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"Icono Clast" wrote in message om... Mark Hewett said: I've had to wait in excess of 40 minutes after the plane has landed, before my bag actually shows up I'm sure that happens but I've seldom had to wait at all as the last thing I do at an airport is get my bag. Happens to me internationally all the time, even with a Priority luggage tag based on status with my airline. Cintronella asked: Well, why don't you check the Airline's liabilty for checked baggage??? Don't have to. I know what it is. If I were all that concerned, I'd insure the bag's contents. I carry on my computer, PDA, MP3 player, Movie camera, and Digital camera. Typically I have a rolling computer case that goes in overhead bin and a small backpack full of misc. electonic junk. Why? Airplanes have a broad selection of music in their earphones. You can't be serious. The selection is limited and, more importantly, the selections are _short_. Even if there were a channel I'd want to listen to (and there seldom is), I need more than 90 minutes of programming on a 9 hour flight. Airline earphones are also of relatively poor quality. I'll take my Bose QuietComfort II noise cancellers anytime. Is your taste so refined that you can't listen to the generally insipid faire available on 'planes? Yes, that's right. My taste is so refined that I'd prefer to listen to music that I'd prefer to listen to. My MP3 player is roughly the size of 10 CDs stacked together (not the cases -- just the CDs). It weighs a couple of ounces and will play for 22 hours on its rechargable batteries. It holds more than 600 hours of music, and the sound is much higher quality than any plane's sound system. Why in the world would I not take it with me? Many flights present motion pictures (usually ones I wouldn't go out to see) I never watch movies on a plane, even assuming it was a film I had a mild interest in seeing (and it rarely is). The screens are too small, and the films are edited both for time and content. and what are you going to photograph during a flight? The clouds? Yes, I can understand a camera to shoot scenes from a 'plane. Perhaps you carry little disposable cameras. I don't. My camcorder and still camera, with gear, costs close to $5,000. I will not ever check this gear. NEVER. However, since my carryons conform to airline requirements, why do you care at all what I carry? I'd love to check them, never use them during flights except the MP3 player, but don't dare put them in checked baggage. I would, but not if it means I'm gambling with loosing the entire value of every item. If don't have the data in your computer at least two other places, such as on a disk in your locker at work and another at a friend's or relative's home, you're a fool! If you lose your computer and your house burns while you're away, you've lost it all. What is that supposed to mean? My data is backed up all over the place. How does that help me if my laptop gets stolen on my way to my destination where I will need it? Evelyn C. Leeper said: Or because twice the airlines have failed to send my luggage on the same flight as me. It's happened to me four or five times, once going to Medellín rather than Bogotá from Panama City. It had been opened by customs and, in that country where you're constantly warned about thieves, nothing was missing! It happened to be on the second day at the first major stop on my nine-week trip to South America. So, let's see -- two times you didn't have a problem. Therefore you extrapolate that no one ever has a problem. Try again. It's happened when the bag was brought to my home. And to my hotels, etc. I wear a suit and tie when flying. Good for you. I wear casual clothes when flying, partly for my own comfort and partly so I don't look rumpled when I get where I'm going. My bag not arriving with me is certainly an angering inconvenience, but not a major one. And, of course, the operative word in the above sentence is "me." If you want to travel without carryons, feel free. Don't, for a minute, presume that the way you travel is the way everyone should travel. Banty, having not learned to use the "Delete" key, inconsiderately quoted the whole damn thread to say: You're right and I haven't disagreed with ya. I'm going to a dance convention in Monterey tomorrow and probably have sixty pounds of stuff in the car. When I fly to a dance convention, I get it all in one suitcase that usually weighs in lighter than 43 pounds, dress suit included. __________________________________________________ __________ A San Franciscan in (where else?) San Francisco http://geocities.com/dancefest/ http://geocities.com/iconoc/ ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 IClast at SFbay Net |
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"Jim Davis Sr." wrote in message m...
"Banty" wrote in message ... In article , Evelyn C. Leeper says... Mark Hewitt wrote: "Icono Clast" wrote in message om... "Jim Davis Sr." wrote: I don't understand why people burden themselves on the long walks to and from the gangways and then trouble their fellow passengers by blocking an aisle. I just don't get it. When they're a bit early have have to go to the toilet, they ask strangers to "watch my bag" not knowing whether that stranger is going to disappear with it. I just don't get it. Because quite often I've had to wait in excess of 40 minutes after the plane has landed, before my bag actually shows up. If I could get away with just hang baggage when I go on a flight. I would do that! If you're on a business trip and the time is critical - then pack lighter. Wear clothing passable for your business in case there is a problem. If you're moving or have acquired some largish items, ship stuff. If you're travelling on pleasure, the first step to pleasure would be to learn how to relax and stop counting minutes at the baggage carousel. Or because twice the airlines have failed to send my luggage on the same flight as me. Twice out of how many flights? And did they or did they not get the bags to you within a day? Occasionally happens to me too. Usually Arrives at my Hotel within 6 hours. I prefer them to misplace it when I'm going home. I don't have to lug it home, and they deliver it to my door in a few hours. heh, one time when I had both of my 2 70lb* bags delayed,I was rather glad after the fact when they were delivered to my doorstep as I realised I didn't have to carry them myself, though I felt sorry for the delivery guys. However, I had to wait more than 24 hrs for them. I don't think I've ever received my delayed luggage within 6 hrs! One time I had to wait more than 48 hrs (there's only one flight 3x per week), but that was just a small bag...and fortunately I'd packed the food (cheeses) into the other small bag which *did* arrive with me. Most often, after an evening arrival, it's been the next day, in the afternoon. For that length of time, I at least want to carry with me a change of undergarments and toiletries. It's happened to me enough times - maybe I just have bad luck - that I prefer to be prepared. |
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PTRAVEL wrote:
I never watch movies on a plane, even assuming it was a film I had a mild interest in seeing (and it rarely is). The screens are too small, and the films are edited both for time and content. Sort of a diversion in the topic, but on a United flight last month I noticed that about half the movies were labeled as having been edited, and half of them not. I watched a couple that were not, and they included "bad" words, etc., so I'm not sure what they were editing out of the others. Anyone know? Also, on Singapore Air, they don't appear to edit the movies at all, which is refreshing. Though of course they may restrict their selection to movies that they wouldn't feel inclined to edit. miguel -- Hundreds of travel photos from around the world: http://travel.u.nu/ |
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On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 01:59:53 GMT, mimi wrote:
wrote in message ... Now that I'm a cyborg, I am tied to the bag with the CPAP, the battery backup and meds, in which other trivia now resides (like one change of clothing and the laptop). Say, what do you do for distilled water for the CPC machine? CPAP machines don't use water -- I'm not sure what a CPC machine is. Doug |
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In article
, Hilary wrote: 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. You're allowed one carryon, one personal item (purse, briefcase, laptop), coat, umbrella and usually a duty-free bag as well. People who carry on photograph equipment are also allowed one camera bag in addition to what you listed. This is a relatively new rule. |
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"Jim Davis Sr." wrote: 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) Actually, only shoes that have metal components are searched. I solved the problem by wearing sneakers onboard flights. I have never, not once, had my shoes inspected because they contain no metal at all and I travel about three times a year on average. My previous flight was about one month ago and my next one will be in early March with another trip probably later in March so I am not an infrequent flyer. |
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"Jim Davis Sr." wrote in message
... 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. Having read all the posts so far, it seems to me that there are two kinds of pax: those that follow the known rules, and those that don't. (Those that don't have a wide variety of excuses, none of which actually excuse them from following the published "terms and conditions" of flying.) And never the twain shall meet... |
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Me wrote: In article , "Jim Davis Sr." wrote: 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) Actually, only shoes that have metal components are searched. I solved the problem by wearing sneakers onboard flights. I have never, not once, had my shoes inspected because they contain no metal at all and I travel about three times a year on average. My previous flight was about one month ago and my next one will be in early March with another trip probably later in March so I am not an infrequent flyer. you are apparently oblivious to the fact that the infamous bomb shoes were sneakers sneakers would be the easiest type shoe to rig with explosives given their large size and goofy appearance |
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