On Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 6:58:14 AM UTC-4, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 16:03:35 -0700 (PDT),
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 5:24:49 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> > >>
> > >> On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 14:31:13 -0700 (PDT),
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> One was a 41-year-old woman who was a chef and she had arrived with
> > >>> 25 copies of her C V (Curriculum Vitae) plus a separate suitcase full of
> > >>> her professional knives. She denied she was coming there to work but
> > >>> why all the knives? She was going to 'cook for her uncle' and 'cook for
> > >>> friends' but not work. The question then was why not just use their
> > >>> knives? "I a.l.w.a.y.s. travel with ALL my knives and certificates" was her
> > >>> answer. They did state due to her age she did not qualify for a work
> > >>> visa.
> > >>>
> > >> Chefs and most restaurant kitchen prep staff always carry their own
> > >> knives. And you don't borrow anybody elses. And when I'm cooking at
> > >> somebody else's house, I usually miss my own knives.
> > >>
> > > On 'vacation'??? Highly, highly doubtful that every time a chef steps out
> > > their door they've packed their knives and take them with them. That is,
> > > unless you are planning on entering a country illegally and hope to gain
> > > employment there.
> >
> > Well, I admit that I'm not well versed in this show nor the U.K.
> > border protection, immigration, or vacation laws. But it sounds
> > like she wasn't too keen on them either.
> >
> UK has very strict laws to control carrying knives in public places.
> Chefs are allowed to carry their knives to and from work (required for
> professional purposes). She had no UK work permit, and denied she was
> entering the UK to work as a chef.
>
> If she'd brought a gun we'd say she shot herself in both feet.

Sounds like a mac 10 or a machine pistol, not just a gun.