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2017/07/06 20:53:05
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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I am trying to choose a carry on suitcase for short business trips. I want the biggest size that will be carried by any airline, since I don't know which airlines I will be travelling on.
Thanks to GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY there are dozens of different standards set by different airlines for the allowable size, shape and weight of case.
Therefore it's impossible to optimise my choice.
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2017/07/06 20:58:20
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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Longtime Dakkanaut
Building a blood in water scent
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Try using a standard black garbage bag. Those can be adjusted to fit any reasonable size restriction.
Nothing says "Serious Business" like showing up with all your things clutched in a torn old garbage bag. 
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2017/07/06 21:18:22
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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5th God of Chaos! (Yea'rly!)
The Great State of Texas
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They all seem about 20in on a side.
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/category/carry-on-luggage/31747.aspx
Size and Weight
"In general, look for a bag that has maximum dimensions of 21 x 9 x 15 inches and you should be fine for most airlines. However, carry-on luggage needs to meet the airline's maximum size requirements so it's really important to check the airline's website to get the latest details before you purchase. After you've finished packing, use a scale to ensure it isn't heavier than the airline's rules. "
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-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
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2017/07/06 21:20:40
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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Duffle bag with a small hard case inside for more important things like electronics,glasses and what not,
then just cram it into the overhead.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2017/07/06 21:21:03
 Unit1126PLL wrote: Scott-S6 wrote:And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.
Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
Send help!
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2017/07/07 03:03:19
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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The Dread Evil Lord Varlak
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 Kilkrazy wrote:Thanks to GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY there are dozens of different standards set by different airlines for the allowable size, shape and weight of case.
Wouldn't this be an absence of government bureacracy causing the issue? By staying out of it and letting each airline set their own requirements you end up with loads of different standards. If govt set a limit then it might be dirty, dirty socialism, but at least it would be consistent dirty, dirty socialism.
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“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something. |
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2017/07/07 04:15:35
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Kilkrazy wrote:I am trying to choose a carry on suitcase for short business trips. I want the biggest size that will be carried by any airline, since I don't know which airlines I will be travelling on.
Thanks to GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY there are dozens of different standards set by different airlines for the allowable size, shape and weight of case.
Therefore it's impossible to optimise my choice.
Sometimes, as a friend who recently traveled found out, it doesn't matter. . . . By this I mean, she researched the size that you had to be under for that specific airline. Got to the airport, demonstrated that her bag fit in the box at the check in counter. She got through security, only to be told AT THE GATE that her bag was "too big" and then forced her to check it, including all relevant fees that would've been assessed at check-in for checked luggage.
In this instance, I don't think it's government bureaucracy that is the downfall of western civ, it's greedy, douche-canoe employing corporations.
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2017/07/07 12:57:10
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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Did Fulgrim Just Behead Ferrus?
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That's one thing to keep in mind: even if you meet the generic size limits, the plane you'll be on may have different limits if it's a smaller plane with smaller storage compartments. And if you're one of the last to board, you'll still probably have to check your bag anyway because everybody before you already filled all the compartments.
Just don't be that guy who holds up the entire boarding line because he has to spend three minutes trying to figure out exactly how to cram his overstuffed bag into the compartment in just the right way to make it fit. And then spend the same amount of time trying to get it back out again after landing.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2017/07/07 12:57:52
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One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
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2017/07/07 13:03:09
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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5th God of Chaos! (Yea'rly!)
The Great State of Texas
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 Tannhauser42 wrote:That's one thing to keep in mind: even if you meet the generic size limits, the plane you'll be on may have different limits if it's a smaller plane with smaller storage compartments. And if you're one of the last to board, you'll still probably have to check your bag anyway because everybody before you already filled all the compartments.
Just don't be that guy who holds up the entire boarding line because he has to spend three minutes trying to figure out exactly how to cram his overstuffed bag into the compartment in just the right way to make it fit. And then spend the same amount of time trying to get it back out again after landing.
Thats ok though, because it will be waiting right at the getoff. Its a nice sneaky tactic.
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-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
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2017/07/07 13:17:55
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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Battlefield Tourist
MN (Currently in WY)
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 sebster wrote: Kilkrazy wrote:Thanks to GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY there are dozens of different standards set by different airlines for the allowable size, shape and weight of case.
Wouldn't this be an absence of government bureacracy causing the issue? By staying out of it and letting each airline set their own requirements you end up with loads of different standards. If govt set a limit then it might be dirty, dirty socialism, but at least it would be consistent dirty, dirty socialism.
Shhhh...... you are ruining the joke!
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2017/07/07 13:53:39
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.
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Who's consistent dirty socialism though? As it eeds to be globalised.
Sounds like consistent dirty hegemonic imperialism instead. which can be ok by me depending on who is running it.
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n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
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2017/07/10 00:58:51
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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The Dread Evil Lord Varlak
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Sorry, my bad  Years on the internet has ruined my ability to see any irony, anywhere
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“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something. |
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2017/07/10 14:09:25
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Kilkrazy wrote:I am trying to choose a carry on suitcase for short business trips. I want the biggest size that will be carried by any airline, since I don't know which airlines I will be travelling on.
Thanks to GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY there are dozens of different standards set by different airlines for the allowable size, shape and weight of case.
Therefore it's impossible to optimise my choice.
Clickbait title.
Would not click again.
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2017/07/10 14:31:48
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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Primus
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Why not dress up like a little old lady, so many of them bring giant suitcases onto the plane as hand luggage.
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2017/07/10 16:00:32
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Get an inflatable suitcase. That way you can adjust for each specific airline.
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2017/07/10 16:10:03
Subject: Regulation and Government Bureaucracy is THE DOWNFALL OF WESTERN CIVILISATION PART 2 THE METAL YEARS
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The Conquerer
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
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Rosebuddy wrote:Get an inflatable suitcase. That way you can adjust for each specific airline.
That's a thing?
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Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
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