Accompany wife on holiday via EGBB. Security man points out her metal hair clip is a lethal weapon and must be confiscated. With much reluctance she removes clip for confiscation and her neatly tied up hair falls over her shoulders and thus has to be combed out (in security of course). A few metres further on another identical hair clip is purchased from Boots and installed in wife's hair restoring its original appearance. Cost of original hairclip £4, cost of replacement £8. Are the airport rip-off shops working in league with these security nerds? (Needless to say no problem on return flight from Lanzagrotty.)
Of course this problem will continue as hair clip is longer than 3 cms.
P.P.