It is interesting, and just a bit ominous, to see how situations have changed recently. Four years ago, our courthouse had a notice on the door that knives over four inches were not allowed. If you went to the third floor where the really heavy duty trials were conducted, you had to pass a metal detector and no sharps were allowed.<br><br>About eighteen months ago, (pre 9/11) the metal detector moved to the building entrance. It's just like getting on a plane, complete with long lines of workers every morning tring to get to work...