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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 5:07 pm
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HIDDY
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Originally Posted by sunrisegirl
Sorry but I'm 99.9% sure you won't be allowed to take the poles as hand baggage. Am I right in thinking they have pointy spikes at the end - in which case, definitely they won't be allowed.
You can't even take a long umbrella through as that's considered a weapon, so spikey poles, no.
Some do but most just have a tungsten tip no sharper than a woman's high heel. Are they banned I wonder?
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