"Captain, Captain, grab your pistol. The man in seat 4A is pouring shampoo on some piano hammers ..." BTW, did I miss something? Why on earth do you want to smuggle chemicals on an airplane? Just put the bottle in a little package with an envelope full of white powder, some sneakers, and a pack of matches. Then mail it (airmail, of course). Oh, and mark it "fragile," in Arabic. Alan Barnard ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 10:08 PM Subject: Re: lacquer solutions and airline travel > Yeah, what a great idea...and if you get stopped I'd like to hear your excuse to the Feds... > > David I. > > > > ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> > From: Bill Ballard <yardbird@pop.vermontel.net> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Received: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 22:10:04 -0400 > Subject: Re: lacquer solutions and airline travel > > >This time, I'll be serious. If you really want to get it through > >airport baggage searches, find yourself a solid color (not > >transparent or translucent) shampoo bottle. Empty, soak and clean its > >insides thoroughly. Then fill with however much you need, put a layer > >of aluminum foil (or teflon plumbers tape) in the cap so that once > >tightened there will be absolutely no leakage of hint of the a scent > >of the contents. You can even apply a little real shampoo around the > >bottom of the cap, to provide the illusion of shampoo. Pack the > >container as you normally would, with your toothpaste and shaving kit. > > >35 years ago, in my youth, I returned from a year in France, with > >medium size souvenir of Morocco, hidden inside a tube of toothpaste > >and an unopened pack of Gauloise. (...just had to get that off my > >chest.) > > >Bill Ballard RPT > >NH Chapter, P.T.G. > > >"So come on down, for the best in fidelity" > > ...........AM radio spot for the local Radio Shack store. > >(Thank you, I'll take a space between the last two words.) > >+++++++++++++++++++++ >
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