Nevada

June 2008

Jun. 28, 2008 - No more Car Rental booth at McCarran Airport

Take this bus to pick up your car

Recently the airport moved all of the car rental booths out of the airport and into its own building. Where each company used to have their own buses after you checked in at the airport. Now there is just one bus that takes you to all of the car rental booths.

After you get your bag go out doors 9, 11, 15 in other words the odd numbered side cross to the second island over and there will be your buses.

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Jun. 25, 2008 - Wait A Minute This Is Not My Bag!

If This is Not My Bag then Where the Heck is Mine?

Have you ever arrived by airplane to a city and gone running up to the claim that had bags on it and just know you saw your bag. After all how many people have have black roller bags with red ribbon's? How many people have print bags with a piece of tape on it? How many people have the newest color? Lime green, bubble gum pink, sapphire blue? Or how about those new patterned bags? Mine is unique.

I can not tell you how many times a week I hear that story as the people who have to bring back a bag they have taken that is not theirs. But of course before that happens we have another passenger in the office that is upset their bag is not there. So after checking the computer and seeing that their bag was indeed scanned on to the flight. (airlines have gotten much better at scanning bags onto an aircraft. Sometimes things can still go wrong, but it is pretty good. If there is a lot of bad weather in the station where bags are being loaded or transfered scanning sometimes goes out the window.)

The computer has been checked and the bag should be there, our next question is "is there a bag out there that looks like yours?" Very often yes there is. Then starts our PI work we try and track the person down. We find out things like how many bags did they check? Are they traveling with anyone else? Phone numbers, nothing is sacred we have called wives and family members in the middle of the night where they are to get contact information.

So how do I know it is my bag even though it already looks like my bag. CHECK YOUR BAG TAG!!!!!

You were given at your check in bag receipts. The numbers match the tag that was put on your bag. Your name is also on the tag. Please before you leave the airport, check your bag tag in insure that the bag you take is your own. It will save everyone involved a lot of time, money and trouble.

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Jun. 3, 2008 - The Good The Bad and The Ugly

The Good The Bad and The Ugly of your Luggage

Have you ever reached you destination, picked up your luggage off the claim and discovered your wheel is broken? Or that one of the feet has been snapped off and your bag now looks like the leaning Tower of Piza? How about this you no longer have a pull handle to wheel this piece of luggage around! I really hate to be the one to tell you but NO MAJOR AIRLINE COVERS THESE ITEMS along with some other things. You should also know that inside your bag about the only thing that is covered by insurance is your clothes. Maybe you should take the time to read the CONTRACT of CARRIAGE if you want to read it on line go to the sitemap.
all major airlines have their own contract of carriage.
So why are these things not covered? After all they were not broken when you checked in. This is the reasoning. A bag is meant to carry clothing from point A to point B and as long as your clothing is protected the outside of the bag is fair game. The manufactures can put all the do dads they want on the outside of the bag but the airline does not have to cover it.

So the next time you are looking to purchase luggage keep these thoughts in mind.

THE GOOD

See how the handle zips in and so a burley ramper can not grab to fling on the claim:)
Just make sure you take the extra few seconds to actually zip it up!

STILL GOOD

The feet on this bag are not extra long and most likely will not snap off. The wheels are inset a little the more the better on the inset.

THE BAD

Look at the feet and wheels on this bag, The feet are WAY to long and not only will they break but can cause damage to other bags, The wheels have no protection at all.

STILL BAD

Just look at this handle, it is just waiting to snap off and imagine if you will the delight of
a big ramp guy as that target is ready to fling on the moving claim:)

THE UGLY

This bag is packed so full that I am surprised it made it at all. If your bag looks like this and there is damage to the bag or contents it is not covered. It is called over packing a bag beyond its capacity. I call it lack of common sense:)

Hope these tips on baggage have been helpful. Pack smart and have a great trip.

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