Thread: The absurdity of baggage

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mayor @ Dec 23 2008, 12:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Well, don&#39;t forget what you&#39;re NOT seeing is the cargo that&#39;s already been loaded on most other carriers.[/b]

I don&#39;t understand what you mean.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mrs767er @ Dec 23 2008, 01:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

that&#39;s just the cargo STUFF that&#39;s going to the stores so pax can buy more STUFF to check for their next flight!

we almost make a game of seeing how little STUFF we can each take on a 2 wk trip--our rollaboards are med/small (less than 20") and I get a handbag or sorts (no giant tote or anything like that--because of course, guys have to give the femmes all their little STUFF to carry)
The real secret is to visit places that have really cheap laundry facilities, like Asia! and if you can&#39;t wear a pair of shoes with more than half your clothes, don&#39;t take them!!)

I think I&#39;m amazed how much STUFF people take form place to place. Haven&#39;t they ever heard about nomads? They don&#39;t have much STUFF becuase they aren&#39;t so stupid as to have to take anything more than necessary!! If they just took the minimum STUFF, they could stop at a store and buy the other STUFF they need in a destination (henceforth the need for CARGO, which means retail jobs but if they aren&#39;t checking luggage STUFF, maybe airlines won&#39;t need rampers?--OH NO!!)
My brain is smoking...[/b]

Well as for the cargo that is already loaded, I have definitely seen it because I&#39;m the one who loads it, AND the bags (I guess that&#39;s what threw me because I figured everyone knew that I was a ramp agent).

The absurdity of "stuff" in general is one thing, but the prevalence of it in the air travel business stands out to me. It just seems so insane to me that the biggest aspect of an airline&#39;s operation is the baggage. Imagine a restaurant with 5 chefs and 6,000 people working the coat room.

The biggest culprits in air travel without a doubt are the FEMALE pax. LMAO. They load everything into two huge bags. I&#39;ve seen it. ALL THE TIME. Who are the biggest shoppers? FEMALES. Go to FIFTH AND SAX in NYC and what do you see there carrying huge shopping bags from all over the world? FEMALES. LMAO. And where do you think they take their shopping goods back to? ALL OVER THE WORLD. And how do they get it there? ON AIRPLANES. And what&#39;s the biggest hold up on the lines with confiscated items? Check it out. Lotions, lipsticks, perfumes, deoderants, and once in a blue moon, you may see a bottle of old spice that belonged to a man, but in the mix is all FEMALE ITEMS. I swear, when I travel with my wife, she takes the whole pharmacy with her. Bags full of drugs and you would think for a three day getaway, we were going to stay a month somewhwere. If we cut down on female travelers, I guarantee you that the airlines would run alot smoother as you say and you poor bagage handlers could be back in your break room playing poker and watching NFL longer. (Looking over my shoulder to see where the wife is.) Super dooper LMAO!!!

Go to Acapulco with only three sets of clothing for a three day stay. Here is what will happen. You will be walking all over that town, getting sunburned out the ying yang. Come back to your hotel for a while after you been out all morning and suddenly, your cloth is all wet. Now you gotta put something else on. Can&#39;t get by with only one set of underwear, t-shirt, socks per day in a tropical joint. You just sweat walking one block because its so hot buddy. Night time you want to dress up a little. It&#39;s not like the states where you go into a restaurant with sneakers and tang tops. Think of air travel like this. You don&#39;t send men into combat without weapons, ammunition and lots of it, batteries for radios, meals ready to eat and water. You could be pinned down for hours in the desert sun by a heavy force that outnumbers you and the fight gets worse when you get low on ammo and low on water and food. Now you become a desert rat just waiting to get smoked out. Don&#39;t get caught with low ammo. Don&#39;t get caught without your provisions. Don&#39;t get caught with your pants down because you didn&#39;t prepare for your situation. For us in travel, don&#39;t get caught an underwear too short, pair of socks, without shaving gear, deoderant, money, credit card, pens, documents. And don&#39;t forget too. People travel to go SHOPPING and of course, this all has to come back with the person. Example. Fifth and Saks, Macy&#39;s. Right? Ladies?