More adventures in common sense … with a happy ending

 

By modern aviation security rules, these items are considered a threat. Indeed, I can see how an individual or group armed with these items can over power the crew and passengers of an airplane. Right. Of course, according to the laws of most civilized countries, these are considered absolutely harmless for people of most ages.

This little tool set was confiscated.

The irony is that I already had passed one standard security check and this one was an extra one. Also, just behind me the just let a bunch of folks through to thin out the back-up. So, how serious could this check be?

The silver lining on this dark cloud of idiocy is the extreme kindness of the security guys near gate 27 at Heathrow today. They apologized for having to take it. When I asked the gate personnel if I could check my bag at the gate, they showed me the chute nearby just for that. Then, the security guy kindly accompanied me and put my little toolset in my bag and watched with me as it flew down the chute.

We all turned out winners today and kindness and common sense overcame stupidity.

🙂

3 Comments

  1. the little scissors and the little knify thingy fit into the little nokia thingy card. the card is one of those victorinox swiss army thing and also has a tweezer, a toothpick, a pin, and other interesting things.
    a serious threat to airline security.

  2. Ha! The key to the above story was the airport and country you were in. If it had been Austin, TX, you would have only been allowed two items and nothing could have been checked in. ;o)

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