[olug] Tips on flying with a laptop.

[CM Miller]

If you have a layover, keep your laptop with you at
all times, never lose sight of it, keep physical
contact with it, even if you go to the bathroom.  

I've known a few folks who were doing whatever, in the
bar, talkin' on a public payphone, talkin' to a
stranger, fell asleep, while waiting during their
layover.  They lose their focus on their laptop, and
their laptop is no longer there.  


--- Richard Smith <richs at mail.utexas.edu> wrote:
> Bob McCoy wrote:
> 
> >I travel all the time with a laptop.  Last week it
> was with two laptops
> >jammed in my roll-around bag.  Just be prepared to
> take it out of the
> >bag.  Laptops are now all x-rayed separately.  As
> far as booting, I
> >haven't seen anyone actually asked to boot their
> machine in the last
> >year.  And you can not only take it on the plane,
> you can also use it on
> >the plane when the permission goes out that
> electronic devices may now
> >be used (somewhere around 10,000 feet).  The only
> other thing that may
> >happen is that a laptop will be "randomly" (the
> algorithm defies
> >definition) chosen to be sniffed.  They'll swab it
> with a cloth and test
> >the cloth for explosives residue.  That only takes
> a moment and you're
> >on your way.
> >
> >Do NOT pack a laptop in your checked luggage. 
> Luggage handlers are
> >brutal.  Always carry it on if you ever hope to
> power it up again and
> >have it work.
> >
> >Happy flying.  Bob.
> >  
> >
> and don't store it in the overhead storage bin...
> bad bad things will 
> happen if you do
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: olug-bounces at olug.org
> [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
> >Irv Cobb
> >Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 5:41 PM
> >To: olug at olug.org
> >Subject: [olug] Tips on flying with a laptop.
> >
> >
> >I haven't flown anywhere for quite a few years and
> not since 9/11. I 
> >have to fly east next week and wonder if any of you
> who travel 
> >frequently can give me some advice about taking my
> laptop (it boots to 
> >RH9, so I'm on topic here ;-) along. Will I be able
> to take it on the 
> >plane with me? If not, how should I pack it? Etc?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Irv
> >
> 
> 
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