got off ship in venice recently. flew ba to lgw. no questions were asked in venice. bags checked to dfw. at lgw, lengthly chat @ aa check in. had bags been out of our control? yes, they were on the dock while waited for bus to airport. this was not a problem [the bags were checked thru] but the questioning went on and on as usual. there should be an automatic death penalty if one is caught w/ terrorist stuff. i'm sure that the security efforts aren't cost effective....... my favorate security tale [circa 1974] when they rooted thru your carry on. the lady who was rooting thru our dirty underwear held up a half filled pint of booze. then made the comment "traveling salesman eh"

[This message has been edited by clacko (edited 07-19-2001).]