"Charlie Choc" wrote...
"Tim J." wrote:

consists of two cases. g

Nobody said this has been happening for years like lock lopping.

And I STILL say it's been happening for years. I made no claims as to the rate
of occurrence, but I'll just bet this happened at a slower but regular rate
prior to Sept. 2001 and the PA. The fact that it didn't happen to YOU doesn't
mean it only happened once (well, with Scott's episode we know it happened at
least twice). I'm guessing that the airline must have received some kind of tip
about a bag similar to my wife's, or they saw something suspect during the
x-ray, and took what they deemed to be acceptable measures. Oddly enough, my
wife didn't feel outraged when it happened. ;-)
--
TL,
Tim
------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

"Charlie Choc" wrote...
"Tim J." wrote:

consists of two cases. g

Nobody said this has been happening for years like lock lopping.

And I STILL say it's been happening for years. I made no claims as to the rate
of occurrence, but I'll just bet this happened at a slower but regular rate
prior to Sept. 2001 and the PA. The fact that it didn't happen to YOU doesn't
mean it only happened once (well, with Scott's episode we know it happened at
least twice). I'm guessing that the airline must have received some kind of tip
about a bag similar to my wife's, or they saw something suspect during the
x-ray, and took what they deemed to be acceptable measures. Oddly enough, my
wife didn't feel outraged when it happened. ;-)
--
TL,
Tim
------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 16:51:17 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:


"Charlie Choc" wrote...
"Tim J." wrote:

consists of two cases. g

Nobody said this has been happening for years like lock lopping.

And I STILL say it's been happening for years. I made no claims as to the rate
of occurrence,

My original question to you was about cutting locks off for *random* luggage
checks pre PA. I only said it hadn't happened to me or anyone I knew, not that
the airlines couldn't do it. They can (and could) also let the bomb squad
detonate your bag if they believe it is necessary, but I don't think they
randomly detonate a certain percentage. The difference between pre and post PA
is that pre the searches were for cause, post they are random as well as for
cause.
--
Charlie...

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 16:51:17 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:


"Charlie Choc" wrote...
"Tim J." wrote:

consists of two cases. g

Nobody said this has been happening for years like lock lopping.

And I STILL say it's been happening for years. I made no claims as to the rate
of occurrence,

My original question to you was about cutting locks off for *random* luggage
checks pre PA. I only said it hadn't happened to me or anyone I knew, not that
the airlines couldn't do it. They can (and could) also let the bomb squad
detonate your bag if they believe it is necessary, but I don't think they
randomly detonate a certain percentage. The difference between pre and post PA
is that pre the searches were for cause, post they are random as well as for
cause.
--
Charlie...