I am Clothesless

[raskolnikov]

At the moment the only clothes I have to my name are the ones I am actually wearing. I am flying back to Oz from Moscow. At Moscow they weighed my baggage and said I was 17 kilos over the limit and had to lose it or pay about $1,500 AUD. I had three bags, one full of souvenirs, one full of books for my Masters program and other books and one for my clothes. After a quick decision, as I had little time, I decided that my clothes were the most expendable so I left them in the airport. When I get home I am going to have to go on a big clothes shopping spree.

 

[Nic]

Originally posted by DonFan
At Moscow they weighed my baggage and said I was 17 kilos over the limit and had to lose it or pay about $1,500 AUD.

I wouldn't know, but that cost just sounds really wrong.

 

[SpecialBruce]

I would have left the clothes behind aswell. But that cost doesn't sound right.

 

[raskolnikov]

I know .. I couldn't believe it but that's what they said. I tried to argue but there was no way they were going to budge.

 

[hans moleman]

sorry to hear of your troubles - another russian conspiracy i say!
anyways, hopefully you hadn't have to spend more than $1,500 on new clothes...

(judging by the thread title, i'm just relieved you weren't just posting a nude photo of yourself)

 

[London Dave]

Airline was????

 

[Docker_Brat]

IIRC we were 12kg over the limit when leaving London in '95 and we were going to get slugged £15 per kilo, as it was we had already posted a fair bit of stuff back home. $1500 does sound excessive but I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[nut]

Was it a russian airline? I heard that they have been known to pass the hat around for fuel money?
Not a bad ploy. What are you going to say. NA will be right.

 

[carn_the_nmfc]

Originally posted by DonFan
At the moment the only clothes I have to my name are the ones I am actually wearing. I am flying back to Oz from Moscow. At Moscow they weighed my baggage and said I was 17 kilos over the limit and had to lose it or pay about $1,500 AUD. I had three bags, one full of souvenirs, one full of books for my Masters program and other books and one for my clothes. After a quick decision, as I had little time, I decided that my clothes were the most expendable so I left them in the airport. When I get home I am going to have to go on a big clothes shopping spree.

Are you staying in Australia for good or are you on holidays?

 

[Portmanteau]

Why didn't you just whack on as many of the garments as feasible?

"These are, uh, my hand-shoes..."