From: Richard Knoppow (dickburk@ix.netcom.com)
Date: 10/04/02-10:17:25 AM Z
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Young" <jamiehy@globaldialog.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 8:35 AM
Subject: RE: x ray
> >I have had trouble with this recently, where the guards
insisted
> >that the boxes had to go through the X ray machine. I
wonder if
> >it's better just to put film in your bag that you are
going to be
> >checking. Most airports I think still don't scan luggage
that is
> >going to be checked onto the plane, do they? I think the
Nashville
> >airport is getting a huge baggage scanner for that
purpose, but last
> >time I was there they didn't have it.
> >
>
> Putting film into checked baggage is a major no no.
Although some
> airports don't have the big machines, more are getting
them, and they
> don't exactly announce it. The checked baggage machines
are very high
> energy and will ruin you film. see kodak's web site and
read their
> warnings about it. AND DON'T CHECK that film.
> Jamie Young
I was at the Santa Ana "John Wayne" airport two days ago.
The big X-ray machine there has a large sign on it saying
"NO FILM".
--- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA dickburk@ix.netcom.com
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