Adrian Rothery

"S Viemeister" wrote in message
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    > I often have kitchen equipment in my baggage - pots, pans, measuring tools
    > - once I even packed a food processor.
Re: items that are allowed on board (carry on luggage)

Mark Brader

    > Just curious why you'd want a Swiss army knife on board an aircraft.

They're very handy for opening the kind of snack packages where the
plastic is so tough that they seem like they were never intended to
be opened. Also, people may normally carry them attached to other
things (like keys) that they would always want to carry on.

    > Anyway, it's definitely not allowed.

Indeed.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto cat>/dev/null got your tongue?
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Gg

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    > "Terence Lo" wrote in message
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    > > hi there,
    > > i know with the somewhat recent 9-11 attacks, airlines around the world
    > are
    > > taking safety precautions and disallowing things like razors etc on
board.
    > >
    > > so my question is which of the following items are allowed on board:
    > >
    > > electric toothbrush (nH battery inside)
    > Not if it is big and heavy enough to use as a cosh
    > > swiss army knife (no?)
    > No. I did take one aboard in my hand luggage by accident earlier this
year.
    > The observer must have missed it on the x-ray, but it would have been
    > confiscated had it been found.

I, too, have taken a small Swiss Army knife on board. I was already in line
to go through security when I realized I had forgotten to take it out of my
purse and pack it. I was quite distressed since I'm very fond of that
little knife, and was amazed that they didn't see it on X-Ray. Mine is the
4th post here with the same story. I wonder how many thousands of others
have carried potentially dangerous items through, and whether there's really
any way to prevent this.
GG

    > > finger nail clippers
    > No.
    > > dental floss
    > Not yet identified as a security risk, but that can always change.
    > Pack any prohibited item in your hold baggage.
    > Colin Bignell

nightjar

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    > I, too, have taken a small Swiss Army knife on board. I was already in
line
    > to go through security when I realized I had forgotten to take it out of
my
    > purse and pack it. I was quite distressed since I'm very fond of that
    > little knife, and was amazed that they didn't see it on X-Ray. Mine is
the
    > 4th post here with the same story. I wonder how many thousands of others
    > have carried potentially dangerous items through, and whether there's
really
    > any way to prevent this.

It only goes to prove what anybody involved with security will tell you -
there is no such thing as absolute security. All that can be achieved is to
detect the vast majority of potential security breaches. Even if only a
small fraction of one percent of passengers carry something dangerous
through by accident, that is still a lot of people, but it is not very good
odds for a terrorist who wants to rely on getting a weapon aboard,
particularly as it is likely that three or four will need to do the same
thing on the same flight. Having visible security checks also serves to make
most passengers feel safer, but it is some of the less obvious precautions
that are more valuable.

Colin Bignell

Erilar

In article , "Newsreader"
wrote:

    > Just curious why you'd want a Swiss army knife on board an aircraft.
    > Anyway,
    > it's definitely not allowed.
    >

Mine is the tiny one with scissors, nail file and little blade. Ever try
to cut a piece of moleskin for your foot with your teeth? Before 9/11 I
didn't need to check anything because I travel REALLY light. Coming back
the end of that month I checked my purse with said knife, nail scissors,
and dirty clothes.

--
Mary Loomer Oliver(aka erilar)


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"erilar" wrote in message
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I just recently flew from Ontario, CA to New Orleans, LA and had my eyebrow
tweezers taken from me when I wouldn't check my bag because of them. I'm
sure those tweezers posed a serious threat to the other passengers. I mean,
if I started chipping away at the pilots steel door with them I might get
through around.......never????

Judith the Bitter

Judith Umbria

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    > Karen Selwyn wrote in message
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    > > Judith Umbria wrote:
    > > >
    > > > I recently carried all but the knife on board. No problem.
    > > > Returning, however, my checked luggage was torn apart and had dayglo
    > > > stickers all over it. There was an angelfood cake pan in it holding
    > > > clothes...
    > Interesting items to take on board with you. Did you have a portable oven
    > too?
    > ---
    > DFM

You'd probably be surprised what people want you to bring back from N
America. Angelfood pans are not available here, but my Italian friend fell
in love with the stuff when traveling there.
Instant meat thermometers aren't in the shops, so I brought one in
centigrade for a friend who loves mine.
None of the pet odor or stain handling products are marketed here, either.
Preen garden product, which is merely corn germ, is not available, but the
smallest packet was a gallon, so I regretfully left it in the shop.
Hey, others might get requests for diaminds and drugs. I am lucky.

I. Wilson Gittleman

Many of these posts relate to the Swiss knife.

Am I wrong in thinking I read that any knife less than three inches in
length (which I think would appy to Swiss knves) is OK.

Please advise.










"It doesn't matter what you do in the bedroom as long as you don't do
it in the street and frighten the horses".
-- Mrs. Patrick Campbell (English actress)

Trish

"I. Wilson Gittleman, M.D." wrote in message
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    > Many of these posts relate to the Swiss knife.
    > Am I wrong in thinking I read that any knife less than three inches in
    > length (which I think would appy to Swiss knves) is OK.
    > Please advise.

I don't think so. I know what are called 'Stanley' knives here are not
permitted, and they have a blade of just over an inch or so. I don't know
what they are called in other countries.


--
Trish
Dublin, Ireland

Marie Lewis

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writes
    >"erilar" wrote in message
    >news:erilarloFRY-CD25AC.161050230520...streamcomm.net...
    >In article , "Newsreader"
    > wrote:
    >I just recently flew from Ontario, CA to New Orleans, LA and had my eyebrow
    >tweezers taken from me when I wouldn't check my bag because of them. I'm
    >sure those tweezers posed a serious threat to the other passengers. I mean,
    >if I started chipping away at the pilots steel door with them I might get
    >through around.......never????
    >Judith the Bitter
They found my manicure case, which I had inadvertently forgotten to put
on my hold luggage.

They took the tiny scissors with half inch long blades, and left the
sharp nail file with the 5 inch long sharp pointed metal file.

Even when I pointed it out to them, they still left it. This, I do not
understand.
--
Marie Lewis

nightjar

"I. Wilson Gittleman, M.D." wrote in message
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    > Many of these posts relate to the Swiss knife.
    > Am I wrong in thinking I read that any knife less than three inches in
    > length (which I think would appy to Swiss knves) is OK.

You are confusion airline regulations with UK law.

Absolutely no knives of any kind, nor anything else that has been defined as
a sharp object, nor anything that could be used as a cosh, are allowed in
the cabin baggage of aircraft.

UK law bans anyone from carrying a knife in a public place unless they have
good cause, for example, it is a recognised tool of their trade and they are
working. However, folding, non-locking knives with a blade length of under
3" are exempt. Several of the Leatherman type tools are considered to have
locking blades for the purposes of this law and are therefore not permitted.

Colin Bignell

Joseph Feng

Marie Lewis wrote in message news:...

    >
    > ... This, I do not
    > understand.

That is because you are not a trained professional and you have not
been properly indoctrinated.

Marie Lewis

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nightjar@?.?.invalid writes
    >Absolutely no knives of any kind, nor anything else that has been defined as
    >a sharp object, nor anything that could be used as a cosh, are allowed in
    >the cabin baggage of aircraft.


Except full bottles of spirits bought at a duty free shop. Easily used
as a cosh.
--
Marie Lewis

nightjar

"Marie Lewis" wrote in message
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    > In article ,
    > nightjar@?.?.invalid writes
    > >Absolutely no knives of any kind, nor anything else that has been defined
as
    > >a sharp object, nor anything that could be used as a cosh, are allowed in
    > >the cabin baggage of aircraft.
    > Except full bottles of spirits bought at a duty free shop. Easily used
    > as a cosh.

I suspect that the plastic bottles that are now becoming common in many
places would not fare well in that role. However, they started to appear
some time ago, so they may have more to do with reducing the weight in
aircraft than with any safety measures.

Colin Bignell

Chris Murrell

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....
    > Absolutely no knives of any kind, nor anything else that has been defined as
    > a sharp object, nor anything that could be used as a cosh, are allowed in
    > the cabin baggage of aircraft.
....
I was going to ask about needlepoint, embroidery, quilting, etc. -
common activities used by persons of craft to pass long hours in an
aircraft? Anyone heard of someone imprisoned for possession of
knitting needles?