[time-nuts] time-nuts Digest, Vol 93, Issue 96

Tom Miller tmiller at skylinenet.net
Wed Apr 18 16:03:49 UTC 2012


Where are you located? Maybe someone else could share the trip cost.

Regards,
Tom


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Gottlieb" <nerd at verizon.net>
To: <time-nuts at febo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] time-nuts Digest, Vol 93, Issue 96


> I've found it easier to just ship items rather than have to deal with the 
> inconsistency and hassle of TSA security.  You never know what will give a 
> problem, even in checked luggage.
>
> That is one reason I am driving to Dayton this year (a 12 hour trip) 
> rather than flying commercial.  Besides, with the 1 hour drive to the 
> airport, 2 hour before flight arrival there, 1.5 hour flight, 2.5 hour 
> layover, 45 minute flight, 30 minutes to get rental car it's not all that 
> much more time!
>
> Peter
>
>
> On 04/18/12, Attila Kinali<attila at kinali.ch> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:31:21 -0700
> Jim Lux <jimlux at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Example: the round pointed school scissors in my daughter's backpack
>> getting on the plane in Rome? They were willing to let her take them,
>> but we said, nope, just throw them away, because next stop is Zurich,
>> and we KNOW that they won't make it past the inspection there. I got
>> tagged in Zurich before for having my toothpaste tube in a gallon bag,
>> instead of the required "no more than 1 liter" bag.
>
> Yes, Z�rich has become a pain. I remember, not too long ago, we
> went to the airport not earlier than half an hour before take off.
> And still had plenty of time. Nowadays, i calculate at least 2 hours
> before boarding. And often have to hurry along the way.
> It's gotten to the point where taking the train is faster, if you
> travel to within western europe. Even as far as Paris or Berlin.
>
> But.. that's becoming way too OT.
>
>>
>> So, carrying that oscilloscope on? If the inspector's fiance(e) just
>> ran off with a EE/CS major the night before, you're doomed. However, in
>> general, I've not had many problems with obvious commercially
>> manufactured gear. And oddly, not much problem with random piles of
>> protoboards and boxes with wires and cables stuffed into a backpack, as
>> long as there were no large "blobs" in the X-ray that weren't obviously
>> batteries on visual inspection. (Friends of mine say that trying to
>> carry on a small lead acid battery that looks like a brick is often a
>> challenge..especially if you've wrapped it in tape to hold it to the
>> circuit board.
>
> Ok. Good to know. I might consider flying over to the US for a short
> shopping tour then... Anyone willing to shelter a time-nut for a weekend?
> :-)
>
> Attila Kinali
>
> -- 
> The trouble with you, Shev, is you don't say anything until you've saved
> up a whole truckload of damned heavy brick arguments and then you dump
> them all out and never look at the bleeding body mangled beneath the heap
> -- Tirin, The Dispossessed, U. Le Guin
>
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