indosnm 0 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 yeah I know that moite.. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Yes it was stooopid. But what can you do. I never thought of it as Papa was booking most of the stuff, and he assumed I would do it. Live and Learn. Just praying there is no serious injury while we are in Zermatt. Still no sign of bag - just got off phone to BA - until yesterday they did not even have the bag number and were blaming us (even though we gave them the bag receipts at the airport - and they recorded them and we took them back) and they had the bag listed as soft rather than polycarbonate this morning - even though on the online records I can access it is listed correctly - doh! Looking for the wrong type of bag all week. Incompetent. Fortunately for us while we have been away our puppies have won a few feature races and are paying for any extra expenses nicely. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Gone to the dogs, again, hey Mama? Seriously, though, how hard is it for them to find a bag that hasn't been collected and determine where it should be? Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I agree JA - In today's security conscious airports you can't leave your bag alone anywhere without causing major alerts. You would think that an unclaimed bag would be quickly looked at. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 And aren't they all barcoded? I thought the days of "lost bags" was gone, just ones that go astry. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 Yeah I KNOW! Bizarre isn't it. The bag IS barcoded, and they have all the information (re-given multiple times!) including the internal contents. Basically it is shear incompetence and poor systems management. My guess is the bag is still at Charles De Gaulle Airport and no-one has bothered to even look for it. So - update - still no bag. However INDO you will be pleased to know that after your slapping I decided it was too important not to at least SEE if we can get insurance post commencement of travel. And yes I could - and through an Aussie company. We are now covered for the balance of our holiday. Not that the cover would extend to the video camera over $250 anyway, but at least it is something and we are covered for medical. On a positive note. We got 3 of the kids new snowboard boots today. The Teen got twin boa binding on his and the two little kids single boa's - I think they are ALL Vans boots. How excited am I? NO MORE LACES!! YES!!! (Edited to say - I was wrong - the little fella's are K2 Vandals) Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 Originally Posted By: JA Gone to the dogs, again, hey Mama? LOL! Yeah we have always had a few at the track and a few in pup - but we have a rash of puppies doing well at the moment. Should be a good year at the track for us. Ours are the Monelli Dogs - mostly race on the West Coast, but occasionally over East. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 It's official....I have changed my tune......I LOVE BRITISH AIRWAYS!!!! They said the best 7 words ever to me.... YOU HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO BUSINESS CLASS Why thankyou very much, best flight I have ever been on (1st time I got to walk upstairs), them bed things are the shit......12 hour journey...pah I could've stayed up there for days!! My Mrs came down with an Uber Fever 30 mins before we took off, so her flight wasn't as good......still better than if we were stuck in cattle class Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Cool - any idea why you got that TB? Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Noice TB. My runs of upgrades pretty much stopped when I started traveling with my lady. Though isn't it nice when you get it! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 No idea at all Sanjo, I was a little suspicious thinking that maybe they already knew they lost our bags from edinburgh and were trying to sweeten the deal (if that were the case, I wouldn't have minded anyway) but the cases showed up on cue in Narita. Thats the 1st time its ever happened and yeah, its fantastic!! Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Nice one. Omedeto! Now, if only i can bag that next time.. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I've been through Charles De Gaulle Airport and have to say their service is rubbish to say the least, totally incompetant. Luckily I have never used the new T5 at heathrow, I avoid that airport like the plague. When ever I go back home I use a non direct flight transfer in europe and fly into Birmingham airport or west midlands, always smooth, stright through no problems. Check-in is a lot more simple too. Ok for me those airports are near my folks so obvious choice, but depending on where in the UK you are going or transfering to after you can choose any number of airports closer to your destination. Mamabear if you fly to the UK next time, depending on where you may wish to go once there, maybe good to try flying into one of the smaller airports, far less hassle I have found. Of course that doesn't cure the problem of your lost bags, especially if it is not at the UK's end... but may make for a smoother and quicker entry and exit from the UK. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Thinking about it, I have a like/hate relationship with Heathrow. It is of course a horrid place and there are many stories such as Mamabears. But, when I arrive there it signifies "being home" and I like that feeling too and buying a coffee, sandwich, newpaper and magazine. Not actually Heathrow being good in particular but thats the place I do that. Actually no I hate it. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Most people who turn up at Heathrow think they have been sent to the wrong airport. As me grandad would have said, it's more like Bombay than England. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Sorry to hear about your bags Mamabear. Hope you're out there enjoying it all now. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Yeah thanks BoC, We are having a ball despite the missing bag. It is annoying as every day I think "oh, I need..." and realize it was also in THAT bag! But you learn to do without it or buy a new one! It was chilly in London, and chillier in Paris until yesterday when it got right bloody freezing and began snowing in spades! We took the kids to Paris Disney and I have to say I felt like skipping down the streets - snow everywhere & constantly falling, Christmas music playing in the background as you walked the streets, kids laughing and enjoying themselves - awesome! Only drawback was the little one got wet shoes and cold feet. We took AGES trying snow walking boots on the youngest in Snow and Rock in London, only to realize when we searched for them yesterday that we didn't buy them - they got put at the till with a pile of other stuff and never got rung up. ARRGhhhh! Warm bath thawed him out. Off to Milan tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Are you ever going to get that back? I wonder what kind of compensation they will offer you..... I see it has been very very cold in England this last week. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 standard rate of compo is usually USD$20 per KG (*to a max of 20kg, though to Euro maybe 32kg).So $400 ro $640 which doesn't cover much more than the bag these days That's from the airlines anyway... *These rates may have increased but were standard back in 2005 when i last checked. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Mamabear, I think I've located your bag. Is it one of these? Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Yes Thursday!!!! I can see it!!! Now if I can just get access to the holding area....LOL! No bag. We reckon it went home with someone....rotters. It is only STUFF though....annoying yes, but it is just STUFF. This trip has given us many stuff lessons. We ran the eldest boys iPod through a washing machine in London and some moronic train fellow made up the beds on our sleeper train from Paris to Milan while we were at dinner (the luxuries of travelling first class) and squashed my carefully stowed laptop. All of a few weeks old and the screen is cactus!!! Borrowing a laptop now that we are in Zermatt, but ya know - none of it matters. Today saw us head up just shy of 4000m and board down through Italy and have lunch at Cervinia, and then back up and board down into Zermatt. AMAZING day. `Stuff` does not matter. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Nice. (How are they compensating you Mamabear?) Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Mamabear, i see you arent travelling with insurance - its essential. Your medicare doesnt cover hospital bills overseas, so worth it just for that. when my son broke his arm at thredbo, we couldnt claim any of the medical cost (medicare chipped their $10 into that ), but the insurance refunded all of the hiregear and lift ticket costs, so $90 worth of insurance paid out around $600 Link to post Share on other sites
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