The man in front of us at the bag drop at Logan (Boston) today put his foot under the wheel of his suitcase as it lay on its long side on the luggage scale, attempting to keep it up slightly. He was obviously aware that it was overweight, but he was hoping the agency wouldn’t notice.
She probably noticed a slight fluctuation in the bag’s weight, so she picked it up and put it upright when all of a sudden, his bag weighed sixty-three pounds. Clearly, this was not the agent’s first experience.
Admittedly, a several of us waiting in line were chuckling.
The guy need to have added extra helium balloons to the interior.
A friend of mine, who was an avid cyclist, used to always leave his gear wet and muddy for his flights. The airport staff would see it and end up having to clean everything thoroughly while he stood there with a triumphant grin. It worked every timeuntil one day it didn’t. One staff member noticed the trick and took their time cleaning every bit of mud, causing him to miss his flight and forcing him to spend an extra $3,000 to get home.
Whoa, I thought they would just force him to leave it behind or clean it himself. Surely, it is his duty to ensure his luggage is in good condition?
Alright.
There is a reason there are overweight luggage fines. This is to prevent ourselves, the ramp agents loading the bags, from getting hurt when attempting to carry an overly large bag by ourselves. Before we attempt to remove the bag from the luggage trolley, it is rather helpful if it has a hefty tag attached to it.
To be honest, after attempting that, he wouldn’t be flying if I were the CSA.
Had an agent put their foot on the scale to make my perfectly packed 48 lb bag overweight. They were just messing with me.
This man was attempting to break the back of a luggage handler. Anyhow, what transpired next?