LadyTantalize
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ORIGINAL: baudeight am wondering how you transport your toybag or even toys in luggage on airlines as well as AMTRAC on eastcoast Of course, I don't take 'everything' with me on vacation, but... Many toys can be placed in your LOCKED suitcase with your other luggage. Don’t even think of ‘carry-on’! If I’m going to be staying with friends, I just put the locked toy bag in a box and FedEx or UPS it there. I have accounts set up, so they come and pick up. I’ve been lucky in that it always arrived in a timely manner and was never damaged or lost. I do insure the contents. And I never ship anything that I'd really hate to lose. If going to a resort, ask the management if they will accept a package for you. Or try to 'time it' so that it arrives after you are there. For Weekend Events, I had a friend tell me that she contacted the ‘event coordinator’ and shipped her stuff ahead, also. It’s a hassle because it gets shipped to somebody’s house and then you have to arrange to get it and also to have it shipped back to you. If you are driving, your toy bag should be in the trunk of your car and locked. If it’s in the car with you, make sure it is clearly locked and out of your reach when you are in the driver’s seat. This way, if you happened to get stopped for any reason, the cop or trooper is not going to feel ‘threatened’ that you might be carrying a concealed weapon. In most cases, he won’t even ask to look in the bag. If asked what’s in the bag, you do not have to open it. Tell him you’d be happy to show him the contents as soon as he gets a search warrant. Unless you’ve pissed him off, or have done something to make him suspicious, he is not going to go to the trouble of trying to get a judge to sign a search warrant. ~ Bette Too true and such wonderful advice!! I also have My items shipped via FedEx or UPS if traveling to an event and the hotels are usually fine, if properly notified, with signing for it and holding the box until My arrival!! Recently, I was on a vanilla vacation to Aruba but of course, a few essentials needed to make the trip with Me. So using vanilla items like scarves, sleep masks, clothespins, etc., are a must for Me if flying with personal goodies. And, yes, My luggage was opened at customs.... the rope merely looked at but when he touched the tip of a wooden paddle, he looked and merely grinned like a Cheshire cat as he waved Me on through the line! And, a very embarrassing moment going to the Fetish & Fantasy Ball in Las Vegas, long before the severe luggage checks that occur now, was a strange buzzing sound coming from My suitcase as it came onto the baggage wheel. Well, I watched folks faces wondering what they were smirking about, and I realized exactly what it was when My bag came around toward Me. I simply smiled grandly, grabbed the bag and headed for a corner to quietly open the suitcase and removed the damn batteries from the buzzing object! Lesson learned - carry the batteries separately!! *chuckles* Truly, Lady T.
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Truly, Lady T. Lady Tatiana Tantalize Atlanta's Sadistic Southern Belle, Crossdressing Consultant, Punk-Rock Party Girl and Wicked SugarPuss http://www.ladytantalize.net "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages." -Tennessee William
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