[Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and flying

[Heather Kirkwood]

Grin - my dad retired recently. He was an airline pilot. TSA used to give him a hard time too about stuff in his shaving kit, as if he's going to hijack himself! I got in trouble one time for taking photos out of the window of the airplane as we landed. So silly! 


Heather Kirkwood
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HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012

--- On Fri, 2/17/12, Ramona Walhof <ramona.walhof at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Ramona Walhof <ramona.walhof at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and flying
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Date: Friday, February 17, 2012, 2:16 PM


As for safety, I think the knitting needles are not sharp enough to be too scarey.  If they really wanted to prevent all danger, they would not permit matches or lighters.  With so many people so close together, both passengers and crew are watchingl.  If a person is doing something that looks dangerous, it will be questioned quickly.
That is why they want to eliminate all possibilities for bombs, but less concerned about scissors and knitting needles.
Ramona

Ramona
----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Kirkwood" <hkdawn at yahoo.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 12:34 PM
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Okay, dumb question - why are the circular ones okay but the other ones aren't? I'm using circular ones anyway, but geesh, if you really wanted to do something rotten, I'd think it could be accompished either way. Hmmmm..grin!


Heather Kirkwood
Director of Outreach, Vice President
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
One South Road
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
1 (800) 789-9HPS
www.hpsnetwork.org

Personal blog: www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com

Search the Web at www.goodsearch.com and choose the HPS Network as your charity!

HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012

--- On Fri, 2/17/12, River Woman <riverwoman at zoominternet.net> wrote:


From: River Woman <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and flying
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Date: Friday, February 17, 2012, 1:16 PM


Take ONLY circular needles to be sure they don't get taken away from you! And, I take a letter opener instead of scissor to be sure I don't lose my scissor, too.
I knit everywhere I travel - the only place I had any trouble with knitting needles was in Frankfort, GR. but I do not take any chances - I use circulars because I know there will be no problems. Lynda
----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Kirkwood" <hkdawn at yahoo.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 1:57 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Question about knitting needles and flying


I've taken up knitting just in the last month (as mentioned in the last post.) I'm about to leave again for another month on the road. I'll be spending a lot of time in airplanes and airports and want to take my knitting with me. Will TSA give me any hassle about the needles?


Heather Kirkwood
Director of Outreach, Vice President
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
One South Road
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
1 (800) 789-9HPS
www.hpsnetwork.org

Personal blog: www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com

Search the Web at www.goodsearch.com and choose the HPS Network as your charity!

HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012
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