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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    They stopped the metal knives and forks because people used to steal them.:roflol:
     
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      Did something similar with a knife in hold luggage. My rucksack got emptied at Southampton airport, enroute to Alderney.
      Those were the days when OH and I put half of our clothes in one another's luggage.
      Her underwear, my luggage - red face, and questioning looks!!
       
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        I have some BA spoons :)
         
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          I still have an unopened BA sleeping kit, containing eye patches, socks, toothbrush and toothpaste - from 2010.
           
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            Jiffy The Match is on Fire

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            I've not got anything, i haven't even been on a plane :biggrin:
             
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                My most recent flight was ... 1991! :)
                 
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                Our most recent one was just before they closed flights because of covid. We managed to get out of Myanmar just in time. :phew:
                 
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                My first flight was on a Britannia, which had propellers, and we went to Singapore. Took ages. When we returned we were on a Comet and that was a bit faster. In those days (1960s) you casually walked across the runway to board. The good old days!
                 
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                • pete

                  pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                  My last flight was 1995.
                  I dont think I could put up with all the chaotic hassle at airports these days.

                  It all just looks so disorganised .
                   
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                    I remember back to the days when, if you were flying on a small prop plane, they used to weigh the passengers if the flight was full so that they could balance the plane better. :old: :heehee:

                    This was quite common if flying to Guernsey or Jersey.
                     
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                      And the seats faced the back of the plane.
                       
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                      They must have had fun with balancing my Mother on her honeymoon flight, then :roflol:
                       
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                        They still do this on the flights to and from the Isles of Scilly.
                        This is to enable the authorities to determine which guest house or hotel is feeding their visitors the best. Or so I'm reliably informed, by the owner of the place we've always stayed in.
                         
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                        • pete

                          pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                          Did they have outside toilets?
                           
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