David Horne

Alan S <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:32:22 +0100, [email protected]
> (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >>
> >> Next year I have several options for the route from Cairo to
> >> Yucatan - but I like London and New York so I'm prepared to
> >> suffer the hassles of their airports for the pleasure of
> >> re-aquainting myself with the cities.
> >
> >Oh, Alan, my guest over the weekend has type 2 diabetes. I went to your
> >website, and took your idea for burgundy beef- went down a treat! I
> >served it with turmeric quinoa- worked excellently.
>
> Thanks:-)
>
> I hope your guest also read some of the other pages?

My guest isn't to attuned to the internet, but I'll get him onto it
more!

> Incidentally, turmeric is a wonderful spice and has other
> health advantages. If you want to get the most out of it,
> always add a little cracked pepper.

Oh, I didn't know that- will do!

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Erilar

In article <[email protected]>,
The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:

> what is the situation elsewhere re cabin baggage? I dont remember it
> ever being much different from only taking one bag on, its got a bit
> smaller and more enforced, the reason being fairly obvious.

Some airports allow both a purse and a carry-on. Not Heathrow.

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-Brian

On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:48:34 -0500, erilar
<[email protected]> wrote:


>I am willing to detour to avoid changing planes there! It's one thing
>if that's your destination, but otherwise it's just too much hassle.

We were with a group and some people went through Heathrow. With 2
families, there were many lost bags and one was never found. We were
going on a cruise and they arrived in Rome early. They spent every
evening spending 80 Euros every evening taking cabs to the Rome
airport to see any bags had been found.

Tim.....

"Brian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:48:34 -0500, erilar
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>I am willing to detour to avoid changing planes there! It's one thing
>>if that's your destination, but otherwise it's just too much hassle.
>
> We were with a group and some people went through Heathrow. With 2
> families, there were many lost bags and one was never found. We were
> going on a cruise and they arrived in Rome early. They spent every
> evening spending 80 Euros every evening taking cabs to the Rome
> airport to see any bags had been found.

That was completely unnecessary.

Don't they have phones in Rome?

tim

Binyamin Dissen

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:43:23 +0100 "tim....." <[email protected]>
wrote:

:>"Brian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
:>news:[email protected]. ..
:>> On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:48:34 -0500, erilar
:>> <[email protected]> wrote:

:>>>I am willing to detour to avoid changing planes there! It's one thing
:>>>if that's your destination, but otherwise it's just too much hassle.

:>> We were with a group and some people went through Heathrow. With 2
:>> families, there were many lost bags and one was never found. We were
:>> going on a cruise and they arrived in Rome early. They spent every
:>> evening spending 80 Euros every evening taking cabs to the Rome
:>> airport to see any bags had been found.

:>That was completely unnecessary.

:>Don't they have phones in Rome?

Obviously you have never lost a bag, especially in Europe.

Otherwise you wouldn't be making this quite foolish statement.

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William Black

"Binyamin Dissen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:43:23 +0100 "tim....." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> :>"Brian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> :>news:[email protected]. ..
> :>> On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:48:34 -0500, erilar
> :>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> :>>>I am willing to detour to avoid changing planes there! It's one thing
> :>>>if that's your destination, but otherwise it's just too much hassle.
>
> :>> We were with a group and some people went through Heathrow. With 2
> :>> families, there were many lost bags and one was never found. We were
> :>> going on a cruise and they arrived in Rome early. They spent every
> :>> evening spending 80 Euros every evening taking cabs to the Rome
> :>> airport to see any bags had been found.
>
> :>That was completely unnecessary.
>
> :>Don't they have phones in Rome?
>
> Obviously you have never lost a bag, especially in Europe.
>
> Otherwise you wouldn't be making this quite foolish statement.

I have.

They turn up the next day in a taxi, unless you fly BA, in which case they
turn up the enxt week in a taxi...

In Bombay they don't turn up, they don't deliver them in a taxi and if
you're lucky the luggage tag will turn up in a month so you can claim on
your insurance...

Or don't you have luggage insurance?

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

Tim.....

"Binyamin Dissen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:43:23 +0100 "tim....." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> :>"Brian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> :>news:[email protected]. ..
> :>> On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:48:34 -0500, erilar
> :>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> :>>>I am willing to detour to avoid changing planes there! It's one thing
> :>>>if that's your destination, but otherwise it's just too much hassle.
>
> :>> We were with a group and some people went through Heathrow. With 2
> :>> families, there were many lost bags and one was never found. We were
> :>> going on a cruise and they arrived in Rome early. They spent every
> :>> evening spending 80 Euros every evening taking cabs to the Rome
> :>> airport to see any bags had been found.
>
> :>That was completely unnecessary.
>
> :>Don't they have phones in Rome?
>
> Obviously you have never lost a bag, especially in Europe.

I have actually. I was kept well up to date with the location
of my bag by phoning the number that the airline supplied
me with.

tim

Binyamin Dissen

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:25:20 GMT "William Black" <[email protected]>
wrote:

:>"Binyamin Dissen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
:>news:[email protected]. ..
:>> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:43:23 +0100 "tim....." <[email protected]>
:>> wrote:

:>> :>"Brian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
:>> :>news:[email protected]. ..
:>> :>> On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:48:34 -0500, erilar
:>> :>> <[email protected]> wrote:

:>> :>>>I am willing to detour to avoid changing planes there! It's one thing
:>> :>>>if that's your destination, but otherwise it's just too much hassle.

:>> :>> We were with a group and some people went through Heathrow. With 2
:>> :>> families, there were many lost bags and one was never found. We were
:>> :>> going on a cruise and they arrived in Rome early. They spent every
:>> :>> evening spending 80 Euros every evening taking cabs to the Rome
:>> :>> airport to see any bags had been found.

:>> :>That was completely unnecessary.

:>> :>Don't they have phones in Rome?

:>> Obviously you have never lost a bag, especially in Europe.

:>> Otherwise you wouldn't be making this quite foolish statement.

:>I have.

:>They turn up the next day in a taxi, unless you fly BA, in which case they
:>turn up the enxt week in a taxi...

You were lucky - your bag was simply delayed.

My experience is that the phone keeps ringing and in the rare event that
someone deigns to answer, they don't have a clue.

:>In Bombay they don't turn up, they don't deliver them in a taxi and if
:>you're lucky the luggage tag will turn up in a month so you can claim on
:>your insurance...

:>Or don't you have luggage insurance?

I don't pay for it.

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-Brian

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:43:23 +0100, "tim....."
<[email protected]> wrote:


>That was completely unnecessary.
>
>Don't they have phones in Rome?
>
>tim

And after they tried phoning with no success, they went to the airport
and went through the bags every evening.

-Brian

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:25:20 GMT, "William Black"
<[email protected]> wrote:


>They turn up the next day in a taxi, unless you fly BA, in which case they
>turn up the enxt week in a taxi...

They did fly BA but I'm not aware of taxis that work well at sea.

Some bags were located before they left, a couple turned up at
different ports and one never was located-at least not yet.

Some people however, actually hope to use the clothes and other items
that were packed with the expectation they would arrive.

Poetic Justice

tim..... wrote:

>We were with a group and some people
>went through Heathrow. With 2 families,
>there were many lost bags and one was
>never found. We were going on a cruise
>and they arrived in Rome early. They
>spent every evening spending 80 Euros
>every evening taking cabs to the Rome
>airport to see any bags had been found.

>That was completely unnecessary.
>Don't they have phones in Rome?

A poster on Fodors recently mentioned going to Rome's FCO Airport to
see about his lost bag in person.

While there he saw a large pile of luggage just laying in the corner.
On his own without anyone's permission or knowledge he looked thru it
and guess what he found :-).

If it happened to me in Rome I would give them 1 day, a call the 2nd
day and the 3rd day I would take the cheap ?5 train to the airport and
pester them a bit in person.
Regards, Walter



..And Paradise Was Lost...like teardrops in the rain...

William Black

"Brian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:25:20 GMT, "William Black"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>They turn up the next day in a taxi, unless you fly BA, in which case
>>they
>>turn up the enxt week in a taxi...
>
> They did fly BA but I'm not aware of taxis that work well at sea.
>
> Some bags were located before they left, a couple turned up at
> different ports and one never was located-at least not yet.
>
> Some people however, actually hope to use the clothes and other items
> that were packed with the expectation they would arrive.

Nobody who flies BA should ever expect any luggage to appear at the other
end.

If it does make it you can rejoice at your happy accident.

If it doesn't then I'm afraid it's 'business as usual'...

I believe something like 10% of BA passengers have their luggage go missing.
I can't understand why on earth anyone ever buys a ticket from them.

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

Mike Lane

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:02:07 +0100, William Black wrote
(in article <[email protected]>):

> Nobody who flies BA should ever expect any luggage to appear at the other
> end.
>
> If it does make it you can rejoice at your happy accident.
>
> If it doesn't then I'm afraid it's 'business as usual'...
>
> I believe something like 10% of BA passengers have their luggage go missing.
> I can't understand why on earth anyone ever buys a ticket from them.

I've flown a few times to Athens with BA and had no problems with baggage
(nor, as far as I could see, did anyone else on the flights). The flights
were relatively pleasant, or at least not unpleasant like the occasional
charter-flight I have been misguided enough to take. The only real
alternative to Greece is EasyJet and frankly I would rather travel on the
back of a container lorry.

For the last two years I've taken to going by car. Much more relaxing and the
only person who can lose my baggage is me.

--
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To contact me replace invalid with mike underscore lane

Erilar

In article <[email protected]>,
Brian <[email protected]> wrote:

> Some people however, actually hope to use the clothes and other items
> that were packed with the expectation they would arrive.

My attitude is basically if it won't fit in my carry-on, I either don't
need it at all or it had better be easily replaceable.

--
Mary, biblioholic

bib-li-o-hol-ism : the habitual longing to purchase, read, store,
admire, and consume books in excess.

http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo

-Brian

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:57:57 -0500, erilar
<[email protected]> wrote:


>My attitude is basically if it won't fit in my carry-on, I either don't
>need it at all or it had better be easily replaceable.

I've heard that expressed by others although I don't know how anyone
can go for a 3 week trip including a 12 day cruise with 2 formal
nights with only a carryon.