Larry in AZ wrote;
> Get an approved ATA case with foam cut to fit, check the item, and be
done
> with it.
>
> Playing games with carry-ons is for the stupid. If one travels
regularly
> with such items, then one should have a safe method to ****p it.
>
He takes pride in his instrument, wants to protect it, and merely wants to
contruct a custom case to carry it in. I don't believe he is stupid or
playing games. His question is a good one. Why should he have to
purchase
some TSA approved piece of **** made in a communist country to cover his
ass
(and his bagpipes). The TSA probably gets a handsome cut for flogging
somebody else's crap.
He is probably better off boiling it down to the smallest dimensions
offered
by any airline that he may encounter. That way, he eliminates dealing
with
all the TSA screwball idiots and some of their stupid ambiguous
regulations.
Yeah, if I have to buy a seat for my bagpipes, make sure they get the
miles
so I can pay another 15 cents a mile to transfer them back to me. Bull
****.
Quite frankly, both the airlines and the TSA suck big time. God forbid if
he checks his bagpipes and custom case at check in. It's unlikely that he
will ever see them again, at least in one piece.
rg
|
