Just found an infrequently used HP computer charger lodged in the bottom of my Nav Bag... under some Company Memoranda.. the charger has been removed to a more suitable location.... memoranda still in place.
Hadn't seen this particular chunk of electronic gizmo for over 4 months......
How much ballast is being schlepped around the world tucked neatly beside your seat...... that's pretty far fwd of the CG!
Next time you go through "security" (heh heh) in DXB, ask Mohamad if you can take a peek at his screen to see what's actually underneath your CD's, Leathermen, and Nav compasses! Maybe you can identify them by shape, he certainly can't!!!!
A "lost" high-tech steak knife which also showed up in my "carry-on" had been there since September and had remained thoroughly undetected on 3 separate trips through LAX.....
Guys, sometimes we MUST police ourselves.