myteeth

Lets see if I got this right. Two 12 packs of soda for 2 people for 1 week??
Thats 3 sweetened/artifically colored/no food valued cans A DAY!?!? And thats just what you're planning. Is anyone else astonished at how much crap some people pour into their bodies and how inconvenient they'll make others to make sure they can??

x

i almost (almost) support the idea of eliminating the overheads. it cracks me up the number of times i'm standing in an plane waiting to get to my seat while some woman (yes i'm a woman and have never seen a man so disrespectful) digging out her book etc. from the bag and then waiting for someone to lift her back up for her (this of course happens again when we arrive). plus, think how fast security checks would go if they were elminated. nice little plastic bag with a book, some water, toothpaste & tooth brush...works for me.

duh!

Add me to "remove the racks" group.

So maybe it was Danna ([email protected]) who smashed the hell out of the Italian pastries I was taking to my grandma, which I'd placed into a HEAVY corrugated carton, knowing the bakery box would never stand up to the *NORMAL* bumping things get in the overhead. Instead, Danna slings her 50# with no concern for anyone else's belongings.

Perhaps the reason ripped [email protected]) sees such cooperation on trains is that it's so uncommon on trains to be able to CHECK bags, while airlines make it much easier - not to mention how much your kitchen sinks slow down traffic thru the security gate.

canwa

I don't mind helping people out occassionally with their bags, and yes, there are exceptions to my rule), but it's getting so PREDICTABLE nowadays.

I don't see why the sky cap and the check in counter aren't the best options for heavy bags!

AND I REALLY DON'T SEE WHY PEOPLE BRING HEAVY BAGS ON WHEN THEY HAVE "GATE CHECK" NOW. That's a point that NO ONE can argue with.

J Correa

I used to try to carry everything onto the plane - yes, I was one of those people who stood in the aisle, trying to get my bags into the overhead compartment, keeping everyone else from getting to their seats. Then a travelling companion introduced me to checking my luggage with the sky caps at the curb. I will never carry on more than a purse and a small bag with necessities ever again. It's so much easier not to have to lug all my crap through the airport, esspecially with the increased security and when I have to make a connection. I may have to wait 30 minutes at the end to get my bags, but it's worth it.

G

In response to Myteeth:

Let's not be sure quick to assume and judge here. First of all, as far as you know there could be 10 of us drinking the same 2 12 packs of sodas, and second of all why would you even care.

I don't care when people in my office or anywhere else drink that nasty brown, muddy junk that's called coffee all day long. I'm pretty sure you're one of them. What is the nutritional value of that???

Lastly, if people like me are such a big inconvenience to you, then simply don't fly. I have every right as any other paying passenger to lug my carryons...heavy and all!

xxx

A case of soda pop is just stupid

Barb

Hey, "G ([email protected])"

Thanks for screwing up this conversation. It DID have a meaning at one point, but you spammed it with your soda pop example.

traveller

Can't you buy soda where ever you go in the world? why lug it around with you?

Ted

Agreed. And only ONE carry-on should be allowed per person. These idiots who carry-on a week's worth of sh*t make me sick. CHECK IT.

joy

Guess what? Some of us really like to help other people - reasonably. of course. These really large cases need to be checked. We see them all the time. Why doesn't the airlines? What I have seen is the YOUNG people are the biggest offenders.

young

Joy, sounds like you sprouted some varicose veins and a belly and got a little bitter. I'm young, fit and healthy; if an elderly or disabled person needed help, or a seat on the bus, I'd give it to them. But if a middle-aged, cellulite-ridden hag like you schlepped on an overstuffed carry-on and a "Bloomie's" bag full of sequined sweatshirts, I'd expect you to deal with your own bags. You're probably one of the MANY travelers (I think canwa is referring to these people) who overpack your rolling carry-on bag, EXPECTING that someone will be able to lift it up for you because you KNOW that you won't be able to do it.

It's not an age thing, it's a brains thing. And you've got too much of the former and not enough of the latter. Noodle on that, Joy.

Mike Honeycutt

I have to agree with this post.

I'm a big guy (ok, not "Southwest Airlines we'll charge you for two seats" big) and I can lift any bag you can carry on the plane but my choice for a carry-on bag is a backpack. My pack goes under my seat quickly and then I sit back and watch as my fellow passengers perform in the carry-on bag olympics. It is a little less enjoyable when we land since I'm ready to leave but have to wait while people get lessons in gravity.

Mike Honeycutt

kam

I'm pretty fit, never over pack the carryon--just make up, pjs, camera and book etc. but I smashed my wrist about 6 years ago and even after surgery I can't rotate it enough to put a ten pound carry on above my head. If I overextend my two last fingers go totally numb and I drop the bag on someone's unsuspecting head. I totally appreciate the help I get from some nice gentlemen on my flights and try to explain that my left wrist doesn't work right. They don't seen to care and are happy to help. Bless you, guys. Maybe I need to wear a blue "disabled tag" around my neck? It would be helpful at the gas stations in CA where I can't get the nozzle into my gas tank with only the one hand. And, Canwa, I hope you never fall and smash your wrist to smitherines---it has not to do with physical strenth or age or sex.

Teresa

I don't think there are many people who would object to helping someone with a carry on that is a reasonable weight. But--has anyone else noticed how the person with the 50 pound carry on has a window seat? Perhaps the rule should be that if you're going to put a heavy bag in the overhead bin then you need to sit under it.

kkj

I'm a very frequent flyer and I can't tell you how many times I've been on flights that have been delayed by excess carry on luggage. I don't understand the mentality of taking everything you own on board the plane with you.

Carry on's are my pet peeve. I'll help anyone put their carry on's in the overhead. Heck, I'll load the whole plane. But 50# bags, bags with wheels and large suitcases are not carryons. If you can't carry it then it isn't a carry on. Everyone on the plane can not take these as carry ons. There simply isn't room. So to be fair to all, I think we should say no to bags like these.

I just wish people would get on the plane, put their carry on away and sit down. No standing in the aisle and removing a coat. No jumping up and getting something out. Like they couldn't do it before we boarded when they wouldn't hold up traffic.

Just imagine how quick we could get on and off planes without all the excess crap we take along.

And don't give me that bit about airlines losing luggage or having to wait at luggage claim. I've had one bag lost in all my travels and half the time by the time you get to luggage claim the bags are already coming down.

I guess I prefer not to inconvenience my fellow travelers.

Mina

I find a lot of people make the mistake of thinking since they can lift their bag off the ground, they can manage their bag. Of course, lifting a bag off the ground is totally different from hoisting it over their shoulders. I find that chivarly still exists, and some guy always helps the struggling (either that, or the fellow just wants the person to get the hell out of his way, and quick).

But sorry y'all...when you travel as much as I do, you can't bear the thought of spending one nanosecond more at the airport than you have to. It's almost irrational. You just want to get off the plane and go go go!

So I will take every millimeter of the 45 linear inches I'm allowed, pack it to the hilt for a 2 week trip, and manage to catapult it into the overhead bin. One time a bunch of guys watched me put my bag lengthwise (to save some space) into the bin of a 757. The edge of the bag stuck out just a teeny bit. One man smirked as I was about to close the bin and said "no way". I looked down my nose at him, snapped the bin shut, and coolly sat down. "Oh." was his reply.

Don't mess with us bitchy frequent flyers!

SpareUsAll

To Everyone -

Mina does NOT speak for all frequent flyers - please don't let her tell you otherwise. Her play by play of the minutia regarding her admittedly bitchy exchange with another passenger is so self absorbed and nauseating it is almost a parody of itself. She seems convinced that the whole world is watching to see what she'll do next.

Suzy

You've gotten to the airport 2 or 3 hours in avance, why the impatience over fellow passengers taking a few extra seconds to hoist their luggage into the overhead bin? The plane is going to take off at a certain time, and no sooner, even if everyone just marches on emptyhanded and sits down.

Mina

Spare us all, you're funny. I'm impressed that you can garner so much about my personality from one silly story.

I suppose my tale wasn't as complete as it should be. I'm sure those guys were watching me to see if I needed any help. They kept shifting like they were about to get up (but were probably thinking some women are independent enough to give it a heave-ho) Like I said, chivarly exists.

But the guy made a snotty comment (at least in the way he said it). I knew my bag would fit. I gave him a look that said "it fit fine" and sat down.

Of course I don't speak for all frequent flyers. The last line was a joke (if a bit of a bad one) People on this board do just fine speaking for themselves. ;-)