Originally Posted by
Asturias56
Once arrived at LHR with a bag of very heavy books - over 15kg The lady at SQ weighed my checked bag at 22kg and said with a smile "we'll let that go. Anything else?" "Just this small bag" says I lifting the books nonchalantly with one arm to shoulder height - "fine"
So I smiled, lowered the bag slowly and then wandered away behind the nearest pillar where I could wheeze, burst into sweat and go grey..............
That's my usual technique - heavy carry on, but appear to lift it easily and so no further questions until I was travelling with my wife. The check in asked if we had any carry on & before I could react she tried to lift it up & staggered under the 15ish kilo weight (I read lots of magazines). Needless to say it was weighed after that and we had a rapid repacking session..