I swear that my training as a world traveler--that which has always begun with the mantra "pack light, pack light, pack light"--should have kicked in before I left for Pennsylvania. But, like so many accidents and mishaps in life, I instead listened to the little voice that said "Don't worry about it." I took three bags: my fluke in its case, my laptop, and a bag with clothes and stuff.
I could have just bee-lined for a music store or pawn shop and bought either a cheap uke or a really nice one and played that during my visit. I could have left it there for my nephew and whomever to mess with. Or, if it had been a collectible, I could have figured out a way to carry it with me on the return flight. Either way, someone would have ended up with a ukulele.
I could have gone a week without my own computer. But the reason I bought the laptop was so I could take it with me and write, which would have been difficult on the one computer at my sister's house, since everyone uses that all of the time.
I could have just packed bare necessities and combined uke with regular travel stuff.
Anyway, the marginally positive thing about it is that, if I had bought one of those vintage ukes at Buck's County Music, I would have probably had to pack either that or my fluke and checked it in with my other bag, which got lost. I don't know how they lost it. It was a non-stop flight. All they had to do was put it on my plane and there it would be--no stop-overs where they could transfer it to the wrong plane.
Next time, I won't pack anything I can't carry on.
4 comments:
So you lost another uke? Someone musta put a mojo juju hex on yer noggin! Don't stand too close to Nuff! He's born under a bad bad sign!
Maybe you should sell yer ukes and take up the tuba. They're a lot harder to lose...
No. If I HAD purchased another uke, I would have lost it because I would have had to check it in because I alreadt had my laptop and fluke as carry-ons. But I DIDN'T buy another uke.
I guess you have to go out and buy all new underwear too? I can't believe they still haven't found your suitcase. Maybe when you get it back it will be filled with freshly cleaned clothes or better yet, new clothes in your size.
OOPs, I left this comment on the wrong BLOG
soooo...You don't have your baggage yet? That's stupid...Are they paying you big bucks? Tell them you had an expensive uke in there.
I thought for sure you'd have it by now. Sounds fishy....
MISS YOU!!!
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