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To: GraceZ who wrote (88868)	9/12/2007 9:28:45 AM
From: Think4Yourself	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

I was at the Manila airport in the 90's and standing by the entry to the tarmac. There was a fancy new metal detector and burly security guard there. A man walked through with a 45 revolver in a belt holster and nothing happened. I looked at the guard quizzically. He noticed my concern and said, "it's ok, he's an officer" to which I replied "the metal detector didn't even go off". He didn't do anything about that minor detail so I didn't bother to remove my keys before going through.

To: GraceZ who wrote (88868)	9/13/2007 1:13:40 PM
From: Tradelite	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

<<This was at a time when we had major airports where you could still park right next to the tarmac and walk straight to your plane without ever checking in or showing ID. >> Late response, as I haven't looked at SI for a while, but got a chuckle out of your post. About 30 years ago, National Airport had a small, virtually unmonitored "Congressional parking lot" near the front entrance, reserved for the then-exalted congresspeople who came and went between DC and their home districts. We caught on that to park in that lot (forever, if necessary) only required placing some copies of the daily Congressional record visibly near the back window of the car. These tomes were printed on cheap newsprint paper and about an inch thick every day. We all worked for the govt, so copies of the Congressional Record were everywhere in every federal agency and were throwaways.