Stalker62
Well-Known Member
The time draws near, and once again I am staring down the barrel of hours of motorway, with nothing but an airport at the end of it.
Nothing nice in that sentence.
The flights were booked about a year ago (cancelled and changed at least once - thanks BA), the Safari booked with a deposit about 18 months ago. The balance was paid a couple of months ago. It all helps to spread the pain of the costs, and you can, if you try really, really hard, convince yourself that by the time you actually go, it's free.
However, as anyone who has ever travelled with a rifle will know, it really is the gift that keeps on giving.
In an attempt to keep costs to a minimum, I am not sitting next to the Pilot on this trip, rather I will be sat in the back, no doubt next to a row full of "failed asylum seekers" on their way to Africa with $4,000 of your tax dollars in their pockets - (but lets not go there shall we).
Now to my point. Costs.
Just when you think you have factored everything in, you realise that you had forgotten the 'carriage' costs of your firearms. It's all there in the small print - but who reads that?
Turns out it is going to cost £125 each case (each way), FFS - plus any additional 'specialist' charges (whatever that means).
Rifle case, ammo case, there and back (add the square root of three, carry the one...) lets call it £600.
That is getting on for the price on the actual return flight ticket - so pretty much double what you 'think' you are paying to get there.
I am not expecting sympathy, or anyone to set up a "GoFundMe" page, but rather just wanted to remind others of the traps that are set, to snare the unsuspecting traveller.
Final tip, as you head off to the airport scanner.
If you have not worn your coat for while, do conduct your 'pre-flight' checks for any contraband in the (plethora) of pockets.
Ask me why this is important...
Nothing nice in that sentence.
The flights were booked about a year ago (cancelled and changed at least once - thanks BA), the Safari booked with a deposit about 18 months ago. The balance was paid a couple of months ago. It all helps to spread the pain of the costs, and you can, if you try really, really hard, convince yourself that by the time you actually go, it's free.
However, as anyone who has ever travelled with a rifle will know, it really is the gift that keeps on giving.
In an attempt to keep costs to a minimum, I am not sitting next to the Pilot on this trip, rather I will be sat in the back, no doubt next to a row full of "failed asylum seekers" on their way to Africa with $4,000 of your tax dollars in their pockets - (but lets not go there shall we).
Now to my point. Costs.
Just when you think you have factored everything in, you realise that you had forgotten the 'carriage' costs of your firearms. It's all there in the small print - but who reads that?
Turns out it is going to cost £125 each case (each way), FFS - plus any additional 'specialist' charges (whatever that means).
Rifle case, ammo case, there and back (add the square root of three, carry the one...) lets call it £600.
That is getting on for the price on the actual return flight ticket - so pretty much double what you 'think' you are paying to get there.
I am not expecting sympathy, or anyone to set up a "GoFundMe" page, but rather just wanted to remind others of the traps that are set, to snare the unsuspecting traveller.
Final tip, as you head off to the airport scanner.
If you have not worn your coat for while, do conduct your 'pre-flight' checks for any contraband in the (plethora) of pockets.
Ask me why this is important...
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