<html> <head> <style></style></head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'> Thanks Mile, Nick, and Janissa! All great ideas. I especially like the T-shirt one. I have a cool black one I got at the Summit in Uruguay... that should do nicely! I too get the thorough "suspected terrorist" treatment whenever I fly... 2 metal knees, no see-through scanners, lots of computers and their chargers and stuff, and all of my diabetes meds. Travel by air is really not fun any more.<div><br></div><div>Caryl <br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: janissa@silverstar.com<br>To: support-gang@lists.laptop.org<br>Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:52:18 -0600<br>Subject: Re: [support-gang] [IAEP] It's Time to Sign Up For Sensors!<br><br> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:#000000;font-size:10pt"> <div>I’ve also found that carrying information about my project is very helpful. When I fly, I usually wear a shirt with our logo and name on it, and inspectors often lighten up when they see it, often commenting on it and asking questions about the XOs instead of searching my bag. </div> <div> </div> <div>I think putting information in your checked bags is also helpful if you’re carrying any kind of electronics. I have food allergies, so I always have a box of food bars in amongst the wires and laptops in my checked bag. I’m sure it must look like a bomb on the screening equipment because my bags have never not been searched. I put our organization’s brochure front and center so it’s the first thing inspectors see when they open my luggage. I’ve watched them open my bag, take one look at that brochure and relax, then make a short search. That might not bode well for safety, but it keeps my carefully cushioned electronics packing intact.</div> <div> </div> <div>Janissa</div> <div> </div> <hr> <div style="font-style:normal;display:inline;font-family:'Calibri';color:#000000;font-size:small;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"> <div style="font:10pt tahoma"> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS"></font> </div> <div style="background:#f5f5f5"> <div style="font-color:black"><b>From:</b> <a title="ndoiron@mapmeld.com" href="mailto:ndoiron@mapmeld.com">Nicholas Doiron</a> </div> <div><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 14, 2012 8:33 AM</div> <div><b>To:</b> <a title="support-gang@lists.laptop.org" href="mailto:support-gang@lists.laptop.org">Community Support Volunteers -- who help respond to help AT laptop.org</a> </div> <div><b>Cc:</b> <a title="iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org" href="mailto:iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP SugarLabs</a> ; <a title="support-gang@laptop.org" href="mailto:support-gang@laptop.org">support-gang@laptop.org</a> </div> <div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [support-gang] [IAEP] It's Time to Sign Up For Sensors!</div></div></div> <div> </div></div> <div style="font-style:normal;display:inline;font-family:'Calibri';color:#000000;font-size:small;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"> I've been taking sensors in a ziploc bag in my carry-on, with some OLPC info or cards to show if I'm asked about it. I figure it would be easier to handle a question in person than have someone looking at my checked luggage.<BR> I just flew from Oakland to Portland with an XO and several electronics, and they were more concerned about bottled water.<BR> Nick Doiron<BR> <div class="ecxgmail_quote">On Oct 14, 2012 12:35 AM, "Kevin Mark" <<a href="mailto:kevin.mark@verizon.net">kevin.mark@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote style="border-left:#ccc 1px solid;padding-left:1ex" class="ecxgmail_quote"> <table style="color:#000000" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><br> <blockquote style="border-left:rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid;padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px"> <div> <div>I take a significant amount of cords and electronic doodads through TSA regularly. I find that you'll only be hassled if the wires are parts are all mixed together making it hard to tell what's there in X-ray. I just keep a ball of rubber bands around and neatly coil and band each cable, and put small parts in clear zip lock bags. And you can store it in checked baggage if you're doing that. </div> <div> </div> <div>Mike</div> <div><br><br></div></div></blockquote><span style="font-size:10pt">Have a bill of sale might be good to show?</span><br> <blockquote style="border-left:rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid;padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px"> <div> </div></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table><br>_______________________________________________<br>support-gang mailing list<br><a href="mailto:support-gang@lists.laptop.org">support-gang@lists.laptop.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang" target="_blank">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang</a><br><br></blockquote></div> <BR><hr> _______________________________________________<br>support-gang mailing list<br>support-gang@lists.laptop.org<br>http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang<br></div></div></div> <br>_______________________________________________ support-gang mailing list support-gang@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang</div></div> </div></body> </html>