>Hi All,
>A question for recent travelers: has anyone had any problems with
>airport security concerning dive knives and dental picks/shell cleaning
>tools in checked luggage? Thanks for any advice you can give. Vicky Wall
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Yes... I tried to take an Estwing geohammer in my handluggage (so I
wouldn't have "weight" problems in my checked luggage) . They were
alarmed and took it off me... had hassles getting it back once the
plane arrived in Fiji, but I DID retrieve it.
Oh... that was well before 11/9.
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
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