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Craig wrote:
You've probably never traveled through Phoenix's Sky Harbor airport then, where recently a piece of luggage jammed on a conveyor belt so long that the friction heated the luggage until it started smoking. The smoke finally alerted folks that something was wrong, but at that point, the concern was that the bag was the cause of the smoke so the airport was shut down as a flammable materials/bomb precaution until they realized the bag contained nothing dangerous and that it was a airport conveyor belt issue. Ah, to travel by air these days... Craig in AZ Probably wasn't Samsonite.... Marsha/Ohio |
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Ken Blake wrote:
On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 10:45:27 -0600, "singlemalt" wrote: My wife put a TSA approved luggage lock on her suitcase and it got caught on something and ripped off the zippers. The airlines take no responsibility for such damage and the cost of repair is worth more than the bag, therefore, new bag. There was nothing in the bag that valuable to start with. Think twice about putting a lock on your bag. I agree entirely. Beside the point you make, luggage locks are useless. They are toys. Any thief who has access to your bag can get through one of those tiny locks with ease in a couple of seconds. And if you use a bigger lock and make it harder for the thief, he'll just cut the bag open, doing even more damage. What do you think about having security cameras in all the luggage handling areas? Marsha/Ohio |
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wrote in message ... On Jan 3, 1:04 pm, "Craig" wrote: wrote... On Jan 3, 11:45 am, "singlemalt" wrote: My wife put a TSA approved luggage lock on her suitcase and it got caught on something and ripped off the zippers. The airlines take no responsibility for such damage and the cost of repair is worth more than the bag, therefore, new bag. There was nothing in the bag that valuable to start with. Think twice about putting a lock on your bag. could be a baggage handler thought there was something in there worth locking, and ripped the thing off.... I cant imagine what would have gotten caught and ripped it off otherwise... You've probably never traveled through Phoenix's Sky Harbor airport then, where recently a piece of luggage jammed on a conveyor belt so long that the friction heated the luggage until it started smoking. The smoke finally alerted folks that something was wrong, but at that point, the concern was that the bag was the cause of the smoke so the airport was shut down as a flammable materials/bomb precaution until they realized the bag contained nothing dangerous and that it was a airport conveyor belt issue. Ah, to travel by air these days... Craig in AZ yes, but did the bag rip? Probably not...... Coming off a Hawaiian Airlines flight in the 1990's, 1/2 the bags were ripped. On the trip over the Samsonite suitcase was bent. Lots of bad equipment and handlers. |
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In message Marsha wrote:
What do you think about having security cameras in all the luggage handling areas? That, plus make it a death penalty offense to remove anything from luggage unless it is properly disposed of. |
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In message AZ
Nomad wrote: Cable ties only cost pennies. The worst part was the logistics of packing a tool that could cut them. Nowadays, nail clippers are no longer forbidden items. Nail clippers have never been forbidden in checked luggage -- Just place your cutting tool (small knife, nail clippers, scissors, whatever) in an exterior pocket of your suitcase. Sure, someone could use it to open your bag, but honestly, the point is more to avoid bags from being accidentally opened, and to know if a bag was opened. |
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"AZ Nomad" wrote in message ... On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 17:03:15 -0500, LVTravel wrote: I don't use the luggage locks to keep the thieves out but to keep the clothes in. Any lock is only a temporary deterrent to keep an honest person honest. I have seen many pieces of luggage with the zippers down and clothes viewable to God and country because the zippers unzipped in transit. I have also seen hardsided luggage wide open since the latches weren't locked (pre 9-11.). Any lock you put on a bag checked at the airport may be snipped by the TSA and no lock will protect any bag not made of iron and as heavy as a safe. I just use cable ties so that I can know if somebody has been rummaging around in my bag and if I need to check for theft by baggage handlers, the TSA, etc. Even the "made of iron" and being a safe doesn't keep those willing enough out. Used to use cable ties all the time before 9-11 and a few years later until the TSA locks were introduced. Now use the locks and will occasionally apply breakable seals on the zippers also. Didn't do it the trip to the cruise. |
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On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 15:46:32 -0500, LVTravel wrote:
Used to use cable ties all the time before 9-11 and a few years later until the TSA locks were introduced. Now use the locks and will occasionally apply breakable seals on the zippers also. Didn't do it the trip to the cruise. I will take every precaution I can think of on my next cruise. On the last cruise, my wife and I had about $250 of merchandise and clothing stolen. Unless the TSA handlers routinely walk out of work with their clothing stuffed to elephantine proportions, the theft probably occured when the cruise staff had idiotically instructed us to leave our bags outside the room for them to pickup sometime over the course of half a day. |
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