It’s not just London ain't the same anymore, it’s UK where common sense is now illegal and will soon be stamped out by the political correct police. Usual thing, knee-jerk responses and loads of arse-covering small print. Presumably all motor-homes headed for a continental holiday now leave there cutlery at home...sad, so sad.
That’s a great point actually. What about those going camping with tents? Leave their sharp stuff at home? It’s all just nonsense
Came back from touring Madrid, Vigo, Leon, Picos a couple of weeks ago. On the way out, as per warnings here, we were asked about knives (as per my earlier comment, why on earth for the last 50 metres of UK?) I reckoned there'd be no chance of them bothering on the way back, so I tooled up in Spain and bought these back. The long, thin blade at the top is specifically for slicing Serrano ham, the bottom one is for making plant grafts, the others are just because..
It's almost like the conservatives are trying to spoil travelers attitude to going abroad. Like they want everyone but themselves going to nice parts of europe. When will lighters be banned because they might cause a fire..
This reminds me of a time I was flying back to the UK from a job. If I can avoid it, I don't have hold-luggage with me, just a cabin bag and a laptop holder. I was bringing back some tools in the cabin bag - spanners, wifi-connected inspection camera and a soldering kit, amongst other things. Not sure what I was thinking at the time. Obviously. I got as far as the Rapiscan before being hauled up and marched off. Rather generously, they subsequently allowed my bag on as hold luggage and off I went. Shortly afterwards, thinking about it, I realised it looked a little like I was trying to carry bomb-making equipment into the cabin of the aircraft. Not the worst thing I've done but the optics were certainly poor.
In Mallorca in 1983, I bought a novelty cigarette lighter that was basically a Clipper refillable lighter inserted into an army surplus, disarmed, hand grenade. You pulled the pin out and the clip would spring up on a pivot and strike the lighter. I nearly laid an egg at the airport when I realised I had it in hand baggage as we checked in, I had to snatch the suitcase off the belt and throw the hand grenade inside it.. luckily no one noticed. Not the sort of thing I fancied explaining to a scrum of armed Guardia Civil
I didn't realise this Steve. I've never been asked on the Shuttle (in either direction). We did get asked when we were boarding the Ferry in Italy to go to Sardinia. I carry a Leatherman and it was in my tank bag, they just told me to put it in the pannier and not take it up to my cabin. (On the way back from Corsica I was asked again, but I just said no, they didn't check but if they did I would have 'forgotten it was in there). I'd be really angry if they confiscated it and would want it back when I returned to the UK as it's an expensive bit of kit I've had for years.
