Holy cow...

[Michael Nadeau]

Years before 9/11, Compaq gave me a clear-cased prototype of a notebook
computer with the strict warning to keep it out of public view. When airport
security in Houston asked me to take out my computer, I asked to do so in a
private area. That seemed to make them suspicious, and I was taken to a room
with three security personnel. They thought the computer was very strange,
and gave me a weird look when I explained the circumstances, but they
eventually let me through.

--Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "evan" <evan947 at yahoo.com>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 12:07 AM
Subject: Holy cow...


> I just heard the very end of a TV news report, where they said some
airport
> terminal was shut down for hours today due to a bomb scare.  They
described the
> potential bomb as a small, odd-looking box with wires and various
electrical
> parts.  Then they said "It turned out to be an antique microphone."
>
> Which makes me wonder... has anyone here ever had a problem explaining
vintage
> computers to airport security?  When I flew out to VCF last fall I
proactively
> told the security officer that my bag contained vintage calculators and
> handheld computers, in case it looked odd to her in the X-Ray machine, but
she
> looked at me with an expression of "Why the heck do you think I'd care?"
LOL,
> however that may be more of a comment on how poor the airport security
hiring
> rules are.
>
> I'd like to hear some feedback, however, please let's NOT turn this into a
> rambling thread about politics or any similar B.S....
>