Laptops and the TSA
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Someone asked a while ago about considerations for laptops when flying. All I can say is: Do NOT put your laptop in your checked baggage - keep it with you at all times. On the way back from a business trip I got tired of carrying around two laptops (I have a backpack that fits both, but that's still a lot of weight). So I put my testing laptop into my checked bag, and carried the expensive one with me as usual. I packed the testing laptop carefully - I had it in the middle of a large bag, with clothes on top and on the bottom, and used the bag's internal straps to keep it from moving around. When I got my bag from the carousel, it had a tag on it that indicated it had been inspected by the TSA. When I got it home and unpacked it, to my horror, they had simply thrown the laptop on top of the clothes, and zipped it back up, so the only thing between the laptop and the subsequent rough handling by the ground crew was a thin sheet of fabric. The laptop had a nice big dent on the back of the screen, and never worked correctly after that. The thing is, post-9/11, the inspectors in airports are TSA - the federal government. Who was I going to sue? You can't sue the federal government unless it says you can. Just keep your laptop with you so you can watch it all the way through security.
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Someone asked a while ago about considerations for laptops when flying. All I can say is: Do NOT put your laptop in your checked baggage - keep it with you at all times. On the way back from a business trip I got tired of carrying around two laptops (I have a backpack that fits both, but that's still a lot of weight). So I put my testing laptop into my checked bag, and carried the expensive one with me as usual. I packed the testing laptop carefully - I had it in the middle of a large bag, with clothes on top and on the bottom, and used the bag's internal straps to keep it from moving around. When I got my bag from the carousel, it had a tag on it that indicated it had been inspected by the TSA. When I got it home and unpacked it, to my horror, they had simply thrown the laptop on top of the clothes, and zipped it back up, so the only thing between the laptop and the subsequent rough handling by the ground crew was a thin sheet of fabric. The laptop had a nice big dent on the back of the screen, and never worked correctly after that. The thing is, post-9/11, the inspectors in airports are TSA - the federal government. Who was I going to sue? You can't sue the federal government unless it says you can. Just keep your laptop with you so you can watch it all the way through security.
Even it it had been the airlines and not the TSA, there is no way you could prove you packed it properly, so any suit would be un-winnable. BTW, the airlines remain responsible for loss or damage to your luggage, but there never has been any reasonable way to make a claim for damaged contents...
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Even it it had been the airlines and not the TSA, there is no way you could prove you packed it properly, so any suit would be un-winnable. BTW, the airlines remain responsible for loss or damage to your luggage, but there never has been any reasonable way to make a claim for damaged contents...
Whether I initially packed the bag or not is immaterial. By the TSA's own admission (the inspection sticker), I didn't pack the bag - they did. I suppose one solution would be to use luggage that is fragile enough to be damaged before the contents is. That way it doesn't matter about proving the contents was packed properly - you can just sue for damaging the luggage itself. I'll look around for a glass suitcase. :laugh: Or perhaps I could start using these.
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Someone asked a while ago about considerations for laptops when flying. All I can say is: Do NOT put your laptop in your checked baggage - keep it with you at all times. On the way back from a business trip I got tired of carrying around two laptops (I have a backpack that fits both, but that's still a lot of weight). So I put my testing laptop into my checked bag, and carried the expensive one with me as usual. I packed the testing laptop carefully - I had it in the middle of a large bag, with clothes on top and on the bottom, and used the bag's internal straps to keep it from moving around. When I got my bag from the carousel, it had a tag on it that indicated it had been inspected by the TSA. When I got it home and unpacked it, to my horror, they had simply thrown the laptop on top of the clothes, and zipped it back up, so the only thing between the laptop and the subsequent rough handling by the ground crew was a thin sheet of fabric. The laptop had a nice big dent on the back of the screen, and never worked correctly after that. The thing is, post-9/11, the inspectors in airports are TSA - the federal government. Who was I going to sue? You can't sue the federal government unless it says you can. Just keep your laptop with you so you can watch it all the way through security.
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Whether I initially packed the bag or not is immaterial. By the TSA's own admission (the inspection sticker), I didn't pack the bag - they did. I suppose one solution would be to use luggage that is fragile enough to be damaged before the contents is. That way it doesn't matter about proving the contents was packed properly - you can just sue for damaging the luggage itself. I'll look around for a glass suitcase. :laugh: Or perhaps I could start using these.
Hired Mind wrote:
Or perhaps I could start using these.
There is no proof when/where the tags broke; only that they broke.
Watched code never compiles.
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Someone asked a while ago about considerations for laptops when flying. All I can say is: Do NOT put your laptop in your checked baggage - keep it with you at all times. On the way back from a business trip I got tired of carrying around two laptops (I have a backpack that fits both, but that's still a lot of weight). So I put my testing laptop into my checked bag, and carried the expensive one with me as usual. I packed the testing laptop carefully - I had it in the middle of a large bag, with clothes on top and on the bottom, and used the bag's internal straps to keep it from moving around. When I got my bag from the carousel, it had a tag on it that indicated it had been inspected by the TSA. When I got it home and unpacked it, to my horror, they had simply thrown the laptop on top of the clothes, and zipped it back up, so the only thing between the laptop and the subsequent rough handling by the ground crew was a thin sheet of fabric. The laptop had a nice big dent on the back of the screen, and never worked correctly after that. The thing is, post-9/11, the inspectors in airports are TSA - the federal government. Who was I going to sue? You can't sue the federal government unless it says you can. Just keep your laptop with you so you can watch it all the way through security.
My wife was traveling oversees with my kids. She had her laptop in her carry on. She forgot to remove the laptop for security check. When TSA scanned her carry on, they told her, there is a laptop in the baggage it need to be removed. She got distracted with the kids, and thought TSA had put it back the laptop after inspection. She found out the laptop was missing upon arrival in the hotel. She contacted the airline and they promissed her they will check. But it turned out they were liers. I spent about 3 hours with the airlines tossing between different people. Finally I called TSA and they transfereed me to Lost & Found. My wife's laptop was handled by TSA properly. They asked me for Laptop itentification and I was able to pick it up after few days. :thumbsup::cool:
Yusuf May I help you?
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Someone asked a while ago about considerations for laptops when flying. All I can say is: Do NOT put your laptop in your checked baggage - keep it with you at all times. On the way back from a business trip I got tired of carrying around two laptops (I have a backpack that fits both, but that's still a lot of weight). So I put my testing laptop into my checked bag, and carried the expensive one with me as usual. I packed the testing laptop carefully - I had it in the middle of a large bag, with clothes on top and on the bottom, and used the bag's internal straps to keep it from moving around. When I got my bag from the carousel, it had a tag on it that indicated it had been inspected by the TSA. When I got it home and unpacked it, to my horror, they had simply thrown the laptop on top of the clothes, and zipped it back up, so the only thing between the laptop and the subsequent rough handling by the ground crew was a thin sheet of fabric. The laptop had a nice big dent on the back of the screen, and never worked correctly after that. The thing is, post-9/11, the inspectors in airports are TSA - the federal government. Who was I going to sue? You can't sue the federal government unless it says you can. Just keep your laptop with you so you can watch it all the way through security.
I'm surprised they didn't take you to the interrogation room for a thorough probing session.
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I'm surprised they didn't take you to the interrogation room for a thorough probing session.
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thorough probing session.
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