Sticky Fingers?
Jan 24, 2001 | 4:37 am
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Sticky Fingers?
Most hotel guests admit to sticky fingers when it comes o pens or shampoo, but the truly audacious make off with paintings, TVs and even the doors.
http://www.globeandmail.com/gam/Trav...4/TRSTEAL.html
AND: Light-fingered travellers have taken to the air.
The rate at which international airline passengers have been stealing silverware, blankets, magazines, and even airsickness bags has soared. And while the airlines generally turn a blind eye to the loss of minor items, you can bet it has added a few dollars to your airline ticket.
http://www.globeandmail.com/gam/Trav...124/TRAIR.html
http://www.globeandmail.com/gam/Trav...4/TRSTEAL.html
AND: Light-fingered travellers have taken to the air.
The rate at which international airline passengers have been stealing silverware, blankets, magazines, and even airsickness bags has soared. And while the airlines generally turn a blind eye to the loss of minor items, you can bet it has added a few dollars to your airline ticket.
http://www.globeandmail.com/gam/Trav...124/TRAIR.html
Jan 24, 2001 | 7:19 am
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From the Saturday New York Times:
....George W. Bush
I suspect that there are a few Texans at this hotel. Management better check the silverware.
Jan 24, 2001 | 7:28 am
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I was just visiting with a friend who is a pilot for Air Malta. He was saying they have a problem with seatbelts and lifejackets being lifted from their planes, particularly on their flights to/from Scandinavia. I can't imagine what fashion statement one might make with a bright yellow lifevest, but I have seen the seatbelts used as belts.
Jan 24, 2001 | 7:57 am
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Originally posted by DelrayChris:
It is a shame people have lost their class, while in "First Class"... What the heck are you going to do with an air sickness bag?
It is a shame people have lost their class, while in "First Class"... What the heck are you going to do with an air sickness bag?
Jan 24, 2001 | 8:05 am
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Originally posted by letiole:
I can't imagine what fashion statement one might make with a bright yellow lifevest...
I can't imagine what fashion statement one might make with a bright yellow lifevest...
(Not all sailors, of course...I don't want anyone from the Pacific Northwest to get angry at me
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Jan 24, 2001 | 8:17 am
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Kitty Hawk wrote:
As a sailor, I'd say this sounds way more like something a power boater would do.
I understand they are stolen by sailors so they don't have to buy life vests for their boats.
Jan 24, 2001 | 8:52 am
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Originally posted by DelrayChris:
... What the heck are you going to do with an air sickness bag?
... What the heck are you going to do with an air sickness bag?
They have saved the day or evening for many of my clients, as well as a hundred dollar clean up fee. And have saved me thousands of dollars over the years in what would have been lost revenue due to down time. The vehicles are usually out of service the entire next day for a thorough cleaning and airing out. I wish I would have thought of them sooner.
Jan 24, 2001 | 9:09 am
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I am very concerned about people purloining the safety vest.
If the vest is not there, what would I do in the event of a water landing?
Have there been any reports of individuals who make off only with the vest's whistle? This, too, would be troubling: after the water landing, when I would be floating on the high seas with the aid of my vest, the lack of a whistle might render me unable to summon help.
Wideman
If the vest is not there, what would I do in the event of a water landing?
Have there been any reports of individuals who make off only with the vest's whistle? This, too, would be troubling: after the water landing, when I would be floating on the high seas with the aid of my vest, the lack of a whistle might render me unable to summon help.
Wideman
Jan 24, 2001 | 9:25 am
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Originally posted by DelrayChris:
It is a shame people have lost their class, while in "First Class"... What the heck are you going to do with an air sickness bag? Or silverware for that matter? I believe they deposit these items in the trash can away..
It is a shame people have lost their class, while in "First Class"... What the heck are you going to do with an air sickness bag? Or silverware for that matter? I believe they deposit these items in the trash can away..
Maybe the silverware is used as an emergency backup when you buy a take-out and suddenly realized that you have no silverware, and those back-ups will come in handy!!
Jan 24, 2001 | 10:54 am
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Originally posted by letiole:
As a sailor, I'd say this sounds way more like something a power boater would do.
As a sailor, I'd say this sounds way more like something a power boater would do.
. I was looking for a neutral word, but I forgot the enmity between real sailors and those stinkpot people. "Boat people" seemed a bit, er, politically loaded.[This message has been edited by Kitty Hawk (edited 01-24-2001).]