The Chinese Curse

[shakatany]

There's a Chinese curse that goes, "May you live in interesting times." I so want to live in uninteresting times. I arrived in Fargo on Wednesday after an uneventful trip. The next morning I heard the Prof exclaiming something about shampoo and airports and thought I'd better get up to find out what was going on. Now I have to worry about the journey home. I travel light with a carry-on suitcase, a shoulder bag and an 8-pocket vest for my wallet, ID, boarding pass, and other things I don't want stolen. I'm pretty sure this time I'll have to check my suitcase which means I'll worry that it'll end up in Pago Pago and I'll be waiting forever at baggage claim.

I hear in England you now have to fly without your laptop, cell phone, iPod, Gameboy or newspaper (book?) which I would consider to be a form of purgatory - stuck on a plane without anything to occupy me for 7 or 8 or more hours and if you're travelling with children without any way of entertaining them (no coloring books?) then you're really in hell. The joke I'm hearing practically everywhere is that soon we'll be travelling on planes naked. I think next year I'll be taking the train *sigh*

 

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[stretfordditto.livejournal.com]

Where the heck is Pago Pago lol? :) It's terrible about the planes, but needs must. I don't want to be blown up before I step onto the Queen Mary and get my sticky paws on James. :p I can't imagine doing the flight without a book or music though, OMg it's gonna be hell I don't know about purgatory. :(