1$ Baggage Check at BILLY ELLIOT — Page 2

"Things are scary out there folks. We can't keep on operating as if all was fine in the world. It isn't and hasn't been for a long time."

Please--heightened security? You can't actually protect every single space from every possible bag. Why would a theater be more of a target than, say, a subway? Or hell, the sidewalk outside a theater when a show lets out? It's a busy city--anywhere can be dangerous. Look in people's bags if you want, but don't require people to drop their bags at a bag check. I have my messenger bag with me at every show I go to--actually at every ANYthing I go to. Charging me $1 to unwillingly let some random person watch my things? I don't think so.

I remember a year or so ago a bar in NYC that went through a period where they

a) Made you check your bags
b) Charged you $2 for it
c) Posted a sign saying they weren't responsbile for checked bags

I asked the manager how many lawsuits he thought he'd have by the end of the week. They abandoned the policy shortly thereafter (not because of me, of course).

I think it's ridiculous to force a "service" on someone and expect them to pay for the privilege.

Updated On: 10/1/08 at 04:22 PM

Maybe it's because I live in Washington, DC, but I really don't understand the fuss. Since 9/11 you can't enter any public building without going through a bag check. It's fast and painless. Believe me - they're far too busy to worry about personal items in your bag. (Even if it is a radish.) Fuss about the $1 charge if you want, but not about the bag check.

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I know that. I was commenting on Fleur's statement about bag checking being embarrassing.

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