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On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 10:12:39 +0100, "Roger Moss"
wrote: You could always wear them during the flight... ;-) I think they've got that covered in other regulations due to the safety risk from decreased mobility. See other posts in the thread. I don't see the problem of just chucking them with the hold luggage, those things are rugged enough. Gav |
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"Switters" wrote in message ... On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 20:45:04 GMT, "Snorer" allegedly wrote: Was told that it could be used as a weapon and was refused. Virtually anything could be used as a weapon. A ski boot is pretty unwieldy though. Why don't they just tranquillise everyone as soon as they step into the departure lounge? It's not just weapons either - Just back from Selva and one of our party was told he couldn't take his plastic cable ties (God knows why he had them anyway). |
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Snorer wrote: Recent flight to Geneva with easyjet one of my party wanted to carry on a boot bag. Was told that it could be used as a weapon and was refused. I don't know why he wanted to any way I would have thought it was more trouble than it was worth. Snorer. Easyjet do not know if they are coming or going: On a recent flight from Geneva I was ~5kg overweight on check-in and the easyjet guy suggested I carry my boot bag on board. No problem, it was a good solution. He didn't seem to think I could or would use my boots as a weapon. On another easyjet flight from Geneva I was sitting in the front row (but not the emergency exit row - that is next to the galley) and I was asked not to place my fleece on the floor behind my feet. Fair enough. But I did not want them to put the fleece in the racks either (I wanted it to hand). I suggested that I would put the fleece round my shoulders as a compromise. This was unacceptable to the cabin-boy as they "need to show consistency [in enforcing their rules]". So I put my fleece back on. This seemed to be OK, no-one lost face, procedures were followed but I was just a bit warmer than I'd've liked. Turns out that this particular overly officious strangely-orange-tanned easyjet cabin-boy was fresh out of training and had absolutely no common sense. He spent the rest of the flight making mistakes (with much more serious implications than a loose fleece on the floor) and bad-mouthing BA in front of the passengers. He also proudly announced we'd arrived 15 minutes before schedule when his cabin clock was 5 minutes slow, the aircraft still had to taxi for 10 minutes and another 5 minutes passed before the doors were finally opened and we were released to walk 15 minutes to get to passport control. On yet another easyjet flight the senior cabin-boy (with an inappropriately spikey haircut for his age) asked that people turn off their phones "as there is a high concentration of fuel vapour in the cabin before take off and mobile phones could ignite it". I think he'd had too many pro-plus or red bulls, this was the 4th or 5th flight of his shift. Sammy |
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In message .com,
Sammy writes On a recent flight from Geneva I was ~5kg overweight on check-in and the easyjet guy suggested I carry my boot bag on board. No problem, it was a good solution. He didn't seem to think I could or would use my boots as a weapon. Use a ski. Hold it by the binding, both hands with gloves on, and swing it like a broadsword. If it doesn't do serious damage it wasn't sharp enough. -- Sue ];( |
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Sue wrote:
In message .com, Sammy writes On a recent flight from Geneva I was ~5kg overweight on check-in and the easyjet guy suggested I carry my boot bag on board. No problem, it was a good solution. He didn't seem to think I could or would use my boots as a weapon. Use a ski. Hold it by the binding, both hands with gloves on, and swing it like a broadsword. If it doesn't do serious damage it wasn't sharp enough. Although this method doesn't work for ski jumpers in small aircraft. |
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"Nick Hounsome" wrote:
"Switters" wrote in message "Snorer" wrote: Was told that it could be used as a weapon and was refused. Sometimes, I have been tempted to show them that you do not need an object of any kind to kill someone. Virtually anything could be used as a weapon. A ski boot is pretty unwieldy though. Why don't they just tranquillise everyone as soon as they step into the departure lounge? It's not just weapons either - Just back from Selva and one of our party was told he couldn't take his plastic cable ties (God knows why he had them anyway). I can only think that they imagine they are to be used to bind a hostage. Why not just belt, stockings, string ? People carry cable-ties to seal baggage, repair luggage, but I have never been asked to leave mine. Many US airports have mail machines on the way to security where you can mail objects they will confiscate. I always carry a large synthetic addressed envelope in order to mail anything which I am being asked to leave. I would not care if they were smart enough to pick-out the next bunch of rag-heads intent on massacre but they just are not. |
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