clacko

Posts: 1334
From: dallas texas usa
Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-26-2002 03:21 PM
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was just wandering thru some othera/ls forums and saw this.

person mailed a knife to himself rather than toss it into the bin.

why not carry a stamped, self addressed envelope w/ bubble wrap in your carry on.
then, if you forget to purge something,mail it.

of course, you would have to find a place to mail it, go back thru security.

would they let you go out of the screen area to do it?

might work!

Viajero Joven

Posts: 781
From: MSP raised, now DCA resident; CO/NW Elite since age 17
Registered: Apr 2000 posted 02-26-2002 03:25 PM
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Careful, though....

Parcels bearing stamps may end up in the postal twilight zone.....

(How would you know how much postage to use, anyway?)

Yongs

Posts: 62
From: SFO/IAD/ICN, UA1K, SPG Gold
Registered: Jun 2001 posted 02-26-2002 04:24 PM
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A good idea, indeed.
However, it wouldn't work for me.
I guess I have a higher probability of forgetting to bring the envelope+bubble wrap+stamps than of forgetting to get rid of any banned items from my carry-ons before heading to the airport.

Rudi

Posts: 11648
From: CH-3823 Wengen and CH-8142 Uitikon (ZHR)
Registered: posted 02-26-2002 04:42 PM
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Gisela, lately, wasn't even allowed to mail postcards out of JFK recently (all mailboxes closed, and airline personal (LH) said that they were no longer allowed to mail 'things' (postcards) for us ...

FWAAA

Posts: 205
From: IN; AA EXP, MM; HH Gold
Registered: May 2001 posted 02-26-2002 04:58 PM
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I've done this; rather than argue over the permissibility of an item, I placed it in my pre-addressed, pre-stamped bubble mailer and mailed it to myself. For postage, I use the $3.50 priority mail stamp.

I now carry one all the time.

Only makes sense if you have questionable items worth more than the $5.00 this setup costs to assemble. And plenty of time (or elite security line) before your flight (to search for mailbox or a helpful person to mail the item). Some airports have elderly voluteers (docents?) who might be willing to help drop it in a mailbox.

AndrewM

Posts: 144
From: Alex, VA IAD/DCA
Registered: May 2000 posted 02-26-2002 07:23 PM
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Recently an RCC agent at IAD told me that they no longer accept mail from passengers or there are no mailboxes in the Airport to drop last minute mail.

AndrewM

[This message has been edited by AndrewM (edited 02-26-2002).]

nehopper

Posts: 4
From: Philadelphia PA
Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-27-2002 09:28 AM
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I recently got a pocketknife (by accident) thru Philadelphia security. I noticed it on the ground in Boston. Mailed it to myself with foam insert for envelope, but the envelope came back torn open. Looted, I assume. May need to insure or certify the letter to assure delivery. Makes the carry-on mailing package even more complex.

izzik

Posts: 233
From: Providence, RI
Registered: Aug 2001 posted 02-27-2002 09:46 AM
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Originally posted by AndrewM:
Recently an RCC agent at IAD told me that they no longer accept mail from passengers or there are no mailboxes in the Airport to drop last minute mail.

AndrewM

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I believe this is an IAD phenomenon. ORD still has a mailbox. Such a ridiculous rule.

Anyway, how often do people get pulled aside for "unacceptable" items these days? I think most people have an idea of what not to bring, eh?

mdtony

Posts: 824
From: Bethesda, MD USA
Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-27-2002 10:23 AM
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Originally posted by izzik:
Anyway, how often do people get pulled aside for "unacceptable" items these days? I think most people have an idea of what not to bring, eh?
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Not really. You sometimes just forget that you've got a little pocket knife hanging on your key chain when you toss it in your briefcase. I did.

When I went back through, the UAL customer service rep working the line told me that the day before, the commandant of the US Naval Academy did the same thing. I didn't feel so bad after that.

Jakester

Posts: 28
From: Chicago, Il. USA
Registered: Jan 2002 posted 02-27-2002 10:23 AM
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I posted a story from Sunday's Trib on another thread that told the tale of an 86 year old former WWII General on his way to speak to the cadets at West Point. Security took his Congressional Medal of Honor because of the points on the star and did not know what to make of it. They kept passing it around. Of course, because of this "weapon", they had to do the body search.

ranles

Posts: 1238
From: Downey CA USA
Registered: posted 02-27-2002 08:15 PM
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Sounds like a better suggestion that practical application would suggest.

Perhaps a check before you leave the house for those thing that you ordinarily carry but cannot on a plane. Like you check for wallet, tickets, medications, etc. except in reverse.