Air fright - er, air freight (No Audi content)

[Mike Arman <armanmik@n-jcenter.com>]

>  BTW, don't mention/imply flying and "b" word in the same post :-)
>Another problem you, actually your friend will have - if US airport
>security works - is transporting the HPA.  To x-ray (all outbound int'l
>baggage is supposed to be x-rayed), it's gonna look like, well, a bomb. 
>
>Your friend may suddenly find himself being paged then surrounded by an
>army of Fed/local law enforcement types.  Unless regulations have
>changed, an HPA would be considered Hazardous Material (pressurized
>vessel) and would not be allowed as cargo on a commercial passenger 
>flight.  Best if you explain situation to someone knowledgeable at the
>airline your friend is flying and get the best method to ship it.
>- ---
>MJ Murphy


Last year a friend of mine in the UK inquired about emu meat - could I
get/send/bring him some?

Planning a trip there, I figured I could bring it along - I can buy it
frozen, in vac-packs. Since it wouldn't stay frozen on an 8 hour flight, I
thought about a cooler with dry ice - called Virgin Atlantic, they had no
particular problem, but suggested that I call HM Customs.

Well, Her Majesty's Customs had a BIG problem - and suggested that if I
showed up at Heathrow with it, they'd take it away from me and throw me in
the gaol! This *WAS* at the height of the BSE scare . . .

He'll have to wait until he gets here to enjoy it!

And once I had occasion to take a frying pan in hand luggage on a flight -
ever see how many sirens go off when the metal detector sees an object the
size of a cast iron skillet?

Best Regards,

Mike Arman