Here on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean I was travelling from the UK
to Northern Ireland. I think it was checking in on the way back, at
Belfast International or City that the scanner guy said 'Is that a knife in
your
bag'. Umm yes it's just to peel an orange'. ' Stand back, get back from
the bag' or words to that effect as a least one security guard made a bee
line for me and my bag. I just froze on the spot. Yep there it was bare to
the world a common or garden domestic household knife that would cut butter
or peel an orange, but not much else.
Weslake-Monza 1330
In a message dated 09/06/2011 20:32:31 GMT Daylight Time,
khargreaves2 at gmail.com writes:
First off I noticed that the screener had taken an unusual interest in my
bag as it had passed through the machine. I thought nothing of it at
first
until he brought my bag to the counter and began to have the cop who was
there pull the bullets out on the table. Was I surprised. (Only the cop
was allowed to handle the bullets as they treated them like some form of
alien kryptonite).
After I explained the situation, fortunately they let me go (they of course
kept the bullets). They also said that I might be getting a fine from the
TSA (which never happened). Had this been an international flight, things
would have no doubt been worse for me.
The airport Police Officer was very nice about the whole thing, as were the
other representatives. It was a harrowing experience that I will never
forget.
And I was able to catch my flight.
Kirk
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