flying from Manchester to Atlanta, they asked "has my phone been repaired in the last 2 weeks" showed them the glue on the phone after i dropped it, they x-rayed it, wouldnt pick up anythig other than be black box at the back, this they queeried so i had to take off the back, took the battery out, scanned again, CLEAR :)
boarding : bag was searched, CLEAR
landing in the USA, the entire lot went from the plane through customs, which I declared the souvenier i was dropping off, all $20 of it, hell not worth taking a chance so declared it. CLEAR,
at the desk, greeted by someone who looked like heir Flick from allo allo, he asked 4 questions of me
"how are you sir, had a nice flight?"
"where are you staying?"
"how long for?"
"reason for stay?"
he then asked me to look at the webcam,
then put my left finger on the pad (he stamped passport at this point)
then asked me to put my right finger on the pad
followed by "welcome to the United States, sir. have a nice day!"
time of landing, 16:00EST, time walking out of the arrivals door and into 96F heat around 17:00. 15 mins later im on the interstate, the operation ran like a swiss watch. They know who they are after
My luggage: one suit case that would fit in the top box of a courier's bike and a hold all.