Tips for travel
I read an article on Consumerist recently that reminded me of a word of warning a friend once passed along to me.
The Consumerist piece – in a nutshell – was about a woman who offloaded her broken electronics by packing them in her checked luggage when going on a trip. Whenever she picked up her luggage at the baggage claim the electronics were mysteriously missing.
As for the word of warning from my friend, well he was wise and worldly in many ways and I have no reason to not believe this story. But again, I don’t have any evidence except what my friend told me.
Apparently at a family reunion he spotted one of his cousins in a T-shirt that read something like “Hard Rock Café Hong Kong” – except this wasn’t a knock-off item and his cousin wasn’t making trips overseas.
When my friend asked his cousin about the shirt, his cousin smiled mysteriously and asked if there was anything my friend needed – the cousin could get it at work. As my friend knew, his cousin was as a baggage handler at a large American airport. Allegedly, some of the workers were inclined to do a bit of shopping in the luggage they were processing from the check-in counter to the plain cargo hold.
This was all before 9/11 – so maybe things are different. But as a policy, I don’t check anything valuable in my luggage.
I read an article on Consumerist recently that reminded me of a word of warning a friend once passed along to me.
The Consumerist piece – in a nutshell – was about a woman who offloaded her broken electronics by packing them in her checked luggage when going on a trip. Whenever she picked up her luggage at the baggage claim the electronics were mysteriously missing.
As for the word of warning from my friend, well he was wise and worldly in many ways and I have no reason to not believe this story. But again, I don’t have any evidence except what my friend told me.
Apparently at a family reunion he spotted one of his cousins in a T-shirt that read something like “Hard Rock Café Hong Kong” – except this wasn’t a knock-off item and his cousin wasn’t making trips overseas.
When my friend asked his cousin about the shirt, his cousin smiled mysteriously and asked if there was anything my friend needed – the cousin could get it at work. As my friend knew, his cousin was as a baggage handler at a large American airport. Allegedly, some of the workers were inclined to do a bit of shopping in the luggage they were processing from the check-in counter to the plain cargo hold.
This was all before 9/11 – so maybe things are different. But as a policy, I don’t check anything valuable in my luggage.
Labels: 2006
3 Comments:
That story is exactly what was making me feel weary/worried about the possibility of the US adopting a British-inspired NoElectronicCarry-On rule after the most recent terrorist threats; wouldn't every airline worker that touches my baggage from check-in to claim know, by default, that I would have had to pack any electronic equipment? And thus, have more than easy access to it while I was busy munching on my peanuts?
It's not that I don't appreciate everyone making sure my bags get from Start to Finish. I just have a problem making every flight a potential Christmas.
(Hi! :) )
Ack... I agree. I've decided I'm flying naked everywhere and FedExing my clothes, valuables, and other luggages overnight.
Did I just type "luggages?" Holy crap... what a long day this has been. I think I either meant luggage or packages, and yeah.
I'll shutup now.
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