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Edgar quoted from the rules of an airline group and alluded to others.
Rec.skiing.nordic had a recent thread on traveling and no one suggested that airlines' actual practices have changed this year, i.e. to allowing only one pair of skis/boots and no wrapping of skis in clothes. Any new info out there? Gene P.S. On rec.skiing.nordic, top posting is the most common practice (not a rule), but the issue never comes up except in cross-posting situations like this. That was in one respect my point about tenor. |
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32 degrees wrote:
why not just get the solid ski tube and be safe??? are we all too cheap to do so??? A solid tube like I've seen only holds one pair of skis and not much else. Next week's trip to Seefeld I'll have 3 pairs (tele skis for some downhill, a pair of combi track skis plus a pair of skaters I've just got hold of). Can you get tubes that will take a couple of pairs easily (and if so, where)? Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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Bob Lee wrote:
Gene Goldenfeld wrote: Hmmm.. cross posting. Actually, seeing as you're concerned about the netiquette of cross-posting, you might consider that top-posting is considered to be an undesirable practice. Cross-posting is acceptable in cases like this, but top-posting never is. And the OP's point was that airlines are actively discouraging putting clothes and more than one pair of skis in a ski bag by charging extra for people that do that. hth, Bob ----- A: Top-posting Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet?? + bindings skating skis ? Edgar Nettiquette and top posting; This is something that varies a lot from group to group. It is almost never mentioned here. Personally I don't know why some folks make a big deal about it; it really is just what you are used to. I think top-posting predominates because that is the default reply position in Outlook. For myself I find it easier to read thread replies without having to scroll to the bottom of each page. I bottom post mostly because that is the default for Thunderbird. On some groups you get a riot of flame msg if you top post. Worries about crossposting are a spinoff of spam worries. If the matter is on topic it is quite ok. gr |
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I found one on the internet for 139.00 shipped. The newest version that
easily carries four pairs of skis. http://cozywinters.com/sportube/ I've traveled by air with skis maybe 20 times and never had a problem. Figured "my time is up" so I sprung for a Sportube. Gary Jacobson Rosendale, NY "Peter Clinch" wrote in message ... 32 degrees wrote: why not just get the solid ski tube and be safe??? are we all too cheap to do so??? A solid tube like I've seen only holds one pair of skis and not much else. Next week's trip to Seefeld I'll have 3 pairs (tele skis for some downhill, a pair of combi track skis plus a pair of skaters I've just got hold of). Can you get tubes that will take a couple of pairs easily (and if so, where)? Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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I have a Sportube which fits 4 pairs of skis and 2 pairs of poles. It's
the bigger Sportube of the two (?) they make. The price Gary mentioned makes sense. I use it both for air travel and for car travel (see http://www.stanford.edu/~revyakin/00...1778_miata.jpg). |
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Photo of the new year. What's that rig like in the wind?
Gene wrote: I have a Sportube which fits 4 pairs of skis and 2 pairs of poles. It's the bigger Sportube of the two (?) they make. The price Gary mentioned makes sense. I use it both for air travel and for car travel (see http://www.stanford.edu/~revyakin/00...1778_miata.jpg). |
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Drove it from NY to Lake Placid and back at 80 mph w/o any trouble.
Granted, did not see 50 mph winds on that trip. But we did get a ticket: turns out you can't have anything sticking out behind for more than 3 feet on a parkway (Taconic). Interstates no problem. Gene Goldenfeld wrote: Photo of the new year. What's that rig like in the wind? Gene |
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There is a lot of talk about flying with skis. How about travelling
with the wax bench? What do those of you that travel do? Dave |
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