Protometer...I could have the spelling wrong, (Bryan?)...an electronic
gadget with short pointy prongs on one end for sticking in building
material to determine water content...and thus rot potential. Handy
gadget for painters, architects (Preservation types) carpenters,
maintenance folks and such.
I can't imagine it being very effective as a weopon...it could be real
annoying though.
-jc
On Tuesday, November 5, 2002, at 09:50 AM, Stevenson, Pam wrote:
> I don't know what a protometer is. Do you mean photometer? They'd
> probably
> think it was some sort of detonation device - how many people today
> know
> about SLR cameras? Personally, I never check my camera because I've
> seen
> what the airlines have done to my other luggage. It's a tough camera,
> but
> I'd rather bash it in myself.
>
> - Pam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Callan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 10:36 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: it's a heck of a world
>
>
> I noted in conversation that I've always regarded my Nikon as a
> potential weapon. Virtually a steel brick on a sling. Airplane cabin
> would make it tough to get it up to speed, but it could be done.
> Figuring I may be thinking ahead of my time, I've taken to checking the
> camera gear. Do you suppose they'd let a Protometer on as carry on?
>
> -jc
>
>
> On Tuesday, November 5, 2002, at 09:26 AM, Stevenson, Pam wrote:
>
>> Flying back from San Diego this weekend, there was a woman whose
>> cuticle
>> scissors were confiscated. I heard her make a comment about not being
>> able
>> to give the pilot a manicure. If she had said it any louder, she
>> probably
>> would have been arrested. Anyway, there's a new list of accepted
>> carry-ons,
>> including said cuticle scissors and blunt scissors (for the
>> kiddies???)
>>
>> - Pam
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: J.A. Drew Diaz [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 5:04 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: it's a heck of a world
>>
>>
>> Actually the quote is " It's a heck of a world when an all-American
>> boy
>> can't carry a pocketknife- which just goes to prove al Queda won the
>> war. Now take your finger out of the trigger guard because we're in a
>> lot of trouble if you can't take me with a but stroke" Drew Diaz
>> ingratiating himself to the California National guard and lecturing on
>> firearms safety while trying to retrieve his laptop.
>>
>> --
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>>
>
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