[nfbmi-talk] Recognizing your suitcase when traveling?

[Fred Wurtzel]

Hello Terry and Elizabeth,

Terry, Elizabeth's suggestions are great.  No matter your level of vision,
Elizabeth's suggestion of unusually colored luggage is a good 1.  Finding
luggage may involve touching each piece as it passes or having a Sky Cap to
assist and everything between.  If the luggage is an unusual color, meaning
not black or blue or gray, it can help a lot.  Of course, Mary and I have
black, blue and gray luggage. (smile)

I definitely like the active means of getting next to the belt and checking
bags as they pass.  Elizabeth's idea of waiting until some of the luggage
has been removed is a good 1 if you have time.  

Elizabeth suggests keychains as an easy identifier.  Also some bright yarn
tied in a way on the handle so it won't be ripped off in the travel process
can substitute for bright colored luggage.  It is visually and tactilly
identifiable.  Luggage identifiers are also a good solution, if not a little
expensive and not as reliable as the yarn or keychain idea.  

Thank you for serving us by going to Washington.

Warmest Regards,

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Elizabeth Mohnke via nfbmi-talk
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 6:51 PM
To: trising at sbcglobal.net; 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Recognizing your suitcase when traveling?

Hello Terri,

My travel does not involve much flying these days, but I think it is always
a good idea to be able to identify your luggage regardless of which mode of
transportation you are using. Here are some tips and tricks I have picked up
on over the years.

Putting some kind of identifying marker on your luggage is always a good
idea. My sisters and I have used keychains in various shapes to help us
identify our luggage. It can also be helpful to use luggage that is not in a
customary color to help you identify it if you still have some usable
vision.

The last time I traveled on an airplane, I had a sighted person pick me up
from the airport, and I asked this person to help me find my luggage
visually. If you do not have a sighted person meeting you at the airport,
you could ask to see if another passenger might be willing to help you out
if you do not feel comfortable feeling all the pieces of luggage as they
come around on the conveyer belt. Although, another strategy you could use
is to simply stand back and let other people pick up their pieces of luggage
from the conveyer belt thus narrowing down the number of bags you would have
to touch in order to identify your luggage.

Finally, I know the NFB Independence Market use to sell a luggage
identifier. You would put one piece on your luggage, and then carry another
part with you. When the luggage starts to come around on the conveyer belt,
you would push a button on the piece you carried with you, and it would
activate a beeping noise from the piece attached to your luggage. I am not
sure if the NFB Independence Market still sells the luggage locaters or not,
but if they still sell them, you may wish to give them a try. I have
personally never used them as I find marking my luggage with a keychain and
allowing the process of elimination by allowing others to identify their
luggage to work for me.

Others who fly more often than me may have other suggestions. But hopefully
some of these ideas help you.

Happy traveling,
Elizabeth





-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 6:08 PM
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Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Recognizing your suitcase when ttraveling?

Hello Michigan Federationists:

     What tricks do you use to be able to find your suitcase on the conveyor
belt after a flight? As I think about my trip to Washington Seminar, I
wanted to know if anyone had tricks for this. So far, I have just put a
Braille tag in the top of the suitcase. I think it disconcerts some
travelers when I am hanging over the belt, touching each case in order to
find mine. How do others find their cases?

Sincerely,
Terri Wilcox

Sent from my Windows computer 


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