Airport StoriesBack when I was a moody teenager I took a cheap flight that involved changing planes and having to go through security again. My bags were pre-checked so, when I set off the metal detector, I honestly said to the security guy that I had no idea what had set it off.
Until, that is, he searched me and found the metal knife and fork stamped "KLM" I'd nicked off the previous flight.
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chthonic, Fri 3 Mar 2006, 10:09)
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Various airports around EuropeAs part of my job, I quite often have to go to other countries around Europe to see factories making product for the company i work for. This Isn't as glamorous as it sounds, as all I ever see is the inside of airports, planes, taxi's and the inside of manufacturing plant in various salubrious industrial estates in the arse end of nowhere.
Trouble is I tend to look like every customs officers ideal pull.....
Berlin airport, forgot i was wearing steel toecapped boots, as I'd had to get on a plane quick. By God that sets the alarms off! Germans scanning my sweaty socks for contraband.
Schipol Airport, Amsterdam (Now thats a place thats mispelt)
Made sure all the detector unfriendly stuff was either stowed or in the tray, or thought I had. The detector caught a 2 euro coin that was lost in my pocket. Cue the new boy customs officer having to frisk me. I'm like yeah OK,not a problem lets do this, I wanna get on the plane and kip, he on the other hand is obviously very straight and having to do the full frisk on a big hairy bloke, under the eyes of his boss.
He was more nervous than I was, and was quite releived I think when he didn't find owt.
(, Fri 3 Mar 2006, 10:30, Reply)
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