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Old December 9th, 2003, 05:02 PM
Ken Fortenberry
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Has anybody ever hired this outfit ?

http://luggagefree.com/Index.htm

I went to a San Juan 'Clave one year and the airline lost my luggage,
a couple of fly rods, vest, waders, boots, the whole shebang off on
some magical mystery tour. Luckily I was able to spend the night in
a hotel close to the ABQ airport and the airline delivered the gear
in the middle of the night averting a costly disaster.

What with post 9-11 carry-on restrictions and the rest of the folderol,
I'm wondering if something like this might be worth it.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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Old December 9th, 2003, 05:49 PM
Tim J.
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"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
y.com...
Has anybody ever hired this outfit ?

http://luggagefree.com/Index.htm

I went to a San Juan 'Clave one year and the airline lost my luggage,
a couple of fly rods, vest, waders, boots, the whole shebang off on
some magical mystery tour. Luckily I was able to spend the night in
a hotel close to the ABQ airport and the airline delivered the gear
in the middle of the night averting a costly disaster.

What with post 9-11 carry-on restrictions and the rest of the folderol,
I'm wondering if something like this might be worth it.


I've not used this company, but I've been known to ship stuff ahead of time via
a tracking carrier, such as UPS, with good luck. At $95.00 (minimum for
Luggagefree), you can ship a LOT of stuff via UPS. They won't be waiting for you
at the baggage claim area, but most carriers have offices at or near the major
airports that will hold the packages for arrival.
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TL,
Tim
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Old December 9th, 2003, 05:55 PM
Jim Ray
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Ken:

I usually just ship my stuff via UPS and have it delivered to the place I'm
staying. Last time I did this, I totalled up the value of everything I was
shipping, and was stunned by the total - but at least having it all
inventoried makes insurance easier.

Jim Ray

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"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
y.com...
Has anybody ever hired this outfit ?

http://luggagefree.com/Index.htm

I went to a San Juan 'Clave one year and the airline lost my luggage,
a couple of fly rods, vest, waders, boots, the whole shebang off on
some magical mystery tour. Luckily I was able to spend the night in
a hotel close to the ABQ airport and the airline delivered the gear
in the middle of the night averting a costly disaster.

What with post 9-11 carry-on restrictions and the rest of the folderol,
I'm wondering if something like this might be worth it.


I've not used this company, but I've been known to ship stuff ahead of

time via
a tracking carrier, such as UPS, with good luck. At $95.00 (minimum for
Luggagefree), you can ship a LOT of stuff via UPS. They won't be waiting

for you
at the baggage claim area, but most carriers have offices at or near the

major
airports that will hold the packages for arrival.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj





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Old December 9th, 2003, 06:02 PM
Bill Kiene
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HI Ken and all ROFFers,

I have heard of some fly fishers shipping all their tackle/eqipment two week
ahead to FL to their guide so it will be there and they don't have to deal
with it while flying.

Sense 9-11 lots of things are changing.

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA, USA
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"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
y.com...
Has anybody ever hired this outfit ?

http://luggagefree.com/Index.htm

I went to a San Juan 'Clave one year and the airline lost my luggage,
a couple of fly rods, vest, waders, boots, the whole shebang off on
some magical mystery tour. Luckily I was able to spend the night in
a hotel close to the ABQ airport and the airline delivered the gear
in the middle of the night averting a costly disaster.

What with post 9-11 carry-on restrictions and the rest of the folderol,
I'm wondering if something like this might be worth it.

--
Ken Fortenberry



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Old December 9th, 2003, 06:04 PM
jack schmitt KQ4C
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Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Has anybody ever hired this outfit ?

http://luggagefree.com/Index.htm

I went to a San Juan 'Clave one year and the airline lost my luggage,
a couple of fly rods, vest, waders, boots, the whole shebang off on
some magical mystery tour. Luckily I was able to spend the night in
a hotel close to the ABQ airport and the airline delivered the gear
in the middle of the night averting a costly disaster.

What with post 9-11 carry-on restrictions and the rest of the folderol,
I'm wondering if something like this might be worth it.

--
Ken Fortenberry


I shipped gear to Hawaii for a Christmas Island trip on Fed-Ex. Luggage
Free was not in business in the Nashville airport the last time I needed
shipping. I promise you I never intend to trust my gear to the airlines
again. If you use this company, please give us a report.

Best wishes for the Holiday Season and TL.

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Old December 9th, 2003, 07:27 PM
Scott Seidman
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Ken Fortenberry wrote in
y.com:

Has anybody ever hired this outfit ?

http://luggagefree.com/Index.htm

I went to a San Juan 'Clave one year and the airline lost my luggage,
a couple of fly rods, vest, waders, boots, the whole shebang off on
some magical mystery tour. Luckily I was able to spend the night in
a hotel close to the ABQ airport and the airline delivered the gear
in the middle of the night averting a costly disaster.

What with post 9-11 carry-on restrictions and the rest of the folderol,
I'm wondering if something like this might be worth it.


I'd almost be willing to bet that they just coordinate one of the standard
shipping mechanisms with the local messenger service that applies. I bet
with their shipping arrangements and volume discounts and such, that a run
of the mill consumer would have a tough time arranging this on their own as
cheaply.

Scott
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Old December 9th, 2003, 08:45 PM
Lat705
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It looked like the operative word on the Luggage Free web site was "affluent".
There somebody new on ROFF other than us poor folk?
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Old December 9th, 2003, 08:36 PM
Lennie Richardson
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Ken,

You wouldn't know one if it flew into you office ringing a cowbell and took
a big steaming **** on your desk.

How do you like my top post now, you bundle of prejudice?

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
y.com...
Has anybody ever hired this outfit ?

http://luggagefree.com/Index.htm

I went to a San Juan 'Clave one year and the airline lost my luggage,
a couple of fly rods, vest, waders, boots, the whole shebang off on
some magical mystery tour. Luckily I was able to spend the night in
a hotel close to the ABQ airport and the airline delivered the gear
in the middle of the night averting a costly disaster.

What with post 9-11 carry-on restrictions and the rest of the folderol,
I'm wondering if something like this might be worth it.

--
Ken Fortenberry



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Old December 9th, 2003, 09:38 PM
Ken Fortenberry
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Lennie Richardson wrote:

Ken,

You wouldn't know one if it flew into you office ringing a cowbell and took
a big steaming **** on your desk.

How do you like my top post now, you bundle of prejudice?


Your posting reveals more about you than you might wish to expose.

--
Ken Fortenberry


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Old December 10th, 2003, 05:33 AM
Lennie Richardson
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"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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Your posting reveals more about you than you might wish to expose.

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Ken Fortenberry



....and yours tells me more about you than I would ever want to know...


 




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