Da_bang80
A few sectors short of an Empire
Member # 528
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When is it ever otherwise?
-------------------- Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. The courage to change the things I cannot accept. And the wisdom to hide the bodies of all the people I had to kill today because they pissed me off.
It was my friend, seriouly. She was coming back from SF Pride a few years ago and she and her girlfriend were subjected to it...
-------------------- "It speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrow, it's not all going to be over with a big splash and a bomb, that the human race is improving, that we have things to be proud of as humans." -Gene Roddenberry about Star Trek
Registered: May 1999
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Shik
Starship database: completed; History of Starfleet: done; website: probably never
Member # 343
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Of course it's company policy never to imply ownership in the event of a dildo. Always use the indefinite article: A dildo, never...YOUR...dildo.
-------------------- "The French have a saying: 'mise en place'—keep everything in its fucking place!"
Registered: Jun 2000
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Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
Member # 33
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Ahem.
Daniel Butler only mentioned that he checked in a computer. I was assuming that is what he talked about.
The reference to the laptop was to an incident I know of involves a friend of mine who was told to check his carry-on, which included a laptop, as luggage. This was on a return flight from Atlanta to Toronto. She was assured that it would be okay.....
..... that is, until she received her carry on at her destination which the laptop all damaged up, with a note saying that "This electronic device was inspected by the [insert whatever agency here]. We do not assume any responsibility for any damages arising from the inspection".
Inspecting the damage, it looks like the numbskulls-of-security-agents did not know how to open the laptop (you have to push a button for the laptop to open, not slide a lock) so they used a crowbar to "open it up".
I've also run into that problem in which said agents tampered with said electrical device causing it to not function. Which provides a lesson for me: whatever sensitive stuff that I need to ship, make sure that it does not pass through the U.S. These agencies have apparently been getting employees from the Darwin Awards pool.
-------------------- "And slowly, you come to realize, it's all as it should be, you can only do so much. If you're game enough, you could place your trust in me. For the love of life, there's a tradeoff, we could lose it all but we'll go down fighting...." - David Sylvian FreeSpace 2, the greatest space sim of all time, now remastered!
Registered: Mar 1999
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Ship it- Fedex (and I assume UPS) offer insurance/ declared value replacment coverage against such idiocy.
Besides, we (FedEx)pack a laptop into a "laptop box" that would be too big a pain in the ass for anyone to casually open and inspect.
-------------------- Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering. -Aeschylus, Agamemnon
Registered: Aug 2002
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Actually you might run into some trouble with UPS insurance claims. My family has had a string of extremely frustrating incidents with them (including $6000 worth of damage to my sister's and her partner's bikes-- insured paid and everything, also a $1200 baritone sax got bent all out of alignment.)
With the TSA and traveling with laptops, carry-on is ideal. I suggest putting your laptop into a sleep mode so that if you're asked to switch it on, you don't have to wait for minutes of bootup. I just got back from a trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina (nice!), and had to bring two laptops. Because I also had my big video camera with, I checked the older, more dispensible laptop. To my amazement, I didn't have any trouble either with the baggage tossers or going through security.
Registered: Sep 2000
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Daniel Butler
I'm a Singapore where is my boat
Member # 1689
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Ahhh people misunderstand...it was a desktop in my suitcase. Yes, I know, inherently stupid, but it was that or pay 50 bucks to ship it. But reseating the RAM worked, so thank you very much Saltah'na. And for the ignorant, TSA = Transportation Security Administration, the security guys in US airports.
Registered: Jul 2005
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Daniel Butler
I'm a Singapore where is my boat
Member # 1689
quote:If you have a lost or damaged item AND you believe that TSA was responsible, you should file a claim with the TSA Claims Management Office.
Looks like it's a slow and painful process, unfortunately.
Thanks a bundle...and I forgot to mention, I know they took it apart because a) the modem was loose inside the case, unscrewed from its PCI slot and b) my PCI fan was in the wrong PCI slot.
Registered: Jul 2005
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Daniel Butler
I'm a Singapore where is my boat
Member # 1689
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Mmm and as a third post because I'm too lazy to hit the edit button, speaking of UPS and FedEx, I would recommend FedEx for *any* shipping...I've never tried UPS, but DHL consistently missed the pickup I scheduled, costing me time and money, three times in a row, with a driver who knew next to nothing about the paperwork I was supposed to have that the website didn't tell me about...
Registered: Jul 2005
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