Re: [89attendees] unlawful in Britain to carry pocketknives that lock

[Michael Richardson <[e-mail]>]

Murphy, Sandra <[e-mail]> wrote:
    > I posted the message precisely because I knew that there was a good
    > chance there were people who would not know of this law and would be
    > violating it.

    > "know something", sure, but there are endless varieties of "something".
    > I think you are missing the point that

+1.  I didn't know.
I was in violation while there, which I learnt reading the thread on the
airplane, after having left.

I carry it for protection of person: but not against people.
But rather as boy scout would: against being lost in the woods, stranded on a
dessert island, etc.
(Pre-911, having it on an airplane was not a problem in most places)
Blades that don't lock are useless.  (Mine is <3")

    > find-out-if-I-can-buy-or-carry-aspirin

Gravol is, for instance, unavailable in the UK with a script.
That's a big deal for my wife, as she frequently needs it when flying.
I think that Ibuprofin and Acetaminophin is also hard to get, I brought my
own, and the flights of stairs in the hotel made me happy that I had it.
(Meanwhile, in Italy, after the first Prague meeting, I got a muscle relaxant
From the pharmacist of a strength simple unavailable in Canada...)

    > If I implied that I thought the Secretariat should warn of this, I did
    > not intend to.  I don't know that it is possible for them.  I'm trying
    > to think of a way to prevent such things, and all that I can come up
    > with is a plea to those IETF-ers who are frequent international

I think it's reasonable to at least link to a site.

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