For Anyone Who Has Had to Baggage Check Their Beloved Pool Cue

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lfigueroa

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I heard this story on NPR today and when they got to the end of the story I asked myself: what pool player on God's good green Simonis covered Earth hasn't felt exactly the same way when, finally, their treasured custom pool cue comes off the airline baggage conveyer belt in one piece?

http://goo.gl/DPiIj

Lou Figueroa
OK, maybe two :-)
 
Whew,,,,,,,!

Man,,,this guy lucky but always a big concern to fly or ship anything worth big value..

I hate reading about all the damages caused by ''USPS'',,''FEDEX'',,,it's not getting better,,,,

Thanks for share,,,,

Alan,,,,,,
 
Maybe he should consider a custom 2 piece traveling Cello.

Screw it together with a 3/8ths X 10 or a Radial pin.

Re string it and yer ready for the concert.

I went to Vegas without a traveling case. I used a Pro Series nylon case and my wife used her leather Sterling. I got a few scuffs on the case but the cues were undamaged there and back.

My wife's Sterling never suffered even a scuff. I can imagine they got tossed around a fair bit and were probably squished a bit under other luggage.
 
What a crock he paid for the 2 fares. while I understand the seat was designed for people, this whilly nilly system of "its up to the crew" is rediculous.

Dear airlines stop treating the 99.9999999999999999999% of people that use your service like mindless scum sucking dead beats that squeal in glee at the thought of causing mass madness in air air space and landing planes in places not meant to land aircraft.
 
MoonshineMattK said:
If my research is correct:

"Mr. Katz was at Interlochen this summer with his Guarneri and told us it was insured for around $2.5 million"

http://cellofun.yuku.com/topic/14728/AA-and-WestJet-vs-Paul-Katz-and-his-1669-Guarneri#.UDwzlaDpUUo

YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!

Would think if he can afford a $2.5 million cello he could afford another night wherever he was until things were straightened out.
I don't know how he made it through the flight without a heart-attack.
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My assumption is he HAD to be somewhere for a performance, ergo no choice, :rolleyes:
 
Did the bozo that sold him the extra ticket think that Andrea Guarneri cello was his girlfriend?
"Born in 1669, that's kinda old, but who am I to questions a guys taste in women."
Also, how did he board the airplane, if the airline is anti-cello?
Nobody noticed a big old cello until he buckled the seat belt?
There has got to be more to this story, and I have a lot of unanswered questions.
 
cuesblues said:
Did the bozo that sold him the extra ticket think that Andrea Guarneri cello was his girlfriend?
"Born in 1669, that's kinda old, but who am I to questions a guys taste in women."
Also, how did he board the airplane, if the airline is anti-cello?
Nobody noticed a big old cello until he buckled the seat belt?
There has got to be more to this story, and I have a lot of unanswered questions.
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Haha, she's even older than my girlfriend! *looks over his shoulder*

He should of just done the trick that has been posted on here already ... buying the starter pistol for 30 bucks and putting it in the bag with your cue case and declaring it. :) It gets hand delivered the entire way.
 
Fly the friendly skys of United Airlines

Check out David Carroll's story on Wikpedia about his luck with the baggage handling of his guitar and the wonderful public relations of the lost and found department at United. Its also on www.youtube.com/watcjh?v=5YGc4zOqozo and its a hoot. I just watched it but now the you tube link does not work. Just google David Carroll and see what comes up. JJ
 
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PaulieB said:
Haha, she's even older than my girlfriend! *looks over his shoulder*

He should of just done the trick that has been posted on here already ... buying the starter pistol for 30 bucks and putting it in the bag with your cue case and declaring it. :) It gets hand delivered the entire way.
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Depending on what month Andrea was born she's about 343 1/2 :smile: so she would be probably be hand delivered
without spending 30-bucks on a starter pistol.
 
terminal_288 said:
What a crock he paid for the 2 fares. while I understand the seat was designed for people, this whilly nilly system of "its up to the crew" is rediculous.

Dear airlines stop treating the 99.9999999999999999999% of people that use your service like mindless scum sucking dead beats that squeal in glee at the thought of causing mass madness in air air space and landing planes in places not meant to land aircraft.
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He said it was a Canadian air carrier and they wouldn't honor the provisions of his AA ticket purchase. He said he'd bought so many tickets over the years for the cello that he had even accumulated a good number of Frequent Flyer miles for it :-)

Lou Figueroa
 
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