This trip has been big on the fees. First there was the $35 re-booking fee on the way out here, then there was the $50 fuel fee because my lame butt didn't make time to put gas in the rental car. AND, I just paid $25 because my suitcase was 6 pounds overweight.
But that's not even the best part... two bags of 50 pounds each for a total of 100 pounds is A-Okay, but one bag at 56 pounds is bad and worthy of fees. The kicker is that the only reason my bag weighs that much is cause I took everything out of my back pack (carry on) except my laptops and digital camera and put them in my suitcase. The premise was that it would save time with security. Afterall, they've been advising that we should reduce clutter in our carry-ons to deter lengthy visits with the TSA.
So just how much time did that effort (and the fee) save me at security? Zero.
That's right. None. At all.
They X-rayed everything like normal, but didn't touch my bag otherwise. Oh, and it was only 20 minutes of waiting in the security line. So not only were my fees in vain, but my earliness (and complete lack of sleep) were also apparently not entirely necessary. Considering that I left mom's at 3am and that I still have an hour until my flight departs, that is.
Have I mentioned that I'm tired, hungry, and thirsty, or that my vision just went blurry, making it so much more fun to type this on a thumb-board? Well, it's true. And it doesn't help that I took my magazines out of my bag to save clutter. Now I'm also bored. But I'm fundamentally too tired to do anything about any of my issues. I also now have this big fear that I'm going to crash hard and totally miss my connecting flight. Can you believe I intend on reporting to work later today?
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