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Bringing a lap top on a plane
Here we are, martin the cretin with his new pals
"Martin" a écrit dans le message de ... On Sat, 17 May 2008 12:52:00 +0100, "William Black" wrote: Try turning up at Heathrow with two carry-ons heading anywhere but the USA or South America and you'll get one slung in the hold as well. Try turning up at Melbourne with a Belgian Passport with a triple barreled surname plus married name and five Christian names that have all been mistyped in their copy of the visa. The visa was already corrected at check in before departure and there it was all wrong again in Melbourne. This after the online visa application has to be entered twice with every character identical to the first time. No cut and pastes allowed. That took the girl in the travel agency almost half an hour to get right -- Martin |
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Bringing a lap top on a plane
OT crap of course
"grusl" a écrit dans le message de ... "Alan S" wrote in message ... On Sat, 17 May 2008 13:43:53 +0530, "grusl" wrote: In all fairness, Alan, the Central Industrial Security Force, which runs airport security in India, is one of the most decent and hardworking of the disciplined forces in the country. CISF officers just enforce what rules they're told to enforce. Their working language is English and they can be very helpful people at unfamiliar airports, much more so than gate agents. I doubt there was a bribe involved. I've had "discussions" about a second laptop bag myself and eventually been let through. (Eventually I bought a padded cover and just pop the laptop into my carryon bag). George, I'll eventually be writing a separate blog entry on Indira Ghandi Airport. It was a fascinating and frustrating experience, both arriving and departing. I do hope you'll spell it Gandhi. Here is just a brief description of my departure experience. Arrived at 3:30 am for the 6:20 Royal Jordanian to Amman. At that time I expected things to be quiet. Wrong. A large crowd was milling about on the sidewalk outside the doors. They were outside because I found that I needed my passport and boarding pass just to enter the building. The sergeant on the door had apparently not heard of e-tickets. So I rummaged through my luggage until I found the email with my Qantas itinerary on it. He begrudgingly let me in. If it was 2004 I would agree. But every CISF officer has seen e-tickets now. They're commonly used domestically. As I entered the door a guy appeared from nowhere and grabbed the larger of my two bags, literally out of my hands, and immediately threw it on a security x-ray scan machine where it disappeared into the bowels of the scanner. As it appeared at the other end a security man sealed a plastic strip around it to indicate that it had been scanned for checked baggage. I wasn't impressed because I had intended taking both as carry-on; that had been OK on the previous five flights. The security guy would not give the bag to me but only to my helper who had put it in the machine. He wouldn't give it back until some rupees appeared in my hand. I'd say it was a porter who wanted to be paid for "carrying" your bags. It does happen ... you have to hold on to everything. Delhi's much worse than the south. I eventually found the Royal Jordanian desk, but only after another unsolicited helper showed me where it was; for a tip. There was a remarkable absence of signs, and the only working TV displays in that area did not show Airline counter locations. Maybe they do on other days... Uh, not necessarily. Mostly it's TV with brief moments of departure boards. You can see the mouse moving each digit by hand. [snip bag tag story] The only purpose of the tag is to provide a blank space for a stamp. It provides no other purpose, so it doesn't matter what tag is used. Cheers, George W Russell Bangalore |
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Bringing a lap top on a plane
"Runge11" wrote in message ... Yes mr black you are very constructive using this place as your drawing room This is the worst of the rec travel groups. Maybe one day someone around you will clap your mouth shut so you cannot abuse people like a superior being you think you are. Playing in the same league as martin and co, ugh. Why is it that the real Usenet nutters can always be spotted by their rather odd capitalisation. One day someone will stab you, and everyone will laugh. -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |
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Bringing a lap top on a plane
LOL how funnee
Ok back under the bed with martin I'll call you sometime. "William Black" a écrit dans le message de ... "Runge11" wrote in message ... Yes mr black you are very constructive using this place as your drawing room This is the worst of the rec travel groups. Maybe one day someone around you will clap your mouth shut so you cannot abuse people like a superior being you think you are. Playing in the same league as martin and co, ugh. Why is it that the real Usenet nutters can always be spotted by their rather odd capitalisation. One day someone will stab you, and everyone will laugh. -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |
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black has found a new buddy
"Martin" a écrit dans le message de ... On Sat, 17 May 2008 23:20:49 +0100, "William Black" wrote: "Runge11" wrote in message ... Yes mr black you are very constructive using this place as your drawing room This is the worst of the rec travel groups. Maybe one day someone around you will clap your mouth shut so you cannot abuse people like a superior being you think you are. Playing in the same league as martin and co, ugh. Why is it that the real Usenet nutters can always be spotted by their rather odd capitalisation. One day someone will stab you, and everyone will laugh. Pig sticking is back in fashion. -- Martin |
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Bringing a lap top on a plane
Michael wrote:
Jim Ley wrote: On Fri, 16 May 2008 16:54:13 +0100, (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote: wrote: I'll be doing this for the first time in a few weeks. Will there be any problems regarding airport security? What's normal procedure for ths? I don't have a clue where you are, but around _here_ it's not a problem. However, you have to take the laptop out of its case/bag and put it in a separate container at security. At Heathrow now, mercifully you don't any more - although in the 2 times through terminal 5 I've watched people completely fail to get to grips with the new machines/layout, works pretty well but for the idiots though. Jim. In Bergamo, I had to turn the thing on, waiting for the Windows logo to appear. The girl that asked to see it wasn't around by the time it came on due to the crowds. I don't remember the last time I had to turn it on, but I keep it on sleep anyway, so it's just a couple of second before it's 'on.' -- (*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www.davidhorne.net (email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about. Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins |
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