[Trombone-l] Tips on how to fly

[Hans du Plooy]

On Wed, 2006-05-03 at 18:25 -0500, Bill Dinwiddie wrote:
> By the way, do not lock any case or 
> luggage you may use, because the TSA people will break it open if they 
> decide to inspect your case. They broke the latch on our guitar player's 
> case and he did not even lock it. We knew it was the TSA who did it, because 
> they have to leave a little paper notice in your case after they inspect 
> your stuff.

And not pay for the damage?  Amazing what Americans let their
authorities get away with.

Hans