Good advise, Marty. As to issue #1, however, aside from my wonderful
wife, Katherine, our "family" only consists of our two cats, YoYo
Meow and Eddie-pus-Rex. And they don't travel.
Bernie
>At 08:29 AM 2/10/2003 -0800, Will wrote:
>>Since 911 I've been pulled aside and received extra scrutiny every time
>>I've flown with recording equipment. Usually the security people slide
>>my case across the table to me and stand back as I open it. The
>>microphones and preamp seem to be the most frightening items for them to
>>touch and they try to figure out what I'm carrying.
>>The only theft so far has been my AA and 9volt batteries. While
>>traveling US->Mexico->US I wasn't allowed to carry on any batteries and
>>had to put them in my check-in luggage. Upon arrival I found my bag had
>>been rifled thru and all the batteries taken. Luckily I had extras
>>hidden away and got my recordings...so much for "tight security"
>>
>>I can realize that a case with mics, recorders and cables must look
>>pretty suspicious under an x-ray, but having equipment confiscated
>>and/or stolen is just not acceptable. I don't mind saying that I feel my
>>privacy and personal security has been greatly compromised by the
>>current laws and standards. We carry on our recording gear because it
>>is crucial to our work and very valuable. Perhaps shipping equipment is
>>now the way to go despite the expense and hassle.
>>
>>I guess the next thread after this should be which shippers are the best
>>and packing tips. :-)
>>
>>Will
>
>Travelling recordists:
>
>I have read with interest this thread. I travel about twice a year with
>HHb Portadisc, Leica Binocs, two Sennheiser ME-67 mics in heavy PVC tubes,
>etc. etc. And I have three rules which so far have "worked". We will see
>if this is still so when we go to Hawaii in March.
>
>1. I always arrive early and travel "as a family". This I suspect thwarts
>a lot of the interest directed by "profiling". I realize, this is not an
>available option for many.
>
>2. I always have in my 35 lb. carry-on backpack sufficient wires, etc. so
>the audio can be demonstrated to work - plug in and turn on and let anyone
>HEAR sounds coming in, very sensitive, etc. This way no one can validly
>doubt the functionality for long. I also always carry a field computer in a
>fanny-pack. [I don't know how I would take any parabola, even a roll-up
>one, but that 40 year period is behind me.]
>
>3. As you already know, I regard ANY questions as a golden opportunity to
>teach. I am delighted for find a grumpy guard who wants to know about the
>sounds from our vanishing species, and takes such a sincere interest in
>understanding the problems of unwanted noises and of habitat-specific
>difficulties. Each question is rewarded by great detail and examples of
>how each wire, rubber-band or twistem is critical to jungle recording
>success. The more of a mess all my stuff makes on their table, the happier
>and more excited I become to find so ardent a student. I almost guarantee
>there isn't a person on the planet who can take more than five
>minutes of this!
>
>
>Seriously, most of our comments so far are about how inconvenient this
>"security" game is to US. Please think, instead, of how time-consuming and
>inconvenient we can be to them. Especially by being
>enthusiastic! ;^0) Every security station has a time-related quota,
>and a ten minute pleasant, yet impassioned exchange about "our duties to
>nature", will make us the LAST people they ever want to see
>again. Besides, it makes other passengers certain that they have the wrong
>person. Most people can make an accurate gut-judgement about the
>trustworthiness of a stranger on overhearing them for only a few
>seconds; only most guards seem to lack this capacity.
>
>my best regards,
>
>Marty Michener
>MIST Software Associates PO Box 269, Hollis, NH 03049
>
>EnjoyBirds.com - Software that migrates with you.
>http://www.EnjoyBirds.com
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