When I picked my bike up, June,02. I flew from NY to St. Lois direct. I packed light as I was picking up the bike at the dealers, spending about 1/2 hour with him, and heading home.
I packed my Helmet, change of under clothes, socks, pair of boots, some maps, a 17MM wrench and filter wrench, so that I could change the motor oil on the way home.
Well I put my AWOL bag through the security machine,walked through the magnet passageway and waited for bag on the other side. When it came out, I rolled the bag to the end of the roller area and picked it up. Just as I put the bag in my hands, two goons got on each side of me, told me not to make a scene and to go with them quietly. I complied. The put me in a room, stripped my azz nekid, searched ever inch of my belongings, and then interrogated me for 15 minutes, to explain why I had a 17 MM wrench in my luggage. Needless to say they confiscated the wrench and sent me on my way. I am sure that the gentleman that set next to me on the plane was an air Marshall.
No chance of ever getting my wrench back,and I wonder if they have my name red flagged for future flights.
What ever happened to common sense is right. We have all heard that to err on the side of safety is better to err on the side of disaster. I think that I should buy a 747, and see just how long it takes me to dismantle it from my seat with a seatbelt on, with my trusty 17 MM!
Bulldog