On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 at 11:49:39 in message
, Kevin McCue
wrote:

They also cautioned against people in possession of maps. So put an
almanac in your flight bag and be a real terrorist.
Perhaps most of the administration should take Roger's advice on the
plastic and duct tape headwrap.

The next time we visit the USA, perhaps for a month will they confiscate
my Garmin e-map that I use when over there? I have a Garmin CD that
shows every street in mainland USA and the location of many public
buildings, hotels, gas stations and other 'points of interest'. In any
case if I was really keen I could buy the stuff over there. I also buy
maps and guides everywhere we go. How suspicious can I get?

I feel tempted to say 'get a grip' but I won't! After all, in WW2 we
took down all the road direction signs in the UK. We removed town name
boards and kept a total black out. We _were_ expecting a full scale
invasion but I guess the Germans had maps themselves and would have
printed plenty for their soldiers! Foreign accents would produce
immediate arrests.
--
David CL Francis