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Always the checked baggage one.
OK, I just looked it up, and that looks exactly like the sort of "x-ray fog" that the newer kinds of checked-baggage screening machines can do. The damaged negatives that I'd seen before were from the older kind of equipment.
Ugh. I had no idea it was that bad; I hadn't seen it this bad before. Guess it's time to go digital!
It can't be fixed after developing.
General rule for film is, unless you have absolutely no choice, don't put undeveloped film into a checked bag. If you must, then put it in a lead bag. (Which will always get your bag searched -- my bag was a mess after going through several international airports with a lead bag of film.)
Film is just about always fine in the carry-on scanners. If you want to be totally paranoid about it, you can put the film in a lead bag inside a carry-on -- the security people get a bit annoyed at that, but you can be totally sure that it's safe.
If you're going to hand carry, I'd recommend a ziploc bag with all your film in it. New film is best in the original boxes, and spent film in neither a box nor the opaque plastic canisters, since they'll probably open anything not still factory sealed. If you have the transparent canisters you should be okay.
Bon, I was going to say I've gotten pictures like that when the batteries were dying but two whole rolls is a bit much. It sounds like Hil may have diagnosed it.
Was it an autofocus camera, Bon?
Uhhh...what do you mean? (I don't know.)
I meant an automatic camera. And I just edited to make you look crazy.
As keepers tried to woo Judy back into her cage, she rummaged through a refrigerator where chimp snacks are stored. She opened kitchen cupboards, pulled out juice and soft drinks and took a swig from bottles she managed to open.
Keeper Ann Rademacher says Judy went into the bathroom, picked up a toilet brush and cleaned the toilet. Rademacher says the 37-year-old Judy was a house pet before the zoo acquired her in 1988, so she may have been familiar with housekeeping chores. Judy wrung out a sponge and scrubbed down the fridge.
It took a couple of tries, but the zoo sedated the chimp, who fell asleep on top of the refrigerator with half a loaf of cinnamon-raisin bread she had pulled out of the freezer.
Can Judy come to my house for a while?
Locally I usually get Gloria Ferrer for a good champagne in that range
I got this specific Gloria Ferrer sparkling wine (brut, NV) for New Year's Eve this year, and it was really outstanding. I highly recommend it.