Reminds me of the US Visa question. Q. On your trip to the USA, do you intend to overthrow the American Government? A. Sole purpose of visit.... Which reminds me of the time I accompanied my (then) spouse on her Study Leave to the US. We landed at Honolulu (to present papers at the AIBS Conference) and the rather officious Immigration Officer lady asked "Do you intend to migrate to the US?" She was rather taken aback by my reply "Not bloody likely!" But, on the matter of blades, I've routinely carried a #22 scalpel blade (in its sterile sealed pack) in a notebook that I keep on my person (it's a long story why) but I forget how many Xrayed security checks I'd been through before I remembered it was there and that I was technically in breach. Perhaps they were distracted by the Xrayed innards of a concertina that usually came through on the same tray. The little lockable pocket knife (7cm - 2 3/4" blade) I routinely have on the belt is one of my "tools of trade" so I have no concerns about it. Even so, I'd remove it if I were to walk down George St (in Sydney) of an evening, just in case. Cheers, Rowan
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