Keys

[Cordialtea]

From the vortex Board- American Airport Security at its finest!

Cordialtea

FYI Just read in the paper that a guy had his vw/audi type key confiscated by airport security. Asked why? because "it has a switchblade mechanism". So I guess if your traveling by air, better to put your key in your checked baggage. Course if you're not checking your bags....

[Canadian Turbo]

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Thats funny, but I guess in reality the switchblade is not the trouble any key could be used to stab someone so all keys should be banned then.

[Cordialtea]

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Yep.They took my Mom's nail file she forgot was in her purse at Comox Airport when she came to visit in May.

Cordialtea

[tintin]

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Yep.They took my Mom's nail file she forgot was in her purse at Comox Airport when she came to visit in May.

Cordialtea

....because we all know that Comox is a terrorist haven for people like Cordialtea's Mom.


On another note, I've gotten a keychain swiss army knife through Heathrow, Stanstead (London), Hahn (Frankfurt), Skavaska (Stockholm) and Venice - all since 2001. I simply forgot it was on my keychain.

[Cordialtea]

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Tintin You so Funny ROFLMAO!

You Lucky person to have been over in Europe I am so jealous I so want to go over to Europe it has been my dream since I was 16 now I'm 35. I hope to get over now before I'm 40.

[Kor]

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....because we all know that Comox is a terrorist haven for people like Cordialtea's Mom.


On another note, I've gotten a keychain swiss army knife through Heathrow, Stanstead (London), Hahn (Frankfurt), Skavaska (Stockholm) and Venice - all since 2001. I simply forgot it was on my keychain.

Yes a friend and I both have taken knives through US security on keychains, they inspect my shoes with 3 kinds of devices but keychains just slide right past em.

[LaDubDude]

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My last trip to the USA was during orange alert. I got to the states and back before a Canada Customs official noticed that my ID had expired. Go figure . . .

Also, nobody seemed to care about my camera gear going on the flight (a LOT of gear), but they were very interested in my Saucony running shoes. Whatever . . . you can stuff enough C4 into a wrist watch to blow a hole in one of those planes and take it out of the sky (says a military EOD expert) . . . anybody can. I'm convinved that airport security is just a facade to quell public demand for more stringent measures since 9/11 etc. Let's face it, locks are for honest people - if you really want in, no amount of security that still allows the general public access to any given facility is anywhere near effective.

C'mon . . . somebody could throw any number of highly toxic substances into a number of city's water supplies with a little effort, but flying to Toronto requires a cavity search. Sure, there needs to be higher security in airports - i'm all for it - but legislators need to get their heads out of their asses and realize that airports are not the easiest targets nor are they the most dangerous.

[Smarty39]

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Very well said

[Cordialtea]

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here, Here I totally Agree. Did you see the article about the Guys who dug a Tunnel from BC to Washington State to smuggle drugs? The Canadians and Americans knew it was going on byut wanted to see if they would really made it they did.

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[James]

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Airport security in europe is WAY more slack than in NA...and if you're traveling within the EU they dont even id you practically!

[LaDubDude]

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Airport security in europe is WAY more slack than in NA...and if you're traveling within the EU they dont even id you practically!

I've heard . . . and cheaper too.