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Originally Posted by celle
(Post 21024924)
It happened to me. I was on a night flight from Santiago (Chile) to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). It was a half-empty flight. The cabin was darkened and the flight attendants had disappeared.
I went to the bathroom and came back to find a woman going through my handbag. She was brazen enough to suggest (in Spanish, I think) I had returned to the wrong seat and that the bag was hers. After some firm words from me, she returned to her own seat, where she sat, fidgeting and muttering, for the rest of the flight. Not sure if she was a thief or a nutter - forgive the non-PC language! I had passport, tickets, credit cards and cash in a wallet around my neck, I was wearing my headphones, and nothing of value was in my handbag, so I lost nothing. Given the strategic absence of FAs and the problem of trying to explain in Spanish or Portuguese, I didn't take any further action. I always padlock my carry-on baggage, board early enough to make sure it is in an overhead I can watch, and I sleep lightly. Anyone opening the overhead containing my bag wakes me up and I stand up to see just what they are accessing. My husband thinks I'm paranoid about security. I don't. This has definitely given me food for thought. I'm going to rethink how I carry my valuables when I travel on business (on holiday I'm usually with my husband so there's always one of us at the seat). |
Originally Posted by cfwolfs
(Post 21020073)
If I'm traveling internationally, I'll wear cargo pants. All the pockets have my passport(s), money, travel docs, etc.
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I will then be the bin hog and tie down the bin and use a padlock with alarm to lock it. Then no one can steal my goods.:D
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I was waiting to board a LuxAir MAN-DUB which was doing LUX-MAN-DUB. A lady had her bag stolen on board, which was presumably stolen by someone flying LUX-MAN. Flight was delayed while police took details :( Staff were horrified. Wake up call for me.
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If I want to sleep, I put my purse and iPad in my lap, and cover up with a shawl. Makes it harder for anyone to steal anything, and I never leave them unattended.
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I often have thought about leaving your handbag or other important belongings under a seat when you go to the loo. Why do we consider everyone on board to be honest and not steal your stuff. I am a lot more careful these days.
My friend works for Dept of Defence and when he travels he is not allowed to let things out of his sight. That means when alone, taking his laptop to the toilet. He said to me once..."god I hope they don't think I am looking at porn!" |
I just use a cabin bag with a built in lock, useful for being in cities anyway.
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I usually stuff everything from my pockets into my carry on before going through security. Makes things simpler and less prone to forgetting them. I made the awful mistake of keeping my wallet in my carry-on when checking it at the gate. Some thug at ORD pulled my money and credit cards out of it. Luckily he just put the wallet back with my ID. I was able to cancel my cards before he had a chance to use them.
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I always wear a fanny pack that except on take off and landing remains buckled around my waist. Larger valuable items, however, such as binoculars and laptop, are in my back pack which is either under the seat or overhead and usually unlocked . So far, I have not had a problem. I think someone would have to be pretty brazen and work quickly to unload or walk off with the backpack.
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Originally Posted by TMOliver
(Post 21021161)
Given to the same custom, I'll go a step further. Mine come with Velcro pocket flaps, the sound of being opened guaranteed to wake me from a sound sleep.
I was in Lisbon, wearing cargo pants, all the pocket flaps were Velcro. Boarded a tram and was trying to validate my ticket (pressing it against the box which is there for this purpose). A man blocked my way, waving his arms and yelling loudly in Portugese. While I was trying to push him out of the way someone very efficiently lifted my wallet from one of the front pockets (the one right over the knee). Never noticed a thing. I found the wallet missing when I was trying to put the ticket back into it. The wallet was later found of the floor of the tram, money missing, but everything else there (somewhat lucky, I guess). |
Wow.. Not as worried as some posters!
My credentials sit in my laptop backpack which goes under the set in front when (often) in Y.. For a crook to steal while I sleep he/she would have to some how get it from under the seat.. rifle through to find the passport in an inner (non external accessible) pocket and then replace the bag back.. Now I do not know how many of you are back in Y on United.. but that is a big ask to do without waking some one up! |
This is something I've never worried overly about. I figure that few people are likely to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on a plane ticket hoping to get the opportunity to steal something. I worry even less when in a premium cabin. But then, I often just leave my laptop open sitting on the desk in my hotel room and my passport in my bag.
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Originally Posted by milepig
(Post 21344517)
This is something I've never worried overly about. I figure that few people are likely to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on a plane ticket hoping to get the opportunity to steal something. I worry even less when in a premium cabin. But then, I often just leave my laptop open sitting on the desk in my hotel room and my passport in my bag.
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Originally Posted by planes&trains
(Post 21021189)
And, in some F, no overhead either.
In Y, my [rather conspicuous] rollaboard is locked, so while I may not be paying enough attention at all times to notice somebody tampering with my stuff, I would certainly notice them flat out stealing/removing the whole bag. |
Originally Posted by milepig
(Post 21344517)
This is something I've never worried overly about. I figure that few people are likely to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on a plane ticket hoping to get the opportunity to steal something. I worry even less when in a premium cabin. But then, I often just leave my laptop open sitting on the desk in my hotel room and my passport in my bag.
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