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ever locked your luggage and forgotten the combo?

Old Oct 17, 2016, 9:18 am
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Old Oct 17, 2016, 10:06 am
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Originally Posted by RohanDXB
This reminds me of the greatest facepalm moment in my life (traveling from Dubai to Singapore with friends). It was an old suitcase which didn't have a combination lock - so I had used an old fashioned key-based lock.

En route to the airport, I was boasting to my friends about how I never worried about my luggage getting lost and that I could manage in any situation.

Once I reached the airport, I realized that I had locked the bag AFTER putting the keys inside it (these locks don't need a key to lock, only to open). Needless to say, many things were said and many reminders were given about my amazing flexibility as a professional traveler.

We decided that on landing in Sinagpore, I would go to an Ikea and get something to cut open the lock. When I actually reached the hotel, we asked the concierge if they could send someone to break open the lock which they duly arranged.

Rummaging through the bag, I could not find the keys at all. Few more minutes of searching and then I decided to check my backpack within which I found the keys safe & secure.

So much for being an expert traveler.

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I was backpacking in China. Whenever I left my pack somewhere, I locked the top compartment. One day, I was talking to a friend while I was locking up (bad move), got distracted, and put the key in the pack before locking the lock.

A moment or two of panic, one friend insists she can fish the key out because she has slim fingers - and then I realized that there's a second compartment for the sleeping bag compartment at the bottom of the pack. I can't believe I was so stupid, but I hadn't been locking it. That made it easy to retrieve the key: unzip the bottom zip, unzip the inside zip, and reach up inside to get the keys.

Two of the dumber things I've done when traveling.

OP, I don't forget the code because I always use the same 3- or 4-digit codes. Always.*

* I always use the same codes after I ruined an expensive locking ski carrier because, after not skiing for a couple years, I had forgotten the code.



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Old Oct 17, 2016, 10:36 am
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moondog how hard is it to remember 6969?
My combo is now 000.
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Old Oct 17, 2016, 2:08 pm
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I don't forget the code but I have TSA002 "locks" so all I need is a piece of plastic to put in the TSA-hole.
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