Where I have a swift and painless check-in.<\/p>\n
I decide to take the early bath and pass through to the departure lounge even though I am ridiculously miles ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n
The security people go through my hand-luggage and relieve me of my Body Shop shower gel, Lush shampoo, Gilette shaving foam, and Right Guard antiperspirant because, obviously, these things are far too risky to inflict on the rest of Europe.<\/p>\n
Slightly pissed off I accept the never-to-be-seen-again confiscation and move through to the departure lounge where there is a Superdrug.<\/p>\n
Within five minutes I have replaced the shaving foam and antiperspirant with exactly the same products in the same sized containers.<\/p>\n
Duh.<\/p>\n
Sadly there is neither a Lush nor a Body Shop so inferior products will have to suffice.<\/p>\n
The reason I’m mentioning this is that none of the electronic items I’m carrying (laptop, laptop charger, digital voice recorder, mobile phone, iPod – and USB connector – and digital camera) were given any degree of inspection.<\/p>\n
This, surely, is security for the sake of lip service?<\/p>\n
I hate to break it to you boys and girls, but with the innards of this pile of trinkets any competent electronics fiend could construct a decent explosive device.<\/p>\n
Bonkers.<\/p>\n
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