From: mrtravel on 21 Aug 2006 02:52 Calif Bill wrote: > <michael(a)whitehouse.gov> wrote in message > news:12eb69on2pv016a(a)corp.supernews.com... > >>>I once met a Japanese guy walking across the border from Nepal to India >>>who was traveling with a toothbrush in a plastic bag. That was all his >>>luggage. >> >>Sure!! >> > > > Maybe all he had after being robbed in Nepal? > Or maybe a Sherpa is carrying his luggage.
From: jeremyrh.geo on 21 Aug 2006 03:15 Calif Bill wrote: > <michael(a)whitehouse.gov> wrote in message > news:12eb69on2pv016a(a)corp.supernews.com... > >> I once met a Japanese guy walking across the border from Nepal to India > >> who was traveling with a toothbrush in a plastic bag. That was all his > >> luggage. > > > > Sure!! > > > > Maybe all he had after being robbed in Nepal? I just hope he didn't try to smuggle any toothpaste across!! B;
From: B Vaughan on 21 Aug 2006 13:07 On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:38:56 +0100, "Miss L. Toe" <missltoemissltoe(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >"B Vaughan" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message >news:4c5nd211ak8eal65i7r4ennaijhnvb63l0(a)4ax.com... >> On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:39:38 -0700, poldy <poldy(a)kfu.com> wrote: >> >> [wheeled luggage] >> >> >In Florence, they sell them incredibly cheap (at least going by the >> >posted prices). Tourists there obviously already have luggage. So they >> >must have some utility for the locals as well. >> >> Wheeled luggage is the luggage of choice for about 99% of Italians, >> from what I can see. > >Can you see 99% of Italians ? Based on a representative sample. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
From: Dave Frightens Me on 21 Aug 2006 13:44 On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:07:38 +0200, B Vaughan<me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:38:56 +0100, "Miss L. Toe" ><missltoemissltoe(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >>"B Vaughan" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message >>news:4c5nd211ak8eal65i7r4ennaijhnvb63l0(a)4ax.com... >>> On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:39:38 -0700, poldy <poldy(a)kfu.com> wrote: >>> >>> [wheeled luggage] >>> >>> >In Florence, they sell them incredibly cheap (at least going by the >>> >posted prices). Tourists there obviously already have luggage. So they >>> >must have some utility for the locals as well. >>> >>> Wheeled luggage is the luggage of choice for about 99% of Italians, >>> from what I can see. >> >>Can you see 99% of Italians ? > >Based on a representative sample. You are exaggerating. It's more like 100% -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: B Vaughan on 21 Aug 2006 15:00
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:44:13 +0200, Dave Frightens Me <deepfreudmoors(a)eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote: >On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:07:38 +0200, B Vaughan<me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >>>> Wheeled luggage is the luggage of choice for about 99% of Italians, >>>> from what I can see. >>> >>>Can you see 99% of Italians ? >> >>Based on a representative sample. > >You are exaggerating. > >It's more like 100% It was a conservative estimate. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup |