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Re: Airport handling of laptops
said by tiger72  :this is mostly an issue of checked baggage. You know, when the geniuses at TSA "randomly" choose to "search" bags with laptops in them and then "lose" them. Who checks their laptop when flying?? I keep mine in my backpack, which comes on the flight with me. Why would you ever put something (relatively) delicate into the checked baggage hell? I feel that anyone who has ever once seen how the baggage "handlers" throw bags around would know better than to check anything breakable.
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tiger72
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| said by wifi4milez :said by tiger72 :this is mostly an issue of checked baggage. You know, when the geniuses at TSA "randomly" choose to "search" bags with laptops in them and then "lose" them. Who checks their laptop when flying?? I keep mine in my backpack, which comes on the flight with me. Why would you ever put something (relatively) delicate into the checked baggage hell? I feel that anyone who has ever once seen how the baggage "handlers" throw bags around would know better than to check anything breakable. People going on long trips who don't want to do anything on the flight, but need computer access while abroad.
Hey, i'm not saying it makes any sense, I just know some people do it.
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fiberguy
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join:2005-05-20 | Um... no. I think I can say with out a doubt that no one checks their laptops under the plane when they travel. |
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tiger72
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| said by fiberguy :Um... no. I think I can say with out a doubt that no one checks their laptops under the plane when they travel. you think you can say without a doubt, eh? |
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fiberguy
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| Yup! I sure can! If someone is doing it, they are idiots AND VERY VERY VERY few that I can actually say it's not done. But, if you want to find the one or two people that do it and say "you can't say no-one" then I'm not interested in an exchange with you.
Even the airlines tell you NOT to do it. |
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| said by fiberguy :Yup! I sure can! If someone is doing it, they are idiots AND VERY VERY VERY few that I can actually say it's not done. I said this very thing in the post you responded to earlier. It's definitely not wise, and it doesn't make sense, but some people do it.
But, if you want to find the one or two people that do it and say "you can't say no-one" then I'm not interested in an exchange with you. You joined the pre-existing exchange, commenting on my personal experience as if you were a definitive authority on the entire subject in all its entirety; as if it were downright impossible for someone to check their laptop, and that my personal experience had simply no way to even happen in reality.
Then you later say that the very claim I made originally (to which you are responding) was something that you're not interested in talking about.
Orly?
Even the airlines tell you NOT to do it. And that means what? Stupid people do stupid things. You the type of guy that thinks "if only we put up one more warning sign, maybe people won't do it"? Some people are just stupid, no matter how much we try to prevent their stupidity.
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Exactly, how the heck is someone going to check something that #1 is expensive, #2 can easily be damaged, and last but not least #3 can easily be "misplaced" aka stolen.
I carry a 17" macbook pro maxed out out... Hell if I'm going to let it out of sight. I fly for free, so I do it a few times a month. |
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I won't even address your overly analyzed reply.. 1) It makes no sense, and 2) you did exactly what I said you were doing.
Plain and simple... no.. people don't check their laptops. I'm glad you can point to one or two people that have.. but considering the millions/billions of flights, that certainly supports what I say.. no, people don't check 'em.
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| said by fiberguy :I won't even address your overly analyzed reply.. 1) It makes no sense, and 2) you did exactly what I said you were doing. Plain and simple... no.. people don't check their laptops. I'm glad you can point to one or two people that have.. but considering the millions/billions of flights, that certainly supports what I say.. no, people don't check 'em. Z then, if that's the case, reply to the OP's claim that "US airports lose laptops daily".
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