Re: [Harp-L] Re: Harmonicas and Airport Security...

[David Payne <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I remember first time I left the country, sides Canada, I got off the plane in Heathrow. As I got off the plane, I got singled out by this girl, who was cute and even cuter because she was wearing this cute hat and skirt and had this cute English accent, because I was a multiple of 33rd passenger or something like that, and they asked me to provide some data for "Her Majesty, the Queen." She asked questions about what towns I was going to, I said just London and Cockfosters (which is often featured on Benny Hill) for four days, then off Austria for the rest of the year. The way they phrased it was like the Queen herself needed this info, like she was just sitting on the edge of her throne, with her fingers crossed, just dying with curiosity, when in reality, she wouldn't really give a rat's ass about where I was going on my English holiday.... Well, by god, I showed the Queen, I went right to her freakin' house but these dudes in fuzzy hats
 wouldn't let me in.We had a girl, who was a little psychotically boy crazy and she was hanging on one of the palace guards = the ones that people try to make smile and stuff -  he actually told her to "F---K Off." 
It was a REALLY weird time to be in England, since the Queen's ex daughter-in-law Diana had just died. I mean, her body was still in France, at this time, she died two days before I got there. Besides the grumpy palace guards, people were just walking around crying. The main theory of the common folk was she had been murdered by the family. 
 Also went to the Diana's house. Folks were stacking flowers so fast, I'm mean MILLIONS of flowers in front of the ex daughter-in-law's house, they would rot before they could be removed. 
I carried some old handmade Blues harps with me, a couple of special 20s on the plane, didn't have any trouble. But that was Sept. 1997. 
Dave
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Dave Payne Sr. 
Elk River Harmonicas
www.elkriverharmonicas.com 
----- Original Message ----
From: Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>
To: Robert Koch free <rok68@xxxxxxx>
Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:47:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: Harmonicas and Airport Security...

No, I don't know how to post pictures to you. I guess I could take  
pictures but putting them in my computer is beyond my talents. In any  
case, picture a clarinet case 14" x 8" x 4" (350mm x 200mm x 100mm,  
for our European shut in friends). The foam and velvet insert is  
removed and the interior clothed in naugyhide. The bottom will hold 7  
chromos (I carry 4, plus small tools, and one of 3 mics). I built a  
teak tray that has 3 rows that are 4" (100mm) wide. Each row holds 5  
diatonics flat or 7 if on edge.

Since I always get pulled out of line anyway, I have everything set  
up so that I can blow through the conveyor line as fast as possible  
and then go disrobe.

. I have never had a problem in Europe, and while I have always had  
the warmest spot for the British, they seem to pick the nastiest  
people for their version of TSA. I will never go through Heath Rowe  
again. I have also run into particularly snotty (Jesus I HATE that  
word) people at Denver and Newark.

smokey-joe

On Jul 21, 2008, at 10:32 AM, Robert Koch free wrote:

> any pictures?
> Rob
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe and Cass Leone"  
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> To: "Peter and Connie Ruth" <conruth@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 7:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: Harmonicas and Airport Security...
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>> I carry a modified clarinet case. Chromos on the bottom and a tray  
>> of  18 diatonics on top which I take out and lay on the conveyor.  
>> Everything open. No problems, and this way I don't loose or damage  
>> my  harps.
>> smo-joe
>> On Jul 20, 2008, at 12:18 PM, Peter and Connie Ruth wrote:
>>> I travel by airplane often and I carry with me on the planes 2  
>>> cases, each containing 15 harmonicas.
>>>
>>> When I am about to pass through the security checkpoint I open  
>>> up  my two cases before I send them through the ex-ray machine.  
>>> This  speeds up the screening process.  I never put my harps in  
>>> my  checked luggage because I want to make sure my harps arrive  
>>> with me.
>>>
>>> Peter Madcat Ruth
>>> madcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> www.madcatmusic.net
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