700 pounds of baggage!!!

Author Message   Alisha D Powell New member Username: Alishanc82 Post Number: 1 Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 82.104.55.92 Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 08:42 am:    I must say that I just feel bad for the passenger. Likely she was PCSing alone. When we moved to Naples from Hawaii we had 8 seabags, 2 carryons, 2 diaper bags, 2 car seats, a double stroller, and 2 kids. I was blessed that time to have my DH with me. I've done it alone with 2 kids, 2 car seats, 1 seabag, 1 carryon, and 1 diaper bag and could barely manage.   TR Advanced Member Username: Travel_ready Post Number: 239 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 74.192.161.189 Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 02:10 am:    "Please remember The Patriot Express exists to move authorized duty passengers, their dependents and their luggage. It does not exits to move SPATS." 'xactly.   Marea B Senior Member Username: Navywife Post Number: 2236 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 98.82.153.143 Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 12:48 am:    AD member would be allowed 3 bags up to 100 lbs each, the dependents 2 bags each of 70 lbs possibly greater, and then the car seat and stroller, so that could easily come close to 700 lbs. And if he was authorized professional gear then it could have easily been more than that. When we flew overseas we easily had close to 800 lbs ourselves with 4 of us and that doesn't count how much our carry ons weighed either.   John D. Moderator Username: John_d Post Number: 4479 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 95.208.80.143 Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 08:47 pm:    Please remember The Patriot Express exists to move authorized duty passengers, their dependents and their luggage. It does not exits to move SPATS.   xLoadmaster,M.Lewis Advanced Member Username: Cblmelga Post Number: 152 Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 76.17.91.102 Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 08:41 pm:    All this yak yak over a estimate.   Carole G Intermediate Member Username: Greengal Post Number: 123 Registered: 01-2010 Posted From: 68.205.151.181 Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 08:38 pm:    She must have been authorized or they would not have processed her and her baggage. So no need to be upset with her, she had a higher priority.   William F. Landry Member Username: Skippercdruscg Post Number: 19 Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 202.69.178.66 Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 08:35 pm:    It was "I" who wrote up that comment in the Last Category moved section. I had a pretty good idea how much she had because I had helped her load the two carts at the USO! Four supersize bags, plus three regular bags, plus stroller and car seat. Originally her husband was with her but had to go commercial due to time constraints. Apparently on orders which allows the extra baggage. My weight guess might be off by 10 or 20 pounds, but I'll stick with my original estimate!! Can't begin to tell you all how many SPATS were complaining about it because we left people behind -- and surely helped by that baggage load!!   Paul B. Senior Member Username: Paseodelasdamas Post Number: 1186 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 216.57.67.19 Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 01:24 pm:    Lester: I apologize for misreading that post, you were right, it does reference their luggage and not their body weight.   John David Brooks Senior Member Username: Johnb6597 Post Number: 403 Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 121.55.235.75 Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 12:18 pm:    You nailed it, Lester...700 pounds is a lot of something! I'll never feel guilty again for going 2 pounds over my 30-pound packing goal!   Carole G Intermediate Member Username: Greengal Post Number: 118 Registered: 01-2010 Posted From: 68.205.151.181 Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 12:24 am:    You people are passing judgement on something you did not witness nor is it any of your business. Apparently, the pax reps handled the situation whatever it was. End of story.   Lester Green Advanced Member Username: Rtgreen5 Post Number: 310 Registered: 03-2007 Posted From: 69.143.222.224 Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 12:09 am:    Cherry: The link is under the Last Category Moved for the latest SEATAC flight. Since we are restricted from commenting about what we read under that caption because of the "rules of the road," it was moved over to the general category. See it for yourself--admittedly the description is imprecise as to what happened, but 700 pounds of whatever it is, is a lot for the PAX reps. to handle.   Jim D Member Username: Amdjmd Post Number: 23 Registered: 07-2008 Posted From: 68.4.72.148 Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 11:27 pm:    I second TR - OUCH!!!   Jim Hunt Intermediate Member Username: Jhunt66 Post Number: 56 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 66.31.169.240 Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 10:35 pm:    who cares about "exactly what the situation was"? Just relax and have some fun with our 700 lb travelling circus!   Cherry C. Senior Member Username: Cherry Post Number: 6347 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 71.163.18.160 Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 09:43 pm:    Where did people read about this? If we had a link, maybe the rest of us could try to figure out exactly what the situation was, instead of just being puzzled by the back-and-forth!   Leland Senior Member Username: Leland Post Number: 6222 Registered: 05-2006 Posted From: 98.218.147.237 Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 08:06 pm:    Aw, c'mon John. Let's jump to conclusions. How often are you presented with a (possible) 700-pound mama and kid?   John D. Moderator Username: John_d Post Number: 4474 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 95.208.80.143 Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 07:55 pm:    Lester, Excess baggage can be authorized on orders. Without knowing more details I'd hesitate to jump to conclusions and claim abuse.   John Civick Advanced Member Username: John6412 Post Number: 271 Registered: 07-2008 Posted From: 76.186.199.53 Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 06:59 pm:    Abuse by the woman AND her sponsor who ultimately is responsible for the dependents conduct.   Lester Green Advanced Member Username: Rtgreen5 Post Number: 309 Registered: 03-2007 Posted From: 69.143.222.224 Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 06:28 pm:    The report said that they "checked in almost 700 pounds." I took this to mean that the woman and her child could not weigh that much and it was probably the luggage involved. If they did indeed tip the scales at that weight, they would have needed 3-4 seats or more to accommodate one or both of them. So we'll leave the interpretation to the people that were there as I was merely scanning the post.   Leland Senior Member Username: Leland Post Number: 6219 Registered: 05-2006 Posted From: 98.218.147.237 Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 05:40 pm:    Seat shoehorn is what is needed. Or seat crowbar.   Jim Hunt Intermediate Member Username: Jhunt66 Post Number: 55 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 66.31.169.240 Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 05:02 pm:    whole new definition of the term "seat kit"   TR Advanced Member Username: Travel_ready Post Number: 238 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 74.192.161.189 Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 04:59 pm:    (ouch)   Paul B. Senior Member Username: Paseodelasdamas Post Number: 1184 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 216.57.67.19 Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 04:58 pm:    You misread the post. The post said the women and her child together weighed 700 lbs. No mention of luggage.   Lester Green Advanced Member Username: Rtgreen5 Post Number: 307 Registered: 03-2007 Posted From: 69.143.222.224 Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 02:53 pm:    I read that a PAX with a child checked 700 pounds of baggage on a SEATAC flight this past week. How could this be possible? Does anyone who observed this event have an explanation as the details surrounding this event? I thought that there were limitations on how much a PAX could check. I wonder if this person intended to connect up with a C-21 in the course of his/her travels.