Originally Posted by MJMLBBtoCPH

Occasionally I see homeless people at PDX jump right off the light rail and saunter on into baggage claim, which is literally about 50 yards from the light rail station. I've wondered why they come up there (maybe to use the bathrooms? gives them something to do?), but this thread made me realize there are also other possible incentives for them.... free bags to tote their items around town! When I was a kid in the 1980s, we never made it out of HOU or IAH baggage claim without our matching tags. The airport employed attendants to check everyone's tags, and there were railings around the baggage area.

I rarely check bags lately - probably haven't used baggage claim at PDX in a year - but I have to check bags tomorrow (given the amount of items I'm toting) on my way from IAH to PDX (via SEA). Hopefully they get there (free $25 voucher for bags delivered in 25 minutes would be great too).