We came and the Divas took Memphis like Grant took Richmond. I'm sitting here typing today's post, and though it's only 8:30 I'm having trouble keeping my eyes opened I'm so tired. We packed more into this short trip than most people do in a full week's vacation - maybe even two weeks. We're both worn out, but we're still absolutely thrilled over what a great time we had. We landed safely back in Louisville a couple of hours ago, and none too soon - Memphis was getting ready to get a mother of a storm just as were leaving today.
As stated yesterday, I'm just too tired to deal with downloading and uploading the photo essay of MEM05 right now, so it will have to wait till tomorrow. But until then, let me share with you the number one thing that hacks me off when traveling by airplane: people carrying on huge carry-on bags. The airlines all have a restriction on the size of your carry-on, but evidently some people think that rule doesn't apply to them. As we were sitting in the terminal this afternoon waiting for our flight back home, we saw person after person hauling a big ass suitcase on wheels that they wanted to try to cram into the overhead bin on the plan. Some of the suitcases we saw today wouldn't go into the overhead bin with a crowbar and axel grease. And the majority of the travelers with these huge alleged carry-ons had more than one. It just makes no sense, faithful readers.
For the travelers like the Divas, we carry on a small less-then-regulation-sized bag. When we get on a plane and try to find a spot to fit our small bags, we usually have to walk back up the aisle of the plan till we find a bin that has a few inches of space for us to cram out bags into; this is all because of the inconsiderate travelers that chose to carry-on a bag big enough to hold the entire contents of their closet. I get that some people don't want to be bothered with trudging to the luggage claim carousel and haul their suitcases out to the car or the curb to be picked up, but I'm sorry. I don't want to not be able to carry on my carry-on just because you don't want to spend an extra 10 minutes picking up your luggage the claim area.
Personally, the Divas would rather just carry on our purses and nothing else, but as is our pattern, when on a major trip like this we buy a lot of souviners. We usually have to cram a bunch of new things into our suitcase, and end up bring the majority of our new loot on the plane with us in our regulation-sized carry-on, which we have to pack through the airport, only to find that the overhead bins are full. It's just my luck.
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