...Damn, and I was planning to take my brand-new Chain Saw with me to try out on Christmas Vacation... --- Roger James <ejames@escape.ca> wrote: > Sorry grandma, you'll have to check that chain saw > > Government officials say travelers still haven't > gotten the message about=20 > what items are forbidden at the nation's airports. > Seattle screeners found= > =20 > that out first hand when a elderly woman tried to > take her chain saw on=20 > board a recent flight. Apparently, she was surprised > to learn her=20 > high-powered tool was considered a security risk. > "She had put it in a=20 > carry-on bag, fully fueled up," said Nick Zambito, a > Transportation=20 > Security Administration screening manager at > Seattle-Tacoma International=20 > Airport. "Sometimes I just don't know what people > are thinking." But while= > =20 > that might be the most bizarre example, by no means > is it an exception.=20 > Last week, Transportation Security Administration > officials filled two=20 > pickup trucks with 1,200 pounds of surrendered items > =97 all collected in=20 > less than three weeks at Seattle-Tacoma > International Airport. USA TODAY/AP > > > The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site: > Roj (Roger James) > *************************************************** > escape email mailto:ejames@escape.ca > Trinbago site: http://www.tntisland.com > CBC Website > http://www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ > The Trinbago Site of the Week: > (TnT News) http://www.tntmirror.com/ > (TnT News) > courtesy of Roj Trinbago Website & TnT Web Directory > Roj's Trinbago Website: http://www.tntisland.com > TnT Web Directory: http://search.co.tt > ********************************************************* __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com