You know you are a frequent flyer when ...

[HockeyMonkey]

I have a no checked baggage for domestic/TT work rule for sure . Especially with how slow VA and QF are getting bags out no matter what level of priority you are.

Internationally find it harder especially as I’m usually mixing up climates and events which need a range of clothing.

It certainly gets trickier in colder climates. I’ve managed to do 2 weeks in a Chicago winter with carryon after which I figure you extend with laundry services. Not packing additional shoes and carrying a jacket separately helps too.

In March spent 2 weeks in Europe visiting customers in 6 countries and 13 segments. Would definitely not want to do that with checked baggage.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

.... when you accept you need to check baggage if you wish to enjoy the "essentials" of life that just aren't available at your destination!

 

[serfty]

.... when you accept you need to check baggage if you wish to enjoy the "essentials" of life that just aren't available at your destination!

Of course - the only baggage I have checked in the last decade has either had [Good!] wine or Golf Clubs.

 

[HockeyMonkey]

Of course - the only baggage I have checked in the last decade has either had [Good!] wine or Golf Clubs.

For me the only exception is ice hockey gear

 

[JessicaTam]

... you have forgotten your UK power adapter for HKG but will be on an aircraft often enough to keep the laptop charged.

 

[TomVexille]

... you have forgotten your UK power adapter for HKG but will be on an aircraft often enough to keep the laptop charged.

IIRC The CX lounges have universal power points too

 

[defurax]

IIRC The CX lounges have universal power points too

I thought building regulations in HK don't allow universal power points anymore. I haven't seen any in most renovated hotels and CX lounges in HK.

 

[Quickstatus]

... you have forgotten your UK power adapter for HKG but will be on an aircraft often enough to keep the laptop charged.

yes thats a truth

SYD-MEL-LAX-SLC-DEN and only used inflight charging. Just a normal day in the life of a FF......

 

[blackcat20]

I thought building regulations in HK don't allow universal power points anymore. I haven't seen any in most renovated hotels and CX lounges in HK.

They look ok to me

 

[defurax]

They look ok to me
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Interesting. Is that the Pier First? They didn't have any back in early April.

 

[blackcat20]

Interesting. Is that the Pier First? They didn't have any back in early April.

This was from January last year. Pier J I think.

 

[defurax]

OK, then maybe they'll eventually retrofit the F lounge.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

For me the only exception is ice hockey gear

There is only so much yam, taro and kau kau one can eat. I take a suitcase full of food ... frequently! (and Cadbury Favourites and Tim Tams are great to bribe the haus meri's with, so my washing is returned rather than sold, otherwise I'd need to take clothes as well!)

 

[Quickstatus]

There is only so much yam, taro and kau kau one can eat. I take a suitcase full of food ... frequently! (and Cadbury Favourites and Tim Tams are great to bribe the haus meri's with, so my washing is returned rather than sold, otherwise I'd need to take clothes as well!)

What do they reckon about Vegemite?

Ive heard that some dont know what a clothes washer is?

 

[Deleted member 29185]

What do they reckon about Vegemite?

Most seem to love it! The gold medal though, has to go to Maccona 400g. They love the coffee, but that pales against the love of the empty jar!

 

[juddles]

What do they reckon about Vegemite?...

Off-topic, but vegemite is amazing. I recently discovered a jar of it while clearing out stuff from a house my parents lived in in Chile - it was over 20 years old, but when I opened it it smelled - like vegemite.

On-topic, after a few flights around and many security checks, I finally got to Colombia and went to do my washing. Went to strip the jeans pockets, and sure enough, there was nothing. Not even a tissue. Who else but a frequent flyer carries NOTHING in their pockets??

 

[Quickstatus]

Did you taste it?

Correct. Nothing in jeans pocket - the legacy of multiple security checks. But...... All the Carp is now in your carryon

I hope one TSA agent last year is using the tube of vegemite after its confiscation.
It is sold a Vegemite Travel pack, however being 145G is over the LAG rules even though it was a quarter used.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Who else but a frequent flyer carries NOTHING in their pockets??

I've known a few FFers to carry a passport in their pocket. Just after the first time it goes through the wash, they seem to realise that is not a wise idea! I remember once, an expat in the queue in front of me handed over his brand new passport to the customs guy and then he opened his clenched fist to show a mangled passport page with indecipherable yellow paper and hopefully stated "I washed my passport and didn't have time to get a new visa"!! The mushed yellow paper pulp was his visa! To my amazement, he was let in with the first stamp in his new passport!

 

[HockeyMonkey]

Did you taste it?

Correct. Nothing in jeans pocket - the legacy of multiple security checks. But...... All the Carp is now in your carryon

I hope one TSA agent last year is using the tube of vegemite after its confiscation.
It is sold a Vegemite Travel pack, however being 145G is over the LAG rules even though it was a quarter used.

My colleague managed to get his vegemite contraband MEL -> SYD -> SFO but was then thwarted SFO -> ORD by an inquisitive K-9 TSA team. They used gloves and tongs to remove it from his suitcase demonstrating the toxicity of the stuff.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Ive heard that some dont know what a clothes washer is?

Sorry, missed some of your question! Everyone in PNG knows what a clothes washer is. They are so cheap and plentiful, there is no supply problem. You just pick them us on any river bank … we call them, rocks!

To be honest, many, many communities and quite literally millions of people here, have no electricity. A washing machine is a luxury that some have, most don't. The scenario I mentioned above, is not a joke, it's very real. My haus meri's in Hela and Enga do have a washing machine but in Oro, it's definitely rocks in the river!