Text 36746, 71 rader
Skriven 2006-08-14 20:30:16 av Björn Forsström (2:203/614.61)
  Kommentar till text 36743 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: Frank - take a break (was CELEBRATION!)
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>>happend in Helsinki Finland? They opened the suitcase and took the lighter
>>and
>> sent me a letter saying that if I want it back I have to come and get it

 JK> At least you had that choice! :) :)  Over here, there is NO way to get any
 JK> confiscated item sent to your home, left at the airport for pickup,
 JK> nothing.. it's like it is no longer your property.. what thieves.

Once I had a little pocket knife in my camera bag that they found in
Gothenburg and if Ijust have had the time I could have mailed it back home
but who has the time to do that when the flight is just about to leave.

>> because
>>this time I should have it in my pocket. Wonder if those guys really know
>>what they are doing.

 JK> I think you are right there :)  It's a ridiculous situation and I wouldn't
 JK> doubt the result of all this nonsense will be lack of air traffic.. I know
 JK> I'm in no hurry to use air flights again.

We're planning to go back to Thailand in Januari for another two months and
I really hope that it have calmed down by then and then I hope the new airport
in Bangkok might be ready and then it will be interesting to see about their
security. Then THEY might find the next thing so they don't have to take it
away in Finland.

>>One more strange thing is that due to a sickness I must take shots 5 times
>>per

 JK> Ouch, very sorry to hear that.

No big deal. Been doing that for about ten years now and having a needle in
my ass right now.

>>week so therefore I have to bring lots of needles and all kinds of
>>accessories
>> in my hand luggage and spending two months in Thailand that is at least 40
>>of everything but NEVER have I been asked about it, and what could I have
>>done
>> with all those injection needles, cannulae and what is really in those
>> ampoules?

 JK> Well the ONE good thing over here is that they have discluded medications
 JK> as long as they are properly labled (your name, the drug, doc's name,
 JK> etc.). I'll bet they _have_ confiscated over-the-counter asthma meds since
 JK> they don't have a prescription container.. just a guess.

Medicine is OK but what about all needles and cannulae?

>> Sure, I just love all this airport security.

 JK> Yep... a phoney safety..

You bet. If I *really* wanted to bring something aboard it wouldn't be any
problem. Filling my ampouls with liquid nitro for example and then I should
have 40 high explosives bombs.

>> Wonder what happend to that rather exclusive lighter they took from me in
>> Finland......

 JK> The airport or package inspector contractors probably made a pretty penny
 JK> on it
 JK> :(  It would be nice though to find out it's in storage somewhere at that
 JK> airport in Finland though :)

No, it isn't. After 30 days it wasn't posible for me to collect it so either
it's gone
forever or it's in a Fin customs home.

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