It works. My black rolling bag is festooned with big white W's on every side. It went missing on a flight to California in July, but was found within two hours. The baggage agent said the Ws did it--it stood out from the hundreds of other black rolling bags. Nobody has ever picked it off a carousel by mistake, either.
Rick --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On another list I belong to, there's a discussion > about computer bags > and cases, and I introduced cameras and lenses into > the equation, saying > that I have a problem hauling my photo gear and my > laptop together when > using a Pelican 1510. Someone suggested a Pelican > 1660, but I replied > that that was too big for carry-on, because I never > check photo gear. > > An interesting post was this: > > > ----------- > Some advice based on my wife's comments. She's a > baggage claims > supervisor for a major airline. > > Make your bag look different. Stupid different. > Paint the wheels purple. > Wrap the handle with a barber pole pattern of yellow > and blue tape. > Whatever. > > The biggest reason for truly missing bags, both > checked and carry-on, is > that they all look alike. Make sure yours doesn't > look like the rest and > that you can easily spot it. They tends to prevent > accidental pickups by > others and allows you to see someone "walking off" > with it. Either at a > baggage claims area or in the security checkpoints. > ------------- > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
