The USA vs A Didgeredoo
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The USA vs A Didgeredoo
I have to relate this.
Got a letter from a canadian friend with flew from Sydney to canada with a canadian carrier through Honolulu. These people had a great holiday in Australia and like everyone else they bought a Didge to take home. The airline told them it was ok to carry in the cabin and so they arrived in Honolulu for a fuel stop. No change of aircraft, no seat changes, yet they had to disembark and be searched and go through the full customs proceedure.
The security woman at Honolulu had no idea what a didge was. She had it xrayed several times and refused to believe the numerous passengers who tried to explain it to her, complete with sound effects. She finally declared it a potential weapon, had the woman passenger sit 'where she could be continuously monitored' and the husband had to surrender his belt and walk around holding his pants up while he negotiated the metal detector.
The account goes on, but I have to ask. Where do they get these people? Havent they ever had a didge go through Honolulu before? Exactly what else was going past this crowd while they were focussed on a piece of dry wood? I hope our people are better screened for aptitude than some of the recent hires Ive seen in the US.
Got a letter from a canadian friend with flew from Sydney to canada with a canadian carrier through Honolulu. These people had a great holiday in Australia and like everyone else they bought a Didge to take home. The airline told them it was ok to carry in the cabin and so they arrived in Honolulu for a fuel stop. No change of aircraft, no seat changes, yet they had to disembark and be searched and go through the full customs proceedure.
The security woman at Honolulu had no idea what a didge was. She had it xrayed several times and refused to believe the numerous passengers who tried to explain it to her, complete with sound effects. She finally declared it a potential weapon, had the woman passenger sit 'where she could be continuously monitored' and the husband had to surrender his belt and walk around holding his pants up while he negotiated the metal detector.
The account goes on, but I have to ask. Where do they get these people? Havent they ever had a didge go through Honolulu before? Exactly what else was going past this crowd while they were focussed on a piece of dry wood? I hope our people are better screened for aptitude than some of the recent hires Ive seen in the US.
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I had a buddy fly from Sydney to Cairns.
In his bag he had some sheetmetal "cleckos" (I think I spelt it wrong, but you know the thingy's sheetmetal guys use to hold to pieces of aluminium together until they can rivet them?)
Well over half an hour of negotiations and instructions, displays, etc... They finally let him through.. and get this, they let him take his knife!!
In his bag he had some sheetmetal "cleckos" (I think I spelt it wrong, but you know the thingy's sheetmetal guys use to hold to pieces of aluminium together until they can rivet them?)
Well over half an hour of negotiations and instructions, displays, etc... They finally let him through.. and get this, they let him take his knife!!
