Most civilized airlines will take the items and place them
in a box and transport them on the flight. You can claim
them on the other end. Had this happen when I tried to carry
on a large serving fork, don't ask. Of course this was Norway
and not Mexico, where the officials require much less grease
to work.
Bill
RBHouston@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 05/10/2000 10:15:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> toyman@digitex.net writes:
>
> << Toby, who travels with a couple jeans, 3 or 4 T shirts, his toothbrush (and
> > bar of soap) and
> > both passports (oh and the swiss army knife). 5-10 lbs max not including me
> > heh.. >>
>
> Toby,
>
> Careful with the Swiss army knife...make sure it's in the suit case. I've
> traveled for years with a Swiss Army and a Leatherman in my briefcase, all
> over the US and Northern Mexico.
>
> I was connecting through Mexico City a couple of weeks ago and lost both. No
> time to reclaim luggage and make the flight, so a fat broad (no offense
> ladies, it's a technical term) airport security office now owns them.
>
> R Houston
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