Re: [Mtgvenue] Food

Yep. I'm aware that I'm always at risk for having things confiscated and
being fined.  And, no I don't declare what I have because in my experience
that guarantees they take everything since the folks doing the searching
aren't so good at discriminating what is a biohazard.  That's why I think
it's mandatory that either the venue can satisfy the dietary restrictions
or we have access to a grocery store (and not just a 7-11 sort of place) to
buy food.

Mary.

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Brian E Carpenter <
brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 31/01/2017 08:28, Dave Crocker wrote:
> ...
> > Again, we cannot accommodate every detail for everyone.  So the text
> > seeks to make things reasonably comfortable for a useful range, and
> > reasonably tolerable for others.
>
> But Mary said:
>
> >> I usually bring 2 lbs of
> >> pumpkin seeds and 8 oz of raisins strategically distributed amongst my
> >> suitcase, backpack and jacket in the hopes that I'm at least left with
> >> something if my luggage is searched.    And, I bring another pound of
> nut
> >> based granola and some dried blueberries along with almond or coconut
> milk
> >> powder.  And, I have some spirulina, carrot and beet powders.
>
> You do realise that in some countries, such as the one I live in, all
> incoming baggage is X-rayed just in case you failed to declare every single
> food item, and you can be fined on the spot for smuggling undeclared food
> items? And anything considered to be a biohazard is confiscated. I'm not
> saying that Mary's supplies would be illegal, but she would have to declare
> them. This just illustrates the complexity of trying to cover *everything*
> in this draft. We can't. We have to stick to relatively general criteria.
>
>    Brian
>
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