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  • R Red Stateler

    I've heard of people doing this, but doesnt it get pretty costly? Wouldn't it be much cheaper to tip a baggage handler at the airport?

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    TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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    I suppose it might get expensive, I really don't know. But, compared to storage at some facility it might not be that much more. ---sig---
    Silence is the voice of complicity Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. -- Vincent Reynolds Might I suggest that the universe was always the size of the cosmos. It is just that at one point the cosmos was the size of a marble. -- Colin Angus Mackay PS. If you don't understand my sarcasm -- go to hell!

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      Shog9 wrote:

      Much easier to just travel light.

      You tell her, Shog! Regards, Nish


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      Ed Gadziemski
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      Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

      You tell her, Shog!

      I look forward to reading your entry in the Darwin Awards.


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        Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

        You tell her, Shog!

        I look forward to reading your entry in the Darwin Awards.


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        Nish Nishant
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        Ed Gadziemski wrote:

        I look forward to reading your entry in the Darwin Awards.

        :-D Regards, Nish


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          Shog9 wrote:

          Much easier to just travel light.

          You tell her, Shog! Regards, Nish


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          Smitha Nishant
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          Together, the two of us can carry 46 Kg of luggage when flying internationally, and domestic Indian flights allow the same if you are a traveller from US/Canada. Considering the fact that the high air-ticket rates are inclusive of the default baggage rates, why would I carry less than permitted :-D, especially if I have to take significant effort in deciding what to cut down from my travel list :rolleyes: Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach

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          • S Smitha Nishant

            Together, the two of us can carry 46 Kg of luggage when flying internationally, and domestic Indian flights allow the same if you are a traveller from US/Canada. Considering the fact that the high air-ticket rates are inclusive of the default baggage rates, why would I carry less than permitted :-D, especially if I have to take significant effort in deciding what to cut down from my travel list :rolleyes: Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach

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            Rama Krishna Vavilala
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            Smitha Vijayan wrote:

            why would I carry less than permitted

            Exactly. I suggest you carry stuff to the fullest extent allowed. Get the stuff weighed first before you board on the plane. Keep the precious stuff in hand baggage. Last time we carried exactly the maximum allowed by the airline. You need pressure cookers, wet grinders, mixers, clothes, sweets and so on an on. It's a pity that airlines have reduced the weight.


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            • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

              Smitha Vijayan wrote:

              why would I carry less than permitted

              Exactly. I suggest you carry stuff to the fullest extent allowed. Get the stuff weighed first before you board on the plane. Keep the precious stuff in hand baggage. Last time we carried exactly the maximum allowed by the airline. You need pressure cookers, wet grinders, mixers, clothes, sweets and so on an on. It's a pity that airlines have reduced the weight.


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              Smitha Nishant
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              Absolutely! Thanks so much Rama! Cheers, Smitha Nish, are you reading this? Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach

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              • A Albert Pascual

                I used a locker room in New York long time ago. For one day cost me a little fortune Cheers Al My eMail control

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                Smitha Nishant
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                In the airport? Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach

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                • S Smitha Nishant

                  In the airport? Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach

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                  Albert Pascual
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                  Yes in the airport you could check in your bags. Also in Thailand there are sleepy rooms that you can go and take a nap. Better yet in Miami airport, there is a hotel that when traveling to Europe we normally stop for a layover to take a nap! Traveling with kids is the best idea. You can actually leave a bag on the hotel for when you come back. Thought you wanted to know Al My eMail control

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                  • S Smitha Nishant

                    Together, the two of us can carry 46 Kg of luggage when flying internationally, and domestic Indian flights allow the same if you are a traveller from US/Canada. Considering the fact that the high air-ticket rates are inclusive of the default baggage rates, why would I carry less than permitted :-D, especially if I have to take significant effort in deciding what to cut down from my travel list :rolleyes: Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach

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                    Jim Crafton
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                    Smitha Vijayan wrote:

                    Together, the two of us can carry 46 Kg of luggage

                    Hmmm... Fancy leather purse, with Shiny Jewelry: 0.75 Kg Beautiful multi-colored silk scarf: 0.0001 Kg Authentic wooden handled hair brush: 0.001 Kg Solid Gold earings: 0.01 Kg A husband who can carry the remaing 45 Kgs: Priceless! :) ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!

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                    • S Smitha Nishant

                      Absolutely! Thanks so much Rama! Cheers, Smitha Nish, are you reading this? Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach

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                      Jim Crafton
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                      The poor man! :) Nish, I'll send you my supply of pain-killers, if that helps... :) ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!

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                      • S Smitha Nishant

                        Suppose you are flying from point A to point C via point B. You plan to stay a couple of days at point B, and you don't want to carry around your entire baggage during your stay at point B. The most comfortable option would be if the point B airport provided some baggage storage service. Now my question is, do airports actually provide such storage services for transit travellers? Thanks Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach

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                        Marc Clifton
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                        Smitha Vijayan wrote:

                        Now my question is, do airports actually provide such storage services for transit travellers?

                        Given that you can't lock your bags anymore, and Christian's experience with having stuff stolen out of his bags, would you really trust the process to store your bags? I wouldn't. Marc Pensieve Functional Entanglement vs. Code Entanglement Static Classes Make For Rigid Architectures Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson

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                          The poor man! :) Nish, I'll send you my supply of pain-killers, if that helps... :) ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!

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                          Smitha Nishant
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                          :-D Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach

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                            Smitha Vijayan wrote:

                            Now my question is, do airports actually provide such storage services for transit travellers?

                            Given that you can't lock your bags anymore, and Christian's experience with having stuff stolen out of his bags, would you really trust the process to store your bags? I wouldn't. Marc Pensieve Functional Entanglement vs. Code Entanglement Static Classes Make For Rigid Architectures Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson

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                            Smitha Nishant
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                            In the case of un-accompanied bags, you can lock your bags, provided you give the keys to the airline staff. They should have that kind of an option for a storage. It's mostly in the un-loading stage that things disappear. But I'd sure double check before I ever take this option - both the security and the financial aspects. Thanks for reminding Marc! Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach

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                              Smitha Vijayan wrote:

                              Together, the two of us can carry 46 Kg of luggage

                              Hmmm... Fancy leather purse, with Shiny Jewelry: 0.75 Kg Beautiful multi-colored silk scarf: 0.0001 Kg Authentic wooden handled hair brush: 0.001 Kg Solid Gold earings: 0.01 Kg A husband who can carry the remaing 45 Kgs: Priceless! :) ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!

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                              Ed Gadziemski
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                              Jim Crafton wrote:

                              A husband who can carry the remaing 45 Kgs

                              But we are talking about Nish. I am not sure he even weighs 45 Kgs, much less can carry that much. :)


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                                Jim Crafton wrote:

                                A husband who can carry the remaing 45 Kgs

                                But we are talking about Nish. I am not sure he even weighs 45 Kgs, much less can carry that much. :)


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                                Sure, but it'll develop character! :) ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!

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                                  Another possibility is to have your bags shipped to you via FedEx or DHL or UPS directly to your hotel/residence where you'll be staying in point C. Then only take with you what you will need for those couple of days at point B. I've heard of people doing this quite successfully. It avoids all the checkin hassles, etc. ---sig---
                                  Silence is the voice of complicity Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. -- Vincent Reynolds Might I suggest that the universe was always the size of the cosmos. It is just that at one point the cosmos was the size of a marble. -- Colin Angus Mackay PS. If you don't understand my sarcasm -- go to hell!

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                                  El Corazon
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                                  ahz wrote:

                                  I've heard of people doing this quite successfully. It avoids all the checkin hassles, etc.

                                  This is sometimes a necessity for conferences.... you load down on books and ship them all back separately. I gave up on trying to pack everything from a conference back in my bags.... _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                                  • S Smitha Nishant

                                    Together, the two of us can carry 46 Kg of luggage when flying internationally, and domestic Indian flights allow the same if you are a traveller from US/Canada. Considering the fact that the high air-ticket rates are inclusive of the default baggage rates, why would I carry less than permitted :-D, especially if I have to take significant effort in deciding what to cut down from my travel list :rolleyes: Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach

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                                    S Senthil Kumar
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                                    Isn't it 46 kg per person (2*23)? I know for sure that travellers flying to/from the US can carry 64 kg (2*32). Regards Senthil _____________________________ My Blog | My Articles | My Flickr | WinMacro

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                                      Isn't it 46 kg per person (2*23)? I know for sure that travellers flying to/from the US can carry 64 kg (2*32). Regards Senthil _____________________________ My Blog | My Articles | My Flickr | WinMacro

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                                      Nish Nishant
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                                      S. Senthil Kumar wrote:

                                      I know for sure that travellers flying to/from the US can carry 64 kg (2*32).

                                      Probably because there are 2 passengers. Regards, Nish


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                                        Sure, but it'll develop character! :) ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!

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                                        Nish Nishant
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                                        Jim Crafton wrote:

                                        Sure, but it'll develop character!

                                        More likely, I'll develop a muscle sprain! :sigh: Regards, Nish


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                                          Isn't it 46 kg per person (2*23)? I know for sure that travellers flying to/from the US can carry 64 kg (2*32). Regards Senthil _____________________________ My Blog | My Articles | My Flickr | WinMacro

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                                          Smitha Nishant
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                                          If I remeber right, it's two pieces maximum and a total weight of 32. Not sure though. Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach

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