Arrested???
Last summer I went to a Woodlore Fundamental Bushcraft course, on which we were issued with a Frosts Mora knife
On my way back I went to my parents, who were in the south of France at that moment, so I had made a reservation on the Eurostar to Paris ...
In Ashford, where I had to catch the Eurostar, they also have a lovely scanner machine
![Roll Eyes :rolleyes: :rolleyes:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Backpack (with knife) went through it ... Lots of panic ... all sorts of guys came to have a look on the screen ... They decided (all 5
![Cool :cool: :cool:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
) that is was a knife ... Searched my pack and confiscated the knife ... Didn't get arrested though
![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
- allthough I couldn't blame them if they did: I was looking and smelling horrible
Asked the guy who made notes and filled out some form (in which I declared the knife wasn't mine any longer) if it had any consequences ... It hadn't
They only were after my knife ... my eating knife (or fork) didn't had the slightest interest of them ...
![Eek! :eek: :eek:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I think we all know we could do some serious harm with a fork, don't we?!
After that I was questioned by the French customs officer, who had seen everything
![Roll Eyes :rolleyes: :rolleyes:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
- He asked me in english what my plans were in France, I answered him in fluent french that I went visiting my parents who where on a holiday
![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
- he just looked like this smiley:
![Confused :confused: :confused:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
LOL
I think he didn't expected a reply in french. After that I was allowed to continue my journey.
Well a small adventure on its own
![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)