Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have to fly for work, I used to take most of my holidays in the US. I now no longer fly at all unless I have to for work and I shall never come on a US holiday again. Frank --- James Harrison <leicajh@earthlink.net> wrote: > I can afford to see my daughter more often than I > do, but the hassle and > crampted Boeings make me wait longer between > visists. > > > James Harrison > http://home.earthlink.net/~leicajh/ > > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> > > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > > Date: 7/24/2004 4:57:53 PM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] About ready to give it up... > > > > I take your point but feel that this then rests at > the feet of the > > airlines and Boeing and AirBus for not building > airplanes the way > > people actually USE them. I am now firmly in the > Air Bus preference > > camp - at least as configured on the airlines I > have flown they have > > wider aisles, fractionally wider seats, and > overhead compartments that > > will take a roll-on case sitting perpendicular to > the aisle so they > > take less space. Being 6-3, 280, I need all the > space I can get. The > > airlines COULD have asked for more/better overhead > space in the design > > of their airplanes - but they are more intent on > squeezing every last > > passenger inch regardless of comfort. It's no > wonder travellers get > > grumpy. (I won't even go into the issue of what > passes for restrooms > > on Boeing aircraft beyond my desire to lock the > designers into one > > for, say, a flight across the country, or the > Pacific, depending on > > airframe.) > > > > It's a curious effect: airline luggage handling > got worse and worse so > > passengers reacted by bringing more and more into > the cabin with them > > so they wouldn't have to wait around for 45 > minutes or so for their > > bags to (possibly) come off the carousel. So we > got to live with big > > folding bags AND a briefcase AND something else. > Which was ugly. > > > > Now it's much more convenient (at least for me) to > check as much > > luggage as I can so I don't have to worry about > taking it through > > security although I can no longer lock my bags so > I can't put anything > > in them I don't want pilfered. I've taken to using > a Timbuk2 messenger > > bag and a small Domke camera bag which works > really well for me > > although sometimes I have to use a wheeled bag if > I take the R8 and a > > long lens and tripod. AND it seems that the > airlines are getting bags > > out of the aircraft and to the carousel faster > than they used to. Or > > maybe I'm more resigned to it all. > > > > Adam > > > > > > > > On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 23:39:54 +0200, animal > <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> wrote: > > > Has nothing to do with terrorists. > > > It,s just part of an industry effort to enhance > safety. > > > Nect time you travel look in the overhead bins > ,you,ll find a little > placard > > > there with the weight limitations. > > > These bins were not designed for the loads you > typically encounter.That > > > means that in extreme turbulence or a otherwise > survivable crash they,ll > > > fail and cause injury. > > > simon jessurun > > > amsterdam > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Adam Bridge" <abridge@gmail.com> > > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:36 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] About ready to give it > up... > > > > > > > It's when we're at the hands of capricious or > arbitrary enforcement of > > > > inconsistent rules that we are most often the > must frustrated -- > > > > there's just no personal control for anyone > when it happens and it > > > > definitely makes one NOT endure the situation > that causes it. > > > > > > > > I remember flying to Australia on Qantas we > were limited to a single > > > > bag. Fortunately I knew it well in advance and > could plan. But I know > > > > I'd be very angry to have arrived at the > airport to find that there > > > > was a weight limit as well as the single bag > limit. > > > > > > > > More thanks to the terrorists! > > > > > > > > Adam > > > > > > > > On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 18:16:47 -1000, Karen > Nakamura <mail@gpsy.com> > wrote: > > > > > >I think you were unlucky, Karen. For the > past year I have flown > > > > > >weekly between Amsterdam and Spain (plus > other trips to assorted > > > > > >other places), and I have not once had a > problem carrying my > > > > > >Samsonite pilot case with computer, papers > etc., and a small Domke > > > > > >bag with my cameras. And of course, by the > time I get to the plane, > > > > > >I usually have a 3rd bag containing various > liquid purchases from > > > > > >the tax-free shops :-) > > > > > > > > > > Perhaps. I find it very frustrating because > you don't know until you > > > > > get to the airport what the policy is. It > also seems to vary > > > > > depending on the: check-in agent, carry-on > baggage screener, and > > > > > gate agent. I've been given varying > information by these people on > > > > > the same flight! > > > > > > > > > > Some clearer information and training would > be good. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Karen > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Karen Nakamura > > > > > > http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > > See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information >