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Tyler's Tour Jersey *Stolen*
Tyler Hamilton writes in his "Tyler Tunes" Journal on VeloNews.com:
"We flew from Barcelona through London Heathrow on to New York-JFK on August 1st. We arrived to find one of our bags was lost. It was a carry on backpack we were told was too heavy to bring on board. It was full of newspaper and magazine articles my wife had saved from the Tour. It also contained a bunch of other race paraphernalia, most importantly, the jersey I wore during my stage victory. Long story short, we finally received the bag from British Airways 20 days after the fact. We had been back in Europe for almost two weeks by then, so we had sort of given up hope of seeing it again. It was cut up, damaged and the contents were all a wreck. And my jersey was gone. Traveling as much as I do, I'm used to losing bags. I think it happens at least 10 times a year. But it's another thing all together to have something stolen from you. You would think with heightened security at the airports these days that theft was not an option. And considering you are no longer allowed to lock your bags, it seems fair to assume surveillance in baggage areas would be extremely high. But to have a backpack sliced up with a knife and pilfered from, proves that this is not always the case. So be careful when you check things these days. And seriously, if you ever see or hear of anyone offering to sell a 2003 CSC Team jersey with my name and the Tour de France numbers "71" on the back, contact the webmaster of this site to let us know - It's most likely my stolen shirt. I've only given one other one like it away to a friend, and as far as I know he's keeping it. So there shouldn't be anything out there remotely similar." -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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The world is surely going to heck. Not only are there thieves operating under the gaze of the best security the airlines can muster, but the thieves are so stupid they take a knife to an unlocked bag. It'll probably show up on eBay... Time Cop wrote: Tyler Hamilton writes in his "Tyler Tunes" Journal on VeloNews.com: "We flew from Barcelona through London Heathrow on to New York-JFK on August 1st. We arrived to find one of our bags was lost. It was a carry on backpack we were told was too heavy to bring on board. It was full of newspaper and magazine articles my wife had saved from the Tour. It also contained a bunch of other race paraphernalia, most importantly, the jersey I wore during my stage victory. Long story short, we finally received the bag from British Airways 20 days after the fact. We had been back in Europe for almost two weeks by then, so we had sort of given up hope of seeing it again. It was cut up, damaged and the contents were all a wreck. And my jersey was gone. Traveling as much as I do, I'm used to losing bags. I think it happens at least 10 times a year. But it's another thing all together to have something stolen from you. You would think with heightened security at the airports these days that theft was not an option. And considering you are no longer allowed to lock your bags, it seems fair to assume surveillance in baggage areas would be extremely high. But to have a backpack sliced up with a knife and pilfered from, proves that this is not always the case. So be careful when you check things these days. And seriously, if you ever see or hear of anyone offering to sell a 2003 CSC Team jersey with my name and the Tour de France numbers "71" on the back, contact the webmaster of this site to let us know - It's most likely my stolen shirt. I've only given one other one like it away to a friend, and as far as I know he's keeping it. So there shouldn't be anything out there remotely similar." |
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The airlines have suddenly become incredibly anal over carry-on baggage
weight. We ran into an overzealous ticket agent in Lyon this summer. The problem, however, is easily remedied. The agent announces that your carry-on is too heavy - so shift a few heavy items to your 'personal item' bag (in my case I moved a few bottles of wine). As soon as you leave the agent's sight, just return the items back to your carry-on. -r "Richard Adams" wrote in message ... The world is surely going to heck. Not only are there thieves operating under the gaze of the best security the airlines can muster, but the thieves are so stupid they take a knife to an unlocked bag. It'll probably show up on eBay... Time Cop wrote: Tyler Hamilton writes in his "Tyler Tunes" Journal on VeloNews.com: "We flew from Barcelona through London Heathrow on to New York-JFK on August 1st. We arrived to find one of our bags was lost. It was a carry on backpack we were told was too heavy to bring on board. It was full of newspaper and magazine articles my wife had saved from the Tour. It also contained a bunch of other race paraphernalia, most importantly, the jersey I wore during my stage victory. Long story short, we finally received the bag from British Airways 20 days after the fact. We had been back in Europe for almost two weeks by then, so we had sort of given up hope of seeing it again. It was cut up, damaged and the contents were all a wreck. And my jersey was gone. Traveling as much as I do, I'm used to losing bags. I think it happens at least 10 times a year. But it's another thing all together to have something stolen from you. You would think with heightened security at the airports these days that theft was not an option. And considering you are no longer allowed to lock your bags, it seems fair to assume surveillance in baggage areas would be extremely high. But to have a backpack sliced up with a knife and pilfered from, proves that this is not always the case. So be careful when you check things these days. And seriously, if you ever see or hear of anyone offering to sell a 2003 CSC Team jersey with my name and the Tour de France numbers "71" on the back, contact the webmaster of this site to let us know - It's most likely my stolen shirt. I've only given one other one like it away to a friend, and as far as I know he's keeping it. So there shouldn't be anything out there remotely similar." |
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Tyler's Tour Jersey *Stolen*
Yeah, great...
As someone who has been hit on the head with a carry-on bag from the overhead compartment, I say -- "Check your bags". You jerks that carry everything you own on the plane are the problem. Not the "overzealous ticket agents". -Bob "Rabid Chihauhau" wrote in message ... The airlines have suddenly become incredibly anal over carry-on baggage weight. We ran into an overzealous ticket agent in Lyon this summer. The problem, however, is easily remedied. The agent announces that your carry-on is too heavy - so shift a few heavy items to your 'personal item' bag (in my case I moved a few bottles of wine). As soon as you leave the agent's sight, just return the items back to your carry-on. -r |
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"trg" wrote in message ... "Be sure to exercise caution when opening the overhead bins as the contents may have shifted during flight". How many times do you have to get hit over the head to take them at their word? It's never the person opening the overhead bin that gets hit, it's the poor sap sitting in the aisle seat. -T |
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As someone who has been hit on the head with a carry-on bag from the
overhead compartment, I say -- "Check your bags". Why? So things get stolen and you have to wait to collect them? |
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You're suggesting that if it's not you getting conked on the noggin, then
you can ignore basic safety procedures? Another reason I take a window seat . "Tom Schulenburg" a écrit dans le message de m... "trg" wrote in message ... "Be sure to exercise caution when opening the overhead bins as the contents may have shifted during flight". How many times do you have to get hit over the head to take them at their word? It's never the person opening the overhead bin that gets hit, it's the poor sap sitting in the aisle seat. -T --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 20/08/2003 |
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"trg" wrote in message ... You're suggesting that if it's not you getting conked on the noggin, then you can ignore basic safety procedures? Another reason I take a window seat . Quite the opposite. I'm saying that the person who got hit in the head was not the one who failed to exercise caution when opening the bin. Your statement seemed to imply that it was his own fault. -T |
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