Originally Posted by
TWA884
Sadly true. Stupid "rules" know no borders.
It's very backwards to me that people even think it's okay to talk about what a "reasonable" amount of anything is to take with you.
Who gives a damn, as long as it's not WEI, and it doesn't violate FAA or equivalent actual-airplane-safety rules? If someone wants to bring 20 gallons of breast milk, shampoo, water, lube, grandma's apple pie filling, sand, whatever… it still ain't WEI.
(Granted, 20 gallons of sand would incur some massive surcharges for weight, but that's another question entirely.
And if it's 20 gallons of sewage or something, I think it's reasonable to insist they have it sealed
very air-tight… but otherwise, it still ain't WEI.)
The first and only question for this is: does this actually threaten the safety of the flight?
If the answer is "no", then nobody's opinion of whether it's "reasonable" or not is worth anything. It's simply none of your business what someone else wants to take with them. If they're willing to pay whatever the cost is for carrying it, that's 100% their choice.