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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 5:13 pm
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Originally Posted by irmster
Just flown LHR-LAX-LHR in J.

At LHR, the agent didn't even want to weigh my roller-board and carrying on that and a small rucksack was no problem.

At LAX I saw the people in front of me having their carry ons weighed, so I emptied a few things out before check in, and it came to 7.7kg which was fine. I then put them back in after I checked in.
Does anyone else here see the comedy in this? Those of us who are savvy and prepared can defeat their silly weight limitations with ease and yet, some still assert that it is an important safety issue, or even a TSA requirement.

Keystone Cops anyone?
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