On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:22:26 GMT, Kurt Ullman
wrote:
>In article <12du0negh1lta84@corp.supernews.com>,
> "bjbriggs" wrote:
>
>> On a cruise you are supposed to put out your luggage the night before you
>> disembark. Okay, that means you have to keep your toothpaste, mouthwash,
>> deodorant, lipstick, etc. with you. Being as you cannot fly with these
>> things in your carryon, you have to put it in your luggage when you retrieve
>> it at the cruise terminal. This is going to cause a big mess, I am afraid,
>> for the people looking for their luggage.
>
> I always pretty much did that any way. No reason to schlep all that
>stuff around on the way home since, unlike on the way to the cruise, if
>they lose my luggage, I still have everything there. Takes a couple of
>seconds and you can do it after getting out the door of the arrivals
>building, waiting for transportation, at the airport, etc.
>
>>
>> Also, my husband has glaucoma and has to carry eye drops with him. Has
>> anyone heard how he will be able to do this, when they say you cannot have
>> eye drops on the plane either? He also has to wear the gel inserts in his
>> shoes as per the foot doctor's recommendation. Now, I hear these are
>> forbidden also. Am afraid we are not going to be able to fly anymore!
>> Anyone else in this position? MCB.
>
> Check in with the airline to make sure. Eye drops with
>prescription and label that matches the name on the ticket should be
>okay. They might have him use it in while they watch to make sure it is
>legit. I haven't heard anything about inserts.
Gel inserts in footwear are strictly verboten, there appears to be no
recourse for medically necesary ones, you may need to consider a
wheelchair at the airport. Taking a prescription medicine at the
wrong time or in excess of prescribed amounts is not a good idea and
in some cases could be fatal (I sometimes use an asthma spray that has
been known to cause fatal tachycardia if three puffs were taken in a
short time, I sure as hell don't want some medically ignorant
uniformed jerk trying to hand me a potential death sentence just to
prove something he doesn't understand isn't dangerous.
Jim P. |