Dear universe, please stop picking on sarameg. Thanks.
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Kat - Nov 26, 2007 6:01:01 am PST #3844 of 10001
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Typo Boy - Nov 26, 2007 6:02:57 am PST #3845 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Catching a plane today, will be in the air for 25 hours. A quick pick of the Buffista brain. I have a carry and personal item. The "personal item" is a soft size overnight bag that fully extended is 8X12X17, but since it is not fully packed takes up a lot less room than that. How likely am I to be forced to check it?
tommyrot - Nov 26, 2007 6:05:40 am PST #3846 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
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tommyrot - Nov 26, 2007 6:07:29 am PST #3847 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Catching a plane today, will be in the air for 25 hours.
If that were me, I'd be asking my doctor, "Is there some sort of pill I can take that will knock me out for 25 hours?"
Daisy Jane - Nov 26, 2007 6:08:26 am PST #3848 of 10001
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TB, you probably won't have to, and if they decide for whatever reason that there's not enough room in the bins (happened on 2 of my flights to other people) they can sort of temp check them-you leave them at the door of the plane with a special tag and then pick them up when you deplane.
Damn, I thought 19 hours was rough.
flea - Nov 26, 2007 6:12:55 am PST #3849 of 10001
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For an all-expense paid trip to Bali, I'd take 25 hours in the air.
Provided I could send my children in the checked baggage.
sarameg - Nov 26, 2007 6:13:12 am PST #3850 of 10001
Given some of the shit I saw people hauling on the plane, if you can smush it up to fit the size reqs, they'll probably not mind.
The past 18 hours are almost comedic.
lisah - Nov 26, 2007 6:26:42 am PST #3851 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Given some of the shit I saw people hauling on the plane, if you can smush it up to fit the size reqs, they'll probably not mind.
Seriously. That drives me crazy. Mostly because it then takes these huge "carryon" carrying people forever to stow their freakin' too big bags.
Sorry about your sucky day, sarameg. I always seem to have a hard time when I come back from visiting far away babies.
Stephanie - Nov 26, 2007 6:29:53 am PST #3852 of 10001
Trust my rage
All my flights to Asia (Korea and Japan) seemed to take forever - even when they were only 10-15 hours. The flights to Brazil, OTOH, went extremely fast. I think this is because the brazil flights always take off at night and you can basically sleep through the whole thing.
Vortex - Nov 26, 2007 6:34:25 am PST #3853 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Mostly because it then takes these huge "carryon" carrying people forever to stow their freakin' too big bags.
and there's always some woman tugging ineffectually at the bag "trying" to put it in the overhead bin, all the while casting helpless looks around her at nearby men, hoping one of them will offer to help.