[Trombone-l] FW: flying with double bag

[Al MacDonald]

Now I understand the question.  Sure, that would work.  So would
declaring that you have a live human liver for transplant, I guess.

Real security experts say that TSA does nothing for security.  It
does, however, lead us to bizarre thought experiments and strange
procedures, like shipping trombones ahead of time and putting guns in
trombone cases so nobody will open them.

It's all worth it, I guess, as long as we remain afraid.

Al

JA> On Feb 8, 2008 5:33 PM, Al MacDonald <alvinmacdonald at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Wouldn't go there.  Even before TSA (back around 1990) I was using a
>> starters pistol at a cycling track event in Redmond, Washington.
>> SEATAC security treated it exactly like a real gun.  After all, it
>> looks like a real gun, and no doubt could be used to take control of
>> an airplane, on the assumption that you wouldn't have to actually fire
>> it.
>>
>> Al MacDonald
>>

JA>   Well, the idea is that you declare at security that there is a
JA> starter's pistol in your checked bag.  This makes them follow a
JA> procedure that forbids any interim openings of the bag.  The inspect
JA> it in your presence, you lock it, they mark it, and it doesn't get
JA> re-opened until you reclaim it at your final destination.

JA> Seems like a lot of trouble.

JA> I'll probably just figure out how to be happy with just one trombone
JA> on the trip.

JA> Jeff