Carry-ons (Opinions?)

Here's a question for discussion;
What's your opinion on carry-ons.
I travel for business, and check my tools & suitcase. I carry on my
Computer Case. I can't believe the amount of things that people try to
stuff into the overheads. If I put my case under the seat, I have to sit
with my legs in my chest. It goes up. I'll move it in an unusual
circumstance, but not for the half dozen people toting 2 or 3 fairly large
bags. And no matter what people think, the Airlines DON'T enforce the 1 bag
rule.

Right On!!

My pet hate are the good souls in economy, laden down with half their
household possessions, who board early and fill up the first class
overheads with unbelievable junk!! No room for my single normal sized
carryon when I board!! FA's do nothing to stop that either!


"Jim Davis Sr." wrote in message
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Here's a question for discussion;
What's your opinion on carry-ons.
I travel for business, and check my tools & suitcase. I carry on my
Computer Case. I can't believe the amount of things that people try to
stuff into the overheads. If I put my case under the seat, I have to sit
with my legs in my chest. It goes up. I'll move it in an unusual
circumstance, but not for the half dozen people toting 2 or 3 fairly large
bags. And no matter what people think, the Airlines DON'T enforce the 1
bag
rule.

But you can. Ask if the bag belongs to any of the others around you, of
course it won't. Take the bag down, bring it to the FA and say I'm sorry,
my bag doesn't fit, can you gate check it for me? Replace it with your bag
and all is happy. You will be well off the plane before the guy in 89G gets
back up and starts looking for his bag.

I've done it more then once.



"Paul O" wrote in message
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Right On!!

My pet hate are the good souls in economy, laden down with half their
household possessions, who board early and fill up the first class
overheads with unbelievable junk!! No room for my single normal sized
carryon when I board!! FA's do nothing to stop that either!

"Mike Cordelli" wrote:

But you can. Ask if the bag belongs to any of the others around you, of
course it won't. Take the bag down, bring it to the FA and say I'm sorry,
my bag doesn't fit, can you gate check it for me? Replace it with your bag
and all is happy. You will be well off the plane before the guy in 89G gets
back up and starts looking for his bag.

Love it!

--
Stephen

You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image
when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.
Anne Lamott

Jim Davis Sr. wrote:
Here's a question for discussion;
What's your opinion on carry-ons.
I travel for business, and check my tools & suitcase. I carry on my
Computer Case. I can't believe the amount of things that people try to
stuff into the overheads. If I put my case under the seat, I have to sit
with my legs in my chest. It goes up. I'll move it in an unusual
circumstance, but not for the half dozen people toting 2 or 3 fairly large
bags. And no matter what people think, the Airlines DON'T enforce the 1 bag
rule.




Believe it or not, I actually have been on two flights on AW where the
FAs have enforced the 1 bag and personal item rule. If I can check it,
I always do, and in the situation that it is not possible, then it
*almost* always goes under the seat - but I typically don't need the
extra leg room.

In rec.travel.air Jim Davis Sr. wrote:
: Here's a question for discussion;
: What's your opinion on carry-ons.
: I travel for business, and check my tools & suitcase. I carry on my
: Computer Case. I can't believe the amount of things that people try to
: stuff into the overheads. If I put my case under the seat, I have to sit
: with my legs in my chest. It goes up. I'll move it in an unusual
: circumstance, but not for the half dozen people toting 2 or 3 fairly large
: bags. And no matter what people think, the Airlines DON'T enforce the 1 bag
: rule.

Sometimes the security people enforce the rule, however. In November
I was flying out of EWR but hadn't packed quite well enough to fit
everything in my one carry-on and my laptop case. So I carried my
little carry-on suitcase, my laptop, and a shopping bag that was only
half full. The security checkpoint person turned me away, saying I
could have only one bag and one personal item. So I got out of line,
put the laptop in the shopping bag, and went back through and he let
me pass, because technically, now, I was in compliance.

I thought the purpose of this FAA rule was to reduce the burden on the
security screeners by reducing the amount of carry-on luggage they
would need to screen?

Andrew
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"Andrew" wrote in message
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So I got out of line,
put the laptop in the shopping bag, and went back through and he let
me pass, because technically, now, I was in compliance.

And you still had to take your computer out again at the Xray... don't you
just love common sense!

Regards, Howard

"Howard Long" wrote in message
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"Andrew" wrote in message
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So I got out of line,
put the laptop in the shopping bag, and went back through and he let
me pass, because technically, now, I was in compliance.

And you still had to take your computer out again at the Xray... don't you
just love common sense!

Regards, Howard

I like the Shoe thing. We have to have our shoes inspected because some
nimrod had explosives in his shoes. Think of what will happen if they find
a guy with a stick of dynamite up his ass. (They already have the rubber
gloves)

"Jim Davis Sr." wrote:

Here's a question for discussion;
What's your opinion on carry-ons.
I travel for business, and check my tools & suitcase. I carry on my
Computer Case. I can't believe the amount of things that people try to
stuff into the overheads. If I put my case under the seat, I have to sit
with my legs in my chest. It goes up. I'll move it in an unusual
circumstance, but not for the half dozen people toting 2 or 3 fairly large
bags. And no matter what people think, the Airlines DON'T enforce the 1 bag
rule.

Absolutely!!
Many airlines have a simple box near the check in desk, built to the maximum
hand-luggage dimensions. If your bag is too big to fit in the box, it doesn't
get in as hand-luggage!! At least that's the theory, pity nobody enforces it.

Ron
--
Bugrit

The views and expressions contained in this message do not necessarily
coincide with those of my employer.

"Foul Ole Ron" wrote in message
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"Jim Davis Sr." wrote:

Here's a question for discussion;
What's your opinion on carry-ons.
I travel for business, and check my tools & suitcase. I carry on my
Computer Case. I can't believe the amount of things that people try to
stuff into the overheads. If I put my case under the seat, I have to
sit
with my legs in my chest. It goes up. I'll move it in an unusual
circumstance, but not for the half dozen people toting 2 or 3 fairly
large
bags. And no matter what people think, the Airlines DON'T enforce the 1
bag
rule.

Absolutely!!
Many airlines have a simple box near the check in desk, built to the
maximum
hand-luggage dimensions. If your bag is too big to fit in the box, it
doesn't
get in as hand-luggage!! At least that's the theory, pity nobody enforces
it.

Ron

When was the last time you saw someone use it. Most I see are full of
garbage.