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Re: [Spridgets] And Now This (Delta Soldiers Weapons)

To: khargreaves2@gmail.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] And Now This (Delta Soldiers Weapons)
From: WeslakeMonza1330@aol.com
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 16:49:48 -0400 (EDT)
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@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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