Luggage Shenanigans

[emo_snal]

   So I just got back from my first flight since 2019. The flight out to Sydney was fine, the flight back home... I think I was THIS close to literally banging my head against the wall in absolute paroxysms of frustration. When I thought it had pushed me to the limit that turned out to be only a fraction of what was to come.

I   My coworker Steph

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[adafrog]

OMG!

[lookfar]

Had a very similar experience coming back from Minneapolis last month: forgot about Briebane, my excellent cheese knife/ corkscrew that lives in the bottom of my backpack (but no more!). TSA found it. Didn't want to abandon it, went back to the luggage check in and checked my carryon with the cheese knife. But had been so flustered that I left my backpack on the OTHER side of TSA, with all my ID etc in it. They had to go find my hus and get my ID. Then we missed our flight, for unrelated reasons, so had to stay in a local hotel without my carryon, sleeping in my same clothes and using whatever junk was in my backpack next day to make myself presentable. Came home kicking myself.

[emo_snal]

Yikes! I was almost in that position as i realized when i went back to check the hive tool I'd left my wallet / IDs / phone with Steph on the other side of security. Fortunately there was more or less a direct line of sight from where i was to her and security didn't insist on seeing my ID again. Actually I don't think at any point they asked to see my ID.

[wpadmirer]

ARRRGHHH.

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[waitingman]

Sounds like a great trip!! So... coming back to Sydney any time soon ?!? (runs away & hides...)