Lost hand luggage...
Nov 22, 2011, 11:42 pm
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Nov 23, 2011, 1:50 am
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Nov 23, 2011, 1:56 am
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Nov 23, 2011, 2:01 am
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Simon,
There but for the grace of God, etc, but can I suggest that if you had noise-cancelling headphones, then it is likely that you at least had your bag on the flight (unless you made the whole flight without using them, or using only the supplied pair).
Good luck, and I hope your next flight is less eventful!
There but for the grace of God, etc, but can I suggest that if you had noise-cancelling headphones, then it is likely that you at least had your bag on the flight (unless you made the whole flight without using them, or using only the supplied pair).
Good luck, and I hope your next flight is less eventful!
-simon
Nov 23, 2011, 2:58 am
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Coming from SYD to JFK on QF/AA while connecting at SFO I put my QC3 bag on the back of the trolley, and the headphone bag had my ipod in it too. Went through security, and lo and behold I no longer had my headphones. Got the Admirals club to call through and nothing found. It happens to the best (or in my case, the worst!) of us. Hope you find it, or get it resolved soonest, Simon
Nov 24, 2011, 3:25 pm
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Related question. My bag was bought a couple of years ago in the states (in Austin, Texas) and I'm not sure how to go about finding a similar one. I am trying to find a replacement to buy here in Australia and use on the journey home (and claim on the travel insurance if they will let me), but I don't even know what to type into google to search for it! I'm hoping therefore that if I describe it, someone will tell me what to search for to find a replacement :-)
The bag was black leather, about 40cm wide by 30cm deep by 30cm high (going from memory). It had long handles at the top to hold, and a zip across the top in the middle, covered by a flap that closed down with velcro (it was very rain resistant). Most importantly, it had special straps on both sides to allow it to hook and hold onto the top of my rolling carry-on luggage. The side straps were held with velcro and could easily be attached to wider or narrower handles - you could feed the strap through one of a number of loops (as you would feed a belt through loops on a pair of trousers) which would determine the width, and then they would go around the handles and velcro-link together. I've used it with two or three different rolling bags and each time it achieved a snug fit.
So - anyone have *any* idea how I can find a replacement that works like this? Or at least something similar? Hopefully available in Sydney? :-)
-simon
The bag was black leather, about 40cm wide by 30cm deep by 30cm high (going from memory). It had long handles at the top to hold, and a zip across the top in the middle, covered by a flap that closed down with velcro (it was very rain resistant). Most importantly, it had special straps on both sides to allow it to hook and hold onto the top of my rolling carry-on luggage. The side straps were held with velcro and could easily be attached to wider or narrower handles - you could feed the strap through one of a number of loops (as you would feed a belt through loops on a pair of trousers) which would determine the width, and then they would go around the handles and velcro-link together. I've used it with two or three different rolling bags and each time it achieved a snug fit.
So - anyone have *any* idea how I can find a replacement that works like this? Or at least something similar? Hopefully available in Sydney? :-)
-simon
Nov 24, 2011, 3:41 pm
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Not so sure about that. They don't come much bigger or more international than Shell, and loss of personal belongings was definitely not covered, as I found out to my cost only once during many hundreds of business trips.
Nov 24, 2011, 4:03 pm
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Related question. My bag was bought a couple of years ago in the states (in Austin, Texas) and I'm not sure how to go about finding a similar one. I am trying to find a replacement to buy here in Australia and use on the journey home (and claim on the travel insurance if they will let me), but I don't even know what to type into google to search for it! I'm hoping therefore that if I describe it, someone will tell me what to search for to find a replacement :-)
The bag was black leather, about 40cm wide by 30cm deep by 30cm high (going from memory). It had long handles at the top to hold, and a zip across the top in the middle, covered by a flap that closed down with velcro (it was very rain resistant). Most importantly, it had special straps on both sides to allow it to hook and hold onto the top of my rolling carry-on luggage. The side straps were held with velcro and could easily be attached to wider or narrower handles - you could feed the strap through one of a number of loops (as you would feed a belt through loops on a pair of trousers) which would determine the width, and then they would go around the handles and velcro-link together. I've used it with two or three different rolling bags and each time it achieved a snug fit.
So - anyone have *any* idea how I can find a replacement that works like this? Or at least something similar? Hopefully available in Sydney? :-)
-simon
The bag was black leather, about 40cm wide by 30cm deep by 30cm high (going from memory). It had long handles at the top to hold, and a zip across the top in the middle, covered by a flap that closed down with velcro (it was very rain resistant). Most importantly, it had special straps on both sides to allow it to hook and hold onto the top of my rolling carry-on luggage. The side straps were held with velcro and could easily be attached to wider or narrower handles - you could feed the strap through one of a number of loops (as you would feed a belt through loops on a pair of trousers) which would determine the width, and then they would go around the handles and velcro-link together. I've used it with two or three different rolling bags and each time it achieved a snug fit.
So - anyone have *any* idea how I can find a replacement that works like this? Or at least something similar? Hopefully available in Sydney? :-)
-simon