Re: [MBZ] OT - lost baggage fiasco

2007-01-04 Thread Peter Frederick
Was this part of the 200 or so bags stolen recently and dumped in dumpsters, perhaps? I only got part of the news report, but seems that there was a theivery ring involving airline contract employees riffling bags for valuables then dumping them in the last couple days. I've never heard of

Re: [MBZ] OT - lost baggage fiasco

2007-01-04 Thread LT Don
You live in DC, Andrew. What do you expect? And don't tell me I don't understand: I worked there for a decade. Check the pawn shops on the south side of town. You will find your stuff. D. On 1/3/07, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need some collective wisdom to help us deal

Re: [MBZ] OT - lost baggage fiasco

2007-01-04 Thread Mitch Haley
andrew strasfogel wrote: I need some collective wisdom to help us deal with a major loss of checked airline luggage. My cousin's daughter had the airline truck her luggage from the airport. I was in the garage, saw a truck pull in and pull out. Driver never went to the house. He claims

Re: [MBZ] OT - lost baggage fiasco

2007-01-04 Thread Chris Kueny
That was in Houston, but it probably isn't isolated to there. Chris http://www.click2houston.com/news/10651061/detail.html?subid=22100412qs=1;bp=t Was this part of the 200 or so bags stolen recently and dumped in dumpsters, perhaps? I only got part of the news report, but seems that there

Re: [MBZ] OT - lost baggage fiasco

2007-01-04 Thread andrew strasfogel
Happy ending! The luggage had been dropped off at the wrong address. Curiously, the street NAME was wrong, not the house number. Hats off to my brilliant sig. oth, who dragged me to DCA to do battle with the courier and the airline baggage people. The courier boss finally allowed us to speak

Re: [MBZ] OT - lost baggage fiasco

2007-01-04 Thread Chris Kueny
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - lost baggage fiasco Happy ending! The luggage had been dropped off at the wrong address. Curiously, the street NAME was wrong, not the house number. Hats off to my brilliant sig. oth, who dragged me to DCA to do battle with the courier and the airline baggage people

Re: [MBZ] OT - lost baggage fiasco

2007-01-04 Thread Rich Thomas
Moral of the experience: carry less impedimenta on your trips. I have a friend who travels internationally for weeks at a time, she can survive with one carry-on shoulder bag and her briefcase. I have no idea how she does it, but she has been doing it for years, and always looks lovely. I

Re: [MBZ] OT - lost baggage fiasco

2007-01-04 Thread BillR
. Worked for him; I'm just glad they put wheels on suitcases. BillR Jacksonville FL -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 11:52 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - lost baggage fiasco

Re: [MBZ] OT - lost baggage fiasco

2007-01-04 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:51:33 -0600 Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Moral of the experience: carry less impedimenta on your trips. I have a friend who travels internationally for weeks at a time, she can survive with one carry-on shoulder bag and her briefcase. I have no idea how

Re: [MBZ] OT - lost baggage fiasco

2007-01-04 Thread Rich Thomas
First, you need to get some women's clothing... --R Craig McCluskey wrote: On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:51:33 -0600 Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Moral of the experience: carry less impedimenta on your trips. I have a friend who travels internationally for weeks at a time, she can

[MBZ] OT - lost baggage fiasco

2007-01-03 Thread andrew strasfogel
I need some collective wisdom to help us deal with a major loss of checked airline luggage. On our trip back to Washington, D.C. from Canada on New Year's day, three pieces of luggage didn't make it. We agreed to have the airline's courier service leave the bags on the side porch if we weren't