1cm difference.

On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:13:54 +0100, "Miss L. Toe"
<missltoemissltoe@m> wrote:

>Has anyone had any experiance at LHR in the last few days of handluggage 1cm
>bigger in one dimension than the new regulation size ?
>
>Are 'they' being jobsworths ?
>

Would the term "jobsworth" be the same as "prick?"

"Miss L. Toe" wrote:

> Has anyone had any experiance at LHR in the last few days of handluggage 1cm
> bigger in one dimension than the new regulation size ?
>
> Are 'they' being jobsworths ?

Why can't they simply use the old advice to add up L W and H and let that go ?
It would be *easier* FFS !

Graham

Julian Fowler wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:41:50 +0100, Doug Weller
> <dweller@ramtops.removethis.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:04:25 +0100, in .air, Pinot Grigio wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>>> Has anyone had any experiance at LHR in the last few days of handluggage
> >>> 1cm
> >>>> bigger in one dimension than the new regulation size ?
> >>>>
> >>>> Are 'they' being jobsworths ?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Bloody jobsworths wouldn't allow it !
> >>> They are causing more stress than the terrorists.
> >>> At this rate they will start being compared to the TSA.
> >>>
> >>> P.S. LHR T4 this lunchtime was emptier than I have ever seen it before -
> >>> have people really stopped booking flights ?
> >>>
> >>Our hand luggage is usually 2 rucksacks. Full up they would exceed the
> >>limits but with the stuff they usually contain they easily squash into the
> >>required limits. I am assuming they will be ok... or will we have a
> >>problem?
> >>
> > No more than 160cm thick? The new limit is pretty small.
>
> Or even 16cm thick? ;-)
>
> Post 9/11 some US airports fitted baffles around the X-ray screening
> machines to limit the size of carryons. I had problems several times
> at SFO carrying a bag that *when squashed* fitted through the reduced
> size aperture without problem -- but TSA would not allow it through
> since it didn't fit in its "natural" shape. To be sure I would use a
> bag that fits within the current size limits without intervention ...

Squashing is the rule, not the exception.

> I wouldn't be surprised, too, if "the size of a laptop bag" means that
> anything that doesn't resemble a generic laptop bag may attract extra
> attention ...

They don't care if it's a Tesco bag or a laptop - it needs to fit
completely inside the little wooden box.

I watched a guy take out a newspaper and magazine, squash his bag, then
get an ok and put the newspaper and magazine back in the bag.

js

In message <1156802622.001256.11030@m73g2000cwd.. com>, at
15:03:42 on Mon, 28 Aug 2006, js <jonathansmith99m> remarked:
>They don't care if it's a Tesco bag or a laptop - it needs to fit
>completely inside the little wooden box.
>
>I watched a guy take out a newspaper and magazine, squash his bag, then
>get an ok and put the newspaper and magazine back in the bag.

Are they allowing things in your pockets? Or do wallets, phones, keys
etc all have to go within the bag?
--
Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:
> In message <1156802622.001256.11030@m73g2000cwd.. com>, at
> 15:03:42 on Mon, 28 Aug 2006, js <jonathansmith99m> remarked:
> >They don't care if it's a Tesco bag or a laptop - it needs to fit
> >completely inside the little wooden box.
> >
> >I watched a guy take out a newspaper and magazine, squash his bag, then
> >get an ok and put the newspaper and magazine back in the bag.
>
> Are they allowing things in your pockets? Or do wallets, phones, keys
> etc all have to go within the bag?
> --
> Roland Perry

The size checker is at the beginning of the queue for security. My
phone and wallet were where they are supposed to be, not in the bag. I
then hand carried my wallet, passport, and ticket through the metal
detector and it was hand checked on the other side - I'm not about to
let those three things out of my site for a second. The phone was
x-rayed along with my laptop (out of bag) and the bag itself.

js

Julian Fowler wrote:
> On 29 Aug 2006 06:44:57 -0700, "js" <jonathansmith99m> wrote:
>
> >
> >Roland Perry wrote:
> >> In message <1156802622.001256.11030@m73g2000cwd.. com>, at
> >> 15:03:42 on Mon, 28 Aug 2006, js <jonathansmith99m> remarked:
> >> >They don't care if it's a Tesco bag or a laptop - it needs to fit
> >> >completely inside the little wooden box.
> >> >
> >> >I watched a guy take out a newspaper and magazine, squash his bag, then
> >> >get an ok and put the newspaper and magazine back in the bag.
> >>
> >> Are they allowing things in your pockets? Or do wallets, phones, keys
> >> etc all have to go within the bag?
> >> --
> >> Roland Perry
> >
> >The size checker is at the beginning of the queue for security. My
> >phone and wallet were where they are supposed to be, not in the bag.
>
> ??? "Where they are supposed to be" *is* in the bag - always has been.
> Under TSA rules the only thing you should be carrying is your boarding
> pass, and UK airports generally apply the same rules. In most cases
> I've observed making a fuss about not wanting to put your
> phone/wallet/camera/keys/dog through in or with your bag is a pretty
> good way of getting "randomly" selected for additional checks ...

Maybe reading what I wrote and actually having traveled in the UK since
August 20 would make seem less the fool.

The question was - can you carry things in your pockets when your bag
is checked for the proper dimensions. The answer is yes.

gees.


> --
> Julian Fowler
> julian (at) bellevue-barn (dot) org (dot) uk

js wrote:
> Julian Fowler wrote:
>
>>On 29 Aug 2006 06:44:57 -0700, "js" <jonathansmith99m> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Roland Perry wrote:
>>>
>>>>In message <1156802622.001256.11030@m73g2000cwd.. com>, at
>>>>15:03:42 on Mon, 28 Aug 2006, js <jonathansmith99m> remarked:
>>>>
>>>>>They don't care if it's a Tesco bag or a laptop - it needs to fit
>>>>>completely inside the little wooden box.
>>>>>
>>>>>I watched a guy take out a newspaper and magazine, squash his bag, then
>>>>>get an ok and put the newspaper and magazine back in the bag.
>>>>
>>>>Are they allowing things in your pockets? Or do wallets, phones, keys
>>>>etc all have to go within the bag?
>>>>--
>>>>Roland Perry
>>>
>>>The size checker is at the beginning of the queue for security. My
>>>phone and wallet were where they are supposed to be, not in the bag.
>>
>>??? "Where they are supposed to be" *is* in the bag - always has been.
>>Under TSA rules the only thing you should be carrying is your boarding
>>pass, and UK airports generally apply the same rules. In most cases
>>I've observed making a fuss about not wanting to put your
>>phone/wallet/camera/keys/dog through in or with your bag is a pretty
>>good way of getting "randomly" selected for additional checks ...
>
>
> Maybe reading what I wrote and actually having traveled in the UK since
> August 20 would make seem less the fool.
>
> The question was - can you carry things in your pockets when your bag
> is checked for the proper dimensions. The answer is yes.
>
> gees.

>>Julian Fowler
>>julian (at) bellevue-barn (dot) org (dot) uk
>
>

It looks as though I may have to remember to use the Cargo Pants Jeans
when flying. And where is that jacket with the extra pockets built in?

That and a soft bag should take care or the dimension box.