Yes, I've heard that. To make my Pelican 1550 stand out from the crowd I've painted a picture on one side of Osama bin Laden, and on the other of Mullah Omar.
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Cotty > Sent: 17 September 2006 08:39 > To: pentax list > Subject: OT - Checked Luggage Info > > On another list I belong to, there's a discussion about computer bags > and cases, and I introduced cameras and lenses into the > equation, saying > that I have a problem hauling my photo gear and my laptop > together when > using a Pelican 1510. Someone suggested a Pelican 1660, but I replied > that that was too big for carry-on, because I never check photo gear. > > An interesting post was this: > > > ----------- > Some advice based on my wife's comments. She's a baggage claims > supervisor for a major airline. > > Make your bag look different. Stupid different. Paint the > wheels purple. > Wrap the handle with a barber pole pattern of yellow and blue tape. > Whatever. > > The biggest reason for truly missing bags, both checked and > carry-on, is > that they all look alike. Make sure yours doesn't look like > the rest and > that you can easily spot it. They tends to prevent accidental > pickups by > others and allows you to see someone "walking off" with it. > Either at a > baggage claims area or in the security checkpoints. > ------------- > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
