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hstrybuf
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Posted: Sat Dec 29th, 2007 02:34 pm | 1st Post |
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WASHINGTON - To help reduce the risk of fires, air travelers will no longer be able to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage beginning Jan. 1, the Transportation Department said Friday.
Passengers can still check baggage with lithium batteries if they are installed in electronic devices, such as cameras, cell phones and laptop computers. If packed in plastic bags, batteries may be in carryon baggage. The limit is two batteries per passenger.
The ban affects shipments of non-rechargeable lithium batteries, such as those made by Energizer Holdings Inc. and Procter & Gamble Co.'s Duracell brand.
http://tech.yahoo.com/news//ap/20071228/ap_on_hi_te/lithium_batteries_travel
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Posted: Sun Dec 30th, 2007 03:09 am | 2nd Post |
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What WILL the TSA think of next????????????????  
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Posted: Sun Dec 30th, 2007 12:43 pm | 3rd Post |
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Catnip wrote: What WILL the TSA think of next????????????????
Don't even go there.
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Catnip
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Posted: Sun Dec 30th, 2007 03:05 pm | 4th Post |
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My DH keeps trying to talk me into flying his airline, but overseas in it kinda skeers me!
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Posted: Mon Dec 31st, 2007 02:15 am | 5th Post |
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you'd need to pack a heck of alot of fuel Denise.
the battery thing is nutz.... I always take a dozen minimun... duh what next?
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Catnip
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Posted: Mon Dec 31st, 2007 02:20 am | 6th Post |
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seawitches wrote: you'd need to pack a heck of alot of fuel Denise.
the battery thing is nutz.... I always take a dozen minimun... duh what next?
I'm OK flying for short (less than 4 hours) distances, but I am too scared to fly out west for our ski trips!!!!!!
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insidecabin
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Posted: Tue Jan 1st, 2008 11:37 am | 7th Post |
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seawitches wrote: you'd need to pack a heck of alot of fuel Denise.
the battery thing is nutz.... I always take a dozen minimun... duh what next?
Lithium batteries are very nasty when they go wrong.
Are you realy carrying a dozen or so lithium batteries? for what?
There is more info at other sites like
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/batteries.shtm
http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html
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