My mom and I travel a lot, and when we want to get somewhere far away in no time flat, we fly.
We have to buy a new luggage set every time we travel somewhere. Our old ones have holes, the zippers don’t work, the handle’s busted, wheels are missing, the straps are seperated… basically, the luggage is beat up beyond repair. Why is that?
You can’t get on an airplane with a snow globe in your carry on. Why does it have to be on the carry on? Well, read above. Anyway, it can go through so many X-Rays that it glows green, but it can’t go in your luggage. I had to have it shipped.
The security takes waaaaay too long. Take off your shoes, jacket, socks, hair, leg, and brain before proceeding through the metal detector. BEEP! Whoops. Looks like the iron in your blood set it off. Please sit and wait while we drain your blood and check it for harmful substances.
It’s too much. What’s your airport hell story?
I fly a whole lot and have never set off the metal detector. Security takes a long time because they have to make sure people aren’t taking dangerous items on planes. Checking your bags can lead to damage but just pack light instead and carry it on. Plan ahead for carrying things on, there have to be some rules. Go with the flow and you won’t get stressed out.
My airport hell story……. two weeks ago I was flying home from Mexico. Port of Entry airport was LAX. I’m a little old grandmother and somehow I set off the metal detector (I think it was my sunglasses) anyhow, they made a huge big deal over it. They put me in a holding cage and then they frisked me and did a pat down on me. Very embarrassing. My husband thought it was one of the funniest things he’d ever seen.