I am a big believer in being well prepared for a trip. A good friend of mine calls it the Seven P's (Prior Proper Planning Prevents P*** Poor Performance). At the same time, when I hit glitches, and plans go awry, I try to be flexible and just go with it. However, it can be challenging to have a good attitude about changes, especially when so much effort went into the planning.
We hit the first glitch of the trip at LAX when we were told we needed to go to the bag drop at the check-in counter, even though we had checked in online. I just figured they needed to double-check the passport numbers we used on our tickets. We were informed that the carry on limit was 15 lbs. 15 lbs??? I thought getting everything I needed for three weeks down to 24 lbs was challenge enough (okay, it is really 32 lbs when you include my camera bag/purse). Sigh. After all the planning to fit everything precisely into a carry on bag, I ended up needing to check my bag after all. I sure wish I had brought a multi-tool now. Despite having to check the bag, I know I will be glad when I am traveling about that my bag only weighs 24 lbs.
I am sure there will be many more glitches on the trip. I sincerely hope they are all as minor as this one.
I guess what really irks me is that I see lots of other people waiting for the flight, and I know their carry-ons weigh more than 15 lbs. I wish I would have just gone through security and went to the gate instead of obeying the notice Greg saw online which said we had to go to the bag drop. Ah well.
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