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Rule 240: Don't Fly Without A Copy Of Rule 240. Leftover Loot. Since 9/11, the Transportation Security Administration has collected tons of items at security checkpoints; in 2006 alone, screeners took in more than 13 million items. What happens to all that stuff? The TSA turns it over to state surplus property agencies, which tend to sell it online or at retail stores. (Sometimes the contraband is sold in bulk.) The agencies say they'll reunite you with your prized pocketknife, if they can locate it. But they would much prefer that travelers figure out the rules and abide by them. "Our goal is for passengers not to bring this stuff on anymore, so we won't have to deal with it," says Steve Ekin, Georgia's surplus property division director. Here's where to look, and what you might find. Alabama Airports: 14 in Florida and Alabama, including Miami, Orlando, Huntsville, and Birmingham Where to buy: eBay (seller ID: alstatesurplus) Typical deal: Golf driver $100 Craziest items?
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India. Route Planner. Live Traffic. Iraq. U.S. Domestic Airline Fee Chart. Updated 18-Jan-2010 Miscellaneous Fees –JetBlue now charges $7 for a blanket and pillow (yours to keep) *This covers the range of pet travel options, from cabin travel to checked-luggage 1 Business Select Additional Fee for Priority Boarding. Southwest has also added a $10 each-way fee for “EarlyBird Check In” which allows passengers to check in for a flight prior to 24 hours before the flight. 2 Flights 2+ hours 3 Snack Box 4 Trip Flex Free 5 Effective September 18, 2008, for reservations booked on August 14 or later. 6 Plus Difference in Current Airfare Price 7 If you pay bag fee online (“Easy Check-in”), you pay the lower price. 8 New charges as of August 1, 2008 9 For tickets purchased on/after July 10, 2008 for travel on/after August 28, 2008 10 If you pay bag fee online??
11 For tickets purchased on/after Sept. 8, 2009 and applies to travel commencing on or after Oct. 1, 2009 12 Travelers pay the difference between their original fare and the current fare to be confirmed on the new flight. Hotel Reviews | Unbiased Hotel Ratings | Travel Journals. Voyij.com - The best vacation deals for the flexible traveler. Flight Deals, Hotel Deals and Package Deals. Priceline and Hotwire Forum. Online travel itinerary and trip planner. FlightCaster. Best Travel Writing. Offbeat Guides. Airport food. Nothing you can take with you. I just save a few things from the flight for the stopover if necessary--all depending what's available on the flight and what is going to be available in the airport layover. Most important to me is getting a shower between any two flights of eight hours or more. Some airports (LAX, the new Thai International, Miami, the now closed Templehoff, Frankfort, Heathrow, even McDonald's in Mexico and Bogota...) have good food at reasonable prices; so no need to take anything.
Some places have nothing...absolutely nothing: Sao Paolo, Manila, Delhi, Paris (there is but it costs too much), Nairobi, Managua, Tokyo, Guatemala, and on and on...). If I'm gliding into one of the wastelands, I get a 1.5 liter bottle of water from the flight attendants, maybe a bottle of wine or booze, save some of the meal extras (cheese, crackers, wrapped sandwiches) for the layover. Example, for my trip ending a week ago: Cali to Bogota, on sale quarter pounders in Bogota. The Secret of Folding a Suit Coat. To learn why this page is part of this web site, see the article “What does Folding a Suit have to do with IT?” In the July, 2003 post. As I said in the newsletter, the secret of folding a suit coat is to make sure the wrinkles end up in places where wrinkles won’t be noticed. On this page I’ll show you how to fold a suit coat using this secret approach. First, let me say that I’m going to describe this from a male point of view because I’ve never had the experience of folding a woman’s suit for packing.
I know that a woman’s suit might include a skirt instead of pants, but otherwise I’m pretty sure that this secret applies to women’s suits as well. Next you put the coat on the hanger over the pants. To see this a little better, let me move the sleeves out of the way.There is where most people go wrong. Here’s how to fold the coat instead. Now fold the other side of the coat across, snug up against the pants on the other side (on the right side of this picture). Fold it up. RANT: Airline Travel Etiquette. Alright people, some airline travel etiquette needs to be established.
Here are a few suggestions that will make everyone’s life easier, so please… pay attention: Rule #1 - Security. Yes, it’s a bitch. Yes, the TSA employees they hired from the nearest clinic for the terminally stupid are an insult to anybody with a hint of gray matter, but com’on. You’ve been standing in line for 45 minutes. For those of you with laptops, yes you need to take it out of the bag. Rule #2 - Potty breaks. Ladies, if you’re pregnant, insist on an aisle seat. Rule #3 - Bitch. Rule #4 - Assumptions.
For those of you seated in front of me, you need to assume I’m feverishly working on my laptop for that big presentation and EASE your seat back, nice and slowly, allowing me to make adjustments as necessary. Rule #5 - Do Not Disturb. If it looks like I’m sleeping, I probably am. Rule #6 - Parents, control your kids. Rule #7 - You finally made to your destination. Thank you and have a nice day. Places to Pig Out. Cheap Airfare & Flight Tickets - cFares. The Lowdown on Rule 240. How to Complain About Your Airline Service. Featuring AirSafe.com's Online Complaint Form Flying as an airline passenger is an often memorable experience, but there are times where the experience is memorable for all the wrong reasons: mechanical problems, poor service, bad food, lost luggage, or any of a number of other problems that result in a significant inconvenience or financial loss for the passenger.
If you experience this kind of problem with your airline, you may want to deal with it by lodging a complaint with the airline or to one of the authorities that oversee air transportation. Know the RulesWhen you purchase a plane ticket, you and the airline have entered into a contract that covers many different situations that you may face during a flight. Each airline has a specific set of guidelines that are used for situations such as flight delays and overbookings, as well as for lost or damaged luggage. What you will face will depend on your airline airline's policies and where your are flying. Cartoon by Andy Singer. Tip For Best Purchase Time of Airline Tickets - SeekingAlpha. Cool Tool: Passport proxy. A seasoned traveler who ventured further into third world slums than I ever would told me about this nifty trick-of-the-trade.
Make a good color copy of your passport, including the covers. Align the inside sheet of your passport data with the outside passport cover sheet. Glue together. Laminate. Score and fold. You now have a fairly official looking travel document. I have found that for most purposes — changing money at a bank, rentals, hotel front desks, and even police — this passport clone is sufficient. (According to the US Passport Agency, it is perfectly legal for you to make a color copy of your passport — although Kinko’s can’t — and in fact they recommend you do so.)
Carrying off the art of one carry-on. Phileas Fogg had Passepartout, Bertie Wooster had Jeeves and Sir Edmund Hillary had a retinue of stalwart Sherpas. The rest of us, alas, must schlep our own bags. That's the best reason to pack light, but it's not the only one. By limiting ourselves to one carry-on, we can be off the plane and halfway to Boulevard Saint-Germain while others huddle expectantly around the luggage carousel. We don't worry that our checked bags will take an unplanned detour to Duluth or Dar es Salaam.
Packing light offers less tangible but very real benefits. It's a chance to pare down and simplify our lives, to discover what is truly essential and what is not. People routinely profess amazement bordering on disbelief that I can travel for weeks at a time with only a carry-on. Some general thoughts about the quite bearable being of lightness: -- The amount of stuff you think you need is directly related to the size of your luggage. -- Carry-on allowances vary by airline. -- Leave your hair dryer at home. FareChase. The Independent Traveler Travel Resources: Sleeping on Planes. Top15 Skylines in the World. Delaying the Real World: A Twentysomething's Guide to Seeking Adventure by Colleen Kinder. International Business Culture, Business Etiquette, Customs and Protocol.
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