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Please,before the lid drops back, when I was in Australia this year - one airport asked me for my doctor's letter to prove I needed the stick. No letter and so he banished the stick to the hold. I survived but it was mighty irritating. Ever been told to ask for proof?
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... and how difficult would it be to write your own letter?
I have a ten year old letter (written by my Dr. in French) in my travel kit that says I have diabetes and need certain medical supplies. I have never been asked for it.
I have a ten year old letter (written by my Dr. in French) in my travel kit that says I have diabetes and need certain medical supplies. I have never been asked for it.
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Indeed ExXB. But I had this amsuing and ridiculous exchange at Melbourne this March:
Do you have a doctor's letter for that stick?
No.
Then it has to be checked into the hold.
[this discussioncontinued for a while]
When I was in this airport a week ago, your colleagues on that day did not ask for a doctor's letter.
They were wrong.
[he inspected it closely and removed the ferrule]
That is too sharp, it has to go in the hold.
After other staff intervened, on my behalf it went in the hold.
I continued to the gate past the shops selling all manner of sharp things.
At the six other Ozzie airports that I went through (several of them several times) I was treated with consideration and asked if I needed a stick to walk though the metal arch, or they simply presented me with 'their' stick as carousel described.
Do you have a doctor's letter for that stick?
No.
Then it has to be checked into the hold.
[this discussioncontinued for a while]
When I was in this airport a week ago, your colleagues on that day did not ask for a doctor's letter.
They were wrong.
[he inspected it closely and removed the ferrule]
That is too sharp, it has to go in the hold.
After other staff intervened, on my behalf it went in the hold.
I continued to the gate past the shops selling all manner of sharp things.
At the six other Ozzie airports that I went through (several of them several times) I was treated with consideration and asked if I needed a stick to walk though the metal arch, or they simply presented me with 'their' stick as carousel described.
In Aberdeen last week someone had the temerity to attempt to go through security with two nearly empty bags for liquids. We all stood and watched in awe as she was made to open one bag, transfer the contents to the other and reseal it. Just totally mindless - and a queue that regularly takes 40 minutes to clear.
I have a theory (evidence based) that how countries manage airport security pretty much reflects the national culture. Ever waited long in a security queue in Scandinavia? Nor have I. Madrid? Chaos, but smiling and quick. Helsinki late at night on a transfer? Lets all be sensible and not bother. Just walk through. Egypt with a bottle of water? Drink from it in front of me and move on. Singapore? No queue. Jakarta? Here we go again. Britain? Surly, anal and staffed by jobs-worths seems to sum it up. Heathrow the worst, Aberdeen a close second, London City not too bad.
I have a theory (evidence based) that how countries manage airport security pretty much reflects the national culture. Ever waited long in a security queue in Scandinavia? Nor have I. Madrid? Chaos, but smiling and quick. Helsinki late at night on a transfer? Lets all be sensible and not bother. Just walk through. Egypt with a bottle of water? Drink from it in front of me and move on. Singapore? No queue. Jakarta? Here we go again. Britain? Surly, anal and staffed by jobs-worths seems to sum it up. Heathrow the worst, Aberdeen a close second, London City not too bad.
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Don't feel so bad, SLF3.
Here in Oz, it seems to be a social obligation to provide employment for morons with attitude.
Elsewhere in the world - very few problems if your attitude is right.
Here in Oz, it seems to be a social obligation to provide employment for morons with attitude.
Elsewhere in the world - very few problems if your attitude is right.
In Aberdeen last week someone had the temerity to attempt to go through security with two nearly empty bags for liquids. We all stood and watched in awe as she was made to open one bag, transfer the contents to the other and reseal it. Just totally mindless - and a queue that regularly takes 40 minutes to clear.
I have a theory (evidence based) that how countries manage airport security pretty much reflects the national culture. Ever waited long in a security queue in Scandinavia? Nor have I. Madrid? Chaos, but smiling and quick. Helsinki late at night on a transfer? Lets all be sensible and not bother. Just walk through. Egypt with a bottle of water? Drink from it in front of me and move on. Singapore? No queue. Jakarta? Here we go again. Britain? Surly, anal and staffed by jobs-worths seems to sum it up. Heathrow the worst, Aberdeen a close second, London City not too bad.
I have a theory (evidence based) that how countries manage airport security pretty much reflects the national culture. Ever waited long in a security queue in Scandinavia? Nor have I. Madrid? Chaos, but smiling and quick. Helsinki late at night on a transfer? Lets all be sensible and not bother. Just walk through. Egypt with a bottle of water? Drink from it in front of me and move on. Singapore? No queue. Jakarta? Here we go again. Britain? Surly, anal and staffed by jobs-worths seems to sum it up. Heathrow the worst, Aberdeen a close second, London City not too bad.
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From my recent trip, YLW (Kelowna) surprisingly good. YVR surprisingly bad. I watched a women challenged over 6x200ml bottles of maple syrup, and then allowed to proceed with them. I would have hoped to have been addressed in English, or French. Pidgin English without Ps&Qs shouted at me, without eye contact. YVR is managed so well, it is a real pity they can't get the Feds to fix the security.
