RE: X-RAY altert at GATWICK

[Varró Norbert <varron@xxxxxxx>]

Sorry to inform that in major US airports new X-ray scanners are beeing
set up which
DO damage films the same way as in the UK (reported by Popular
Photography last year)

If somewhere majority rules, it is the US. 

Norbert
"it is not a flame"

> ----------
> From: 	Steve Shapiro[SMTP:sgshiya@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 	Thursday, March 04, 1999 5:27 PM
> To: 	panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: 	Re: X-RAY altert at GATWICK
> 
> I had similar problems with sending photos, through British customs
> where I
> had a suspicion that they are turning brutal, these days.
> 
> Simply, unfair interpretations of the laws.  It's almost Facist.
> 
> Now, I don't wat to get into a flame war, but to enforce the law for
> the
> sake of the law is not OUR representative deomocracy.  Here, we look
> to
> enforce the law for the overall good of the most in the best interest
> of the
> many.  (We in the US do NOT hold fast that majority rules.)
> 
> S. Shapiro
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jignesh Jhaveri <jigneshjhaveri@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 11:51 PM
> Subject: X-RAY altert at GATWICK
> 
> 
> At Gatwick, the military chaps insist on EVERYTHING going thru the
> X-Ray machine, no matter what you say, and god help you if you have a
> film bag (x-ray resistant), they rip it out and pass it thru, and
> point to the big sign above "FILM SAFE". what a joke, my my 25 asa
> Kodak Techincal Pan, 50 asa velvia and HIE infrared were all fogged
> with streaks. I'm not even going to say anything about the higher
> speed film which was RUINED. Be careful never fly out of GATWICK
> (biggest mistake on that trip)
> 
> JJ
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