Several years ago, admittedly before terrorism had become quite such a serious threat as it is today, I returned from Barcelona airport with a fossil in my hand luggage, as I thought it was too fragile to go in the hold. It was in a slab of rock about the size of a large dinner plate, wrapped in some clothes. I saw it go through the x-ray machine as a mysterious opaque black blob that was surely worthy of investigation? However, as both machine operators were engrossed in conversation, they were not watching the screens, and so didn't see it.
Several weeks after 7/11, I got my nail scissors confiscated at Gatwick.
Anyone with similar experiences?
2006-08-10
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