There's something about airport security guards and iPods. Last year, I went to England for a week on my spring break. On the way back, I was randomly chosen to have my bag searched. The guard opened my bag, and immediately became distracted by the iPod. "Oh, an iPod! How many songs does this hold? How long do the batteries last?" Etc. In fact, he was so distracted that he didn't notice that I was accidentally still carrying a butter knife I had used on a picnic. That wasn't discovered until I landed in the U.S. Whoooops. Back on topic I just got back from working on a radio documentary in Ireland for two weeks. On the way back, I was once again randomly chosen for a search. I was very glad that this time I had remembered to throw the knife away. I shouldn't have even bothered. Once again, the guard became obsessed with my iPod. Now, I can totally understand being excited by iPods. But maybe the guards should spend time looking for weapons instead of music!
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