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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 9:28 am
Pittsburgh reminds me of an era when this country was a great producer. About checked liquids, in addition to a ziplock bag, I always like to pack my wet toiletries in one of those insulated lunch bags. I once had a bottle of shampoo open and the bag contained everything. All I had to do was rinse the mess off and everything remained usable. I include anything in a squeeze tube as liquid. And anything dry like cotton swabs does not go in that bag. Actuallly I have a wet and dry bag. I like it because I can put it on the counter in the hotel and stow my stuff quickly and neatly before leaving the room to the cleaning staff.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 10:23 am
Also note that different airports seem to have different screening policies. While it's always a requirement to put liquids in a separate quart size bag (and this bag must be pulled out and placed in a bin to go thru the scanner), and laptops must be pulled out of laptop bags unless they are in a TSA approved sleeve, the actual personal screening can vary. Shoes and coats are always required to be off and scanned, as are scarves. Sweaters, if they are form fitting, are usually OK. I've always traveled wearing skirts, and recently, some airports are requiring a pat down (because the skirt is "full" or so they say). But not all airports do. It's random as far as I can tell. Slip on shoes, btw, are the easiest to deal with, as they are quick to get on/off. I also always check the security lines at the airport when I land... that can give me an idea of whether they TSA folks there are really slow or not. Finally, as a frequent traveler, those of us in line really appreciate those who do their homework and are prepared. I'm sure the TSA folks appreciate it too.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 10:27 am
hey, I grew up in Pittsburgh. If he gets lonely, he can look up some of my really good friends that live there!
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 10:44 am
Darren should find some time to go to Primanti Bros. for a sammich. A once in a lifetime experience, YUM! http://www.primantibrothers.com/
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 11:05 am
Good idea for a dry and wet bags, Gidget! He's only taking the one suitcase so it'd be bad to have the wet stuff get all over everything else. He's planning on comfort for the flight...jeans, t-shirt, tennis shoes, flannel jacket. I'll have to remember to get his ticket info too so we can check the screening policies and all before he leaves too. LOL, Huk'd and Kar. The company sends people often to Pittsburgh for training (though this is Darren's first trip) and he asked some of them for advice already. Things to do, best way to handle the expense money and that kind of stuff. One guy told him not to get his hopes up for sight seeing...they cram as much work and training into these trips as possible, along with tours of the corporate offices, meetings with the higher ups, etc and all he'd likely see is the plant and the hotel. The rest, though, gave him a list of restaurants to try, lol. Apparently there's quite a few at the hotel and around the hotel and they knew all the best ones. From what they've said, the hotels kinda far away from anything really interesting in a touristy way, but is within a 10 minute drive of the plant.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 11:20 pm
We got everything we needed today...walking out of the store it hit me, I forgot the dang ziplock bags. Darren asked me to send him an email at work reminding him to bring home his safety glasses (they're prescription) and ID badge since he'll need both. He cracked me up for half a second, said he had considered bringing his work boots home so he could take those too (they're supposed to wear steal toed boots at the plant.) But, thought that might cause problems at the airport since he works with all kinds of nasty chemicals and his boots are probably contaminated! They can't even wear their uniforms out of the plant since they have to be specially cleaned somehow. We decided it probably wasn't a good idea for him to wear the boots. He's got to email the guy tomorrow and find out what he's supposed to do about that. We're figuring since they have guys from all over go their for training they've got something worked out for the boots at least.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, April 16, 2010 - 8:59 am
Wow, an amazing amount of planning and good thing he thought of the boots, that could have been disastrous!
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Monday, April 19, 2010 - 3:48 pm
I'm not traveling soon, but just wondered about the regulations airlines have for bringing prescription meds. At the nursing home I wasn't allowed to have a pill strip with my daily Rx meds in it; I had to have pills in the original prescription bottles, and the Rx had to be current. In 2007 I had (botched) surgery at my local community hospital, and even my OTC meds were taken from me and doled out on a schedule. I was taking glucosamine/chondroitin supplements at the time, and I thought it was so weird that the hospital "seized" them from me. Was I likely to OD on shark's cartilage? Man, it bugged me.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, April 19, 2010 - 5:38 pm
I've traveled for years with my prescriptions in a pill box (and not in their bottle). I've yet to come across anyone who gave me any problem about it. (Note, of course, that these are not liquid meds but pills.) At one point I'd heard you're supposed to put them in the bottle in which they came but honestly, I'm not schlepping around a giant bottle of pills when all I need is enough for four days (well, five days, I usually bring an extra day for "just in case.").
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, April 19, 2010 - 6:21 pm
When I travel, my bag of med bottles look like I'm going to set up shop. LOL
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, April 19, 2010 - 6:28 pm
I have a really silly shopping question. Has anybody ever seen those cushions that look like the back and arms of a fluffy chair? I think the only times I have seen them is on special filling the endcap shelves at walmart. I haven't seen them there in a long time. They are sometimes covered in corduroy, sometime not. They are just a big cushion with arms. Anyway, does anybody know what they are called? I am trying to find them online to order, but again I am not using the right search words to find them.
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Couchtomato
Member
09-09-2008
| Monday, April 19, 2010 - 6:52 pm
Naja, do a search for 'pillow chair' or 'backrest pillow'. I think this is what you're looking for.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, April 19, 2010 - 6:56 pm
YAY! Thanks Couchtomato Several showed up with both of those search queries 
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, April 19, 2010 - 8:01 pm
Here ya go, Naja. At Target: http://www.target.com/Bed-Rest-Pillow-Tan/dp/B000M8GZHW My mother had one for years.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, April 19, 2010 - 8:24 pm
Well that may just work, Twinkie I'll send DH to Target this week instead of walmart to check I hope they have a darker color. $15.99 is way less than I was expecting to spend.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 8:02 am
Naja, if you have a bed bath and beyond close and have a coupon...it may be even cheaper there.
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Grumpy
Member
02-08-2004
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 12:27 pm
Hello all TVCH. Juat wondering if anyone on here knows the DOT rules and regulations for local drivers. I have tried searching the internet but cannot find a direct answer anywhere. And I think this company is running us illegally.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 12:58 pm
Grumpy, I'm quite certain DOT is state-by-state regulations.
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Grumpy
Member
02-08-2004
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 4:02 pm
Color, but drivers all have the same rules.... am i wrong?
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 9:08 pm
Are you talking about rules of the road? I think they are similar by state but do vary (e.g. some states you have to have your headlights on all the time), so you would have to find your state's Driver Handbook. The dmv is probably the better place to search. I sneaked a peak at your profile and it said you're in Colorado, so here's the Colorado DMV handbook link (scroll down a bit): http://www.dmv.org/co-colorado/driver-handbook.php Hope that helps - I wasn't quite sure what you meant.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 9:13 pm
To an extent driving is common sense, so would be the same in all states. But technically, every state has its own rules.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 9:41 pm
I think Grumpy might be thinking more along the line of how long is a driver supposed to be driving (as in hours in a shift), and how many hours of rest between shifts are mandatory. And, where do split shifts fall within these rules.
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Grumpy
Member
02-08-2004
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 10:33 pm
Yes thanks Who... The question i cannot find an answer to is: If you work (drive) for say 4 hours, is it legal for them to bring you in 7 hours later for another shift? You are supposed to get 10 hours, but also every where I try to find the answer it shows the driver working 14 hours, not 4 hours. Who nailed it in the head thank you 
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 2:27 am
Grumpy, try this link to Wikipedia. I think it might be a good start to find what you are looking for. link
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Grumpy
Member
02-08-2004
| Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 10:48 am
Thanks Grooch
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