[Default] Thus spake "Boomer" :
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>"Nonnymus" wrote in message
>news:vvpUj.31852$KJ1.9957@newsfe19.lga...
>>> I secure our checked luggage with zip ties. The thought is that it
>> prevents a casual unzipping, hand slipped inside looking for anything
>> marketable, then reclosing. It sure as heck wouldn't stop a determined
>> thief, but reduces the chance your bag will be singled out by the casual
>> thief. Like other, we travel with prescription medications, major
>> electronics and valuables in carry on luggage.
>>
>> --
>> Nonny
>>
>> Nonnymus
>> Never believe a person who is
>> Drunk, Horny or Running for Office.
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>I'm not trying to be funny but since you carry all you valuables in you
>carry on luggage, what items are you protecting with the zip ties? We carry
>everything of value at all times & anything that's in our bags that we check
>with the airline are items like socks, underwear, suit, shirts, shorts,
>bathing suit, etc. and I know for sure no one wants my stuff. I can't think
>of a single item that anyone would steal our of my bags.
>
Well, TSA sure found something of value. I arrived in Sydney to find
my bag with my colored zip tie removed. I reported it to the nice
customs man, who asked me if I would like to open it. We did, and
found a nice note on top saying that the bag had been searched by the
TSA. Oz customs guy says "okay" and I'm gone. The pajamas I packed
on the top of the bag so I wouldn't have to unpack at 9pm after a 14
hour flight were in the middle. And bottom. When we got to Adelaide
five days later, I discovered that one sandal was missing. When I got
back to Austin, I reported it. Was told I should have reported it
when I first arrived. I told them that I was in Australia. Might as
well have said I was in the globular cluster M696. They had no
concept of what to do and eventually a senior supervisor said "sorry".
We zip tie our suitcases with a colored tie, all the same color. Every
bag has a pair of wire cutters in an outside pocket, along with spare
ties, in a different color.
When I fly with my guns, I am definitely paranoid. The long guns are
in their own cases and well locked. But the handgun(s) are in the
suitcase, each locked in a hard case. But a quick grab and it's gone. |
