Re: Flying with a guitar... or not

[Teddy Kumpel <teddykumpel@mac.com>]

one time I put a note inside my pedalboard case that said "there is no 
contraband in here, thank you"

I got a note back that said "that's what you think !!!"

though nothing was missing from the case.... weird TSA people


On Aug 7, 2012, at 5:17 PM, Daniel Thomas wrote:

> On a related note-  When I have to check my instruments, I keep one of 
> those "TSA inspection" tags inside the case.  (they leave one whenever 
> they open a bag.)  That way, when a TSA'r opens the case, they see that 
> someone else from TSA has already been there.  This has greatly reduced 
> the number of times that my overpacking gets mangled.  Similarly, I 
> leave a very polite note explaining that the instrument must be packed 
> properly in order to ensure its safety and that I appreciate how focused 
> on safety the TSA is!  :)
> 
> Daniel