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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. |
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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! "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. |
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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 u... 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! |
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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. 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. |
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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 -- ---- Portland, Oregon, USA ---- ************************************************** ***************** ---- http://www.bizave.com ---- Photo Albums and Portland Info ---- To Email me remove "MYSHOES" from email address ************************************************** ***************** |
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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 -- Bugrit The views and expressions contained in this message do not necessarily coincide with those of my employer. |
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"Jim Davis Sr." wrote:
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. I don't carry ANY thing 'cept maybe something to read. 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. On departure, the first thing I do is get rid of my bag. On arrival, the last thing I do is get my bag. Hell, I don't need it at an airport nor even 'tween the airport and the hotel. All I really need with me is a passport, a credit card, a bit of cash and, if I'm renting a car, a license to drive (I don't burden myself with that if I'm not going to drive). When travelling standby and maybe having long waits thus possibly needing my toothbrush and comb, I'll take those things out of the suitcase but not anything else. Some people seem to think their time's SO valuable that they have to burden themselves, inconvenience strangers, and risk a back injury yet I have often departed in a car or taxi before they. I just don't get it. When travelling First Class, I'm usually among the last to board and first to debark while others are struggling with their stuff. I just don't get it. [Ah, I feel better now. Thanks for the therapeutic question.] __________________________________________________ ___________ A San Franciscan in 47.335 mile² San Francisco http://geocities.com/dancefest/ http://geocities.com/iconoc/ ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 IClast at SFbay Net |
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"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! |
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It's the "me" generation causing all the problems. Travelers don't want YOU
to carry on anything that might get in THEIR way because they feel that all the overhead space on board is theirs bought and paid for - included in their 79 dollar ticket! My biggest pet peeve is those damn strollers! These yuppies that show up at the gate with their kid strapped to their back in a sling and a double-wide cadillac stroller filled to the brim with bags and bull****! ALL STROLLERS should be banned except for the umbrella type that fold up very small. All other should be taken away at the ticket counter. Have you ever seen a gate agent try to check a 50 pound stroller at the gate and get it down them damn stairs to the belly of the plane? And all the while the breeder parents are bitching about "don't scratch it" or they look at them like it's their job to put up with their junk. Airlines don't enforce the carry-on rules because they won't do it uniformly. If one airline does it, they fear loosing customers to another airline that does not. It's going to take the FAA/TSA to put the screws to carry-on abuse so the airlines will be off the hook in the eyes of ****ed off passengers. Anyone who travels to south america or the caribbean has seen the sheer LOADS those people carry on board. Not just last week I saw a bag get inspected at the gate because it was too large for starters, but also because the bag was stained indicating something inside was leaking. When they opened it up....low and behold the contents was the front half of a TRANSMISSION for an old Buick, wrapped in paper towels!!!! Best guess was the other half already made it on board in a traveling companion's bag. How would you like THAT to come flying at your head in heavy turbulence when the overhead bin shakes open? Once, I even saw a woman raising holy hell in San Diego because security screeners had denied her bag containing her dead dog who died during vacation. She thought she should be able to shove the carcass in a carry on bag and haul it on board to drag it home to bury it . . .stink and all! There is no end in sight! |
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"Andrew" wrote in message
... 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 |
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