This visit had also been for a family event, our eldest grand sons birthday. Therefore it was a short visit.
The flight from Stansted to Poitiers takes about 80-90 minutes so we can get from England to our home in no time at all.
The flight from Stansted to Poitiers takes about 80-90 minutes so we can get from England to our home in no time at all.
Yesterday when we arrived at Stansted we noticed that the security checks had been changed in the last few weeks. It seems they had installed new scanning machines for people and luggage.
As usual you had to put your hand baggage in to a tray, empty your pockets, remove belts etc, but with the new machines you don't have to remove your laptops from your bag.
My bag went through but was pulled in to the detailed search line. The security guy was looking at the scan results and then asked me
I then went on to list the contents
I then saw the look of surprise on his face when I mentioned a Filofax. Clearly it was showing up a little strange on his monitor of the scanner.
The tray with my bag was now in front of him and then he asked.
As usual you had to put your hand baggage in to a tray, empty your pockets, remove belts etc, but with the new machines you don't have to remove your laptops from your bag.
My bag went through but was pulled in to the detailed search line. The security guy was looking at the scan results and then asked me
'Can you please tell me what is in your bag sir'
I then went on to list the contents
'Macbook, iPad, Kindle, Headphones, Filofax.......'
I then saw the look of surprise on his face when I mentioned a Filofax. Clearly it was showing up a little strange on his monitor of the scanner.
The tray with my bag was now in front of him and then he asked.
'Can you please show me your Filofax, I remember them very well.'
He also called over one of his colleagues who hadn't heard of a Filofax before.
I pulled out my A5 Lockwood Zip, and unzipped it to show him the interior and the rings which had showed up on the scan....
We then chatted a bit about why I still used a Filofax and I pulled out a Philofaxy card and gave it to him. He was quite surprised and thanked me.
I pulled out my A5 Lockwood Zip, and unzipped it to show him the interior and the rings which had showed up on the scan....
I don't miss an opportunity to share the Philofaxy name!!
Have you ever had problems going through airport security with your Filofax?
This made my day!
ReplyDeleteI am always the one to get searched. No idea why but I always am. However I take a travellers notebook instead of a filofax away just in case the rings cause me even more issues than being me does.
ReplyDeleteI would love to find out what they look for in the people they stop and pat down. The last time in flow they had those large body scanners.. You put your feet on the footprint sign on the floor and hooks your hands up like the picture. I quite like those. It was coming out of Spain and I be didn't get patted down after it.
That was WAAAAY COOL Steve! Plus the coveted Philofaxy Card! Jessie, Stateside Pittsburgh
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