Hey everybody,
I'm pissed. Scott, can I say pissed? Anyway, I thought that since I'm flying from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland for Christmas, I should probably check to see how I'm going to take my Tarantula home.
I called the airline and asked her about the situation with a living carry-on. i told her what it was, and she said, 'hmm..a tarantula? well..I know that it's okay to carry-on dogs, cats, hamsters, guina pigs (this was a huge list that went on), and you can't take ferrits, rats, mice (another long list). let me just check on tarantulas..but I don't think you'll be able to....". a pause here for bad elevator music while i'm put on hold for 5 minutes. then she comes back on 'no, due to the nature of the INSECT, you have to check it with your baggage in a secure container, and please be sure to label it as hazardous."
how do all of you experts put up with the public's uneducated ignorance for these misunderstood beauties? i'm having a hard time with it already.
Food for thought,
The Rookie
I'm pissed. Scott, can I say pissed? Anyway, I thought that since I'm flying from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland for Christmas, I should probably check to see how I'm going to take my Tarantula home.
I called the airline and asked her about the situation with a living carry-on. i told her what it was, and she said, 'hmm..a tarantula? well..I know that it's okay to carry-on dogs, cats, hamsters, guina pigs (this was a huge list that went on), and you can't take ferrits, rats, mice (another long list). let me just check on tarantulas..but I don't think you'll be able to....". a pause here for bad elevator music while i'm put on hold for 5 minutes. then she comes back on 'no, due to the nature of the INSECT, you have to check it with your baggage in a secure container, and please be sure to label it as hazardous."
how do all of you experts put up with the public's uneducated ignorance for these misunderstood beauties? i'm having a hard time with it already.
Food for thought,
The Rookie