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Steve Lindblom wrote: > > The label, like the book, is copyrighted, so if anyone is going to post it, > it should be me :-) > > Since airline problems can only get worse now that they are searching > checked-on as well as carry-on baggage, we've put the SLA battery label > from the divelight book on the webpage, at > http://www.airspeedpress.com/batterylabel.html > so it can be freely downloaded and printed. It's designed to go on standard > 2x4 laser label stock. (Snip) > Showing them a printout of someone's post of the appropriate regs is often > not going to work, since they'll (quite rightly) have no good reason to > believe that the printout is legit - remember how that airline wouldn't > accept a laminated secret service photo ID, then wouldn't call the number > he gave them to check with the SS! If you are going to carry a copy of the > regs (and it's obviously a good idea to do so) try to get one from the > manufacturer of your battery, in some official-looking format (printed or > on a letterhead). Steve, Your sentiments are admirable, but ... BUT - I run a reasonably sophisticated Artroom, entirely for "legit" purposes. I guarantee you that I can, no trouble at all, prepare a "legit" sticker, letterhead, certificate of authenticity other than, dammit, a banknote, as quick as you can say Jack Robinson. Sure, an Artroom's fairly expensive, however a computer coupled to, say, QuarkXPress (or InDesign), PhotoShop and Illustrator together with a reasonable inkjet printer will also get you there. Total cost? Depending on where you are, maybe $US8,000 tops for a brand new system? That's the truth of the matter, no doubt the authorities will learn of this sooner rather than later. The question remains: What do they do when they do? Hell, I can take your photograph and Trey's and swop heads. No-one would be able to tell and I *mean* no-one. Oooooops, I'm outta here, Christian -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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