Carry-ons (Opinions?)

"Banty" wrote in message
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In article , PTRAVEL says...


"Frank F. Matthews" wrote in message
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I've rarely seen families with young children with more than the
allowable amount of carry-ons. They usually only have one item per
child and only rarely two. FFM

Whereas I have seen it.





Are you sure you accounted for the carryons which go with the kids' seats?

Yup.


Banty

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"stephen" wrote in message
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Because of the way they drag the case, they are effectively twice as
wide, and block people wanting to get past them.

How does dragging something behind you make you twice as wide?

Well, technically, they aren't really "behind" most folks.
They are pulling it "behind" their hand which is to "their"
side. "Twice" might be an over estimate of the phenomenon,
but for example on a moving walkway, they do tend to occupy a wider
portion whilst walking.


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At least they don't seem to be aware or concerned about
people around them.

That's true of most people

Coulda stopped that sentence here.

in an airport.

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They can be particularly annoying on the moving sidewalks. The idea is
you stand on the right and walk on the left. (Is it the other way
around in England and Oz?)

Anyone who blocks a moving walkway is annoying.


And is equally, potentially more, likely to do so when "carrying"
(they are as likely to just set it down to their own side).

(Icono Clast) wrote

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.

Handy hint: Being last to board and first to debark is one of
the privileges of travelling First Class.

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Ken Tough

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I don't understand why people burden themselves on the long
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This [excessive baggage on posts] is AS annoying, time-consuming,
and counter-productive as excessive carry-on. Those in this thread
should learn to pack their posts properly.

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Ken Tough

"PTRAVEL" wrote:

Because of the way they drag the case, they are effectively twice as
wide, and block people wanting to get past them.

How does dragging something behind you make you twice as wide? People
carrying large duffles over there are shoulder are twice as wide, as those
things ride on their hips, rather than trail behind them.

Because they don't drag it behind them. They pull it with their hand
which is at their side. The bag is centered at their hand, so half of
it is outside the width of the puller.

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"PTRAVEL" wrote:

Because of the way they drag the case, they are effectively twice as
wide, and block people wanting to get past them.

How does dragging something behind you make you twice as wide? People
carrying large duffles over there are shoulder are twice as wide, as
those
things ride on their hips, rather than trail behind them.

Because they don't drag it behind them. They pull it with their hand
which is at their side. The bag is centered at their hand, so half of
it is outside the width of the puller.

Right, whereas those carrying hand luggage carry them fully at their side,
with all of the bag outside the width of the puller.


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Stephen

There were no weapons of mass destruction, just words of mass deception.

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"Banty" wrote in message
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In article , PTRAVEL says...


"Frank F. Matthews" wrote in message
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snip

I've rarely seen families with young children with more than the
allowable amount of carry-ons. They usually only have one item per
child and only rarely two. FFM

Whereas I have seen it.





Are you sure you accounted for the carryons which go with the kids' seats?

Yup.

Transcontinental tonight - two families. Mom - backpack plus diaper
bag. Dad, car seat plus baby.

Dad - briefcase and kid in tow. Mom, bag and kid number two.

FC full - most with the two bag maximum - one women with the
rollaboard, computer bag, Macy;s shopping bag and purse.

You do the math, Paul

js



Banty

PTRAVEL wrote:
"stephen" wrote:
"PTRAVEL" wrote:
How does dragging something behind you make you twice as wide? People
carrying large duffles over there are shoulder are twice as wide, as
those things ride on their hips, rather than trail behind them.

Because they don't drag it behind them. They pull it with their hand
which is at their side. The bag is centered at their hand, so half of
it is outside the width of the puller.

Right, whereas those carrying hand luggage carry them fully at their side,
with all of the bag outside the width of the puller.

And those of us carrying backpacks take up no extra width, instead we just
spin around now and then and knock people over.

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PTRAVEL wrote:
"stephen" wrote:
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Because they don't drag it behind them. They pull it with their hand
which is at their side. The bag is centered at their hand, so half of
it is outside the width of the puller.

Right, whereas those carrying hand luggage carry them fully at their side,
with all of the bag outside the width of the puller.

And those of us carrying backpacks take up no extra width, instead we just
spin around now and then and knock people over.


You've been following me. I don't normally use backpacks on my
air travels. However, once a year when we go on our walking tours,
I use my day pack (extra large special day pack with a waist belt)
as my carry on. I'm pretty careful about not standing in the aisle
when folks are trying to get past. I usually have an aisle seat
and either try to stand in front of my seat, or at least let folks
by before I start shoving stuff in the overhead.

So, I got to my seat and I stepped in front of it to let the folks
by, standing smartly facing the window..... with my backpack still
hanging in the aisle. Took me a second to realize why they
weren't passing me by. So I smartly twirled around to clear the
aisle, and twirled my backpack right into the face of my seated
wife. Great way to get the ole vacation going. Kinda learned to
take it off before entering the aircraft and hold it in front of
myself. Easier to manipulate it that way.

On 23 Jan 2004 04:58:41 -0800, (me) wrote:

Kinda learned to
take it off before entering the aircraft and hold it in front of
myself.


Before you learned were you the guy/gal with the backpack that goes
down the aisle semi-sideways and whacks my chest as he or she goes by?
How did you get on every flight I took?