GayleR
Reged: 11/18/02
Posts: 1182
Loc: Toronto, Canada
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No I didn't report the agent because after all...he was right. Granted his hysterical reaction may not have been warranted but I can't say we blamed him for not wanting to lift our bags. As for what I took...don't get me started. The post would be way too long and I have already been more than chastised and received my comeuppance.
The idea of shipping books ahead of time is a good one except that the cost to do so is prohibitively expensive from Canada. In fact I actually looked into shipping our luggage (big groan), but for the cost I could have bought another round trip ticket. I think if we cut down the quantity of hardcovers, replaced some with literary paper and enhanced the selection with a few purchases from Funny Face it would make a big difference. As for leaving books in SBH...Michael would rather leave me in SBH than a hardcover book!
Though I know carry-on will NEVER be an option for me, I now have my trusty list of what I actually wore/used and will rely on it faithfully in May.
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KevinS
Reged: 07/23/03
Posts: 3294
Loc: Boston
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Gayle -
I sympathize with your and Michael's book/weight dilemma. I have found that the only thing that works for me is to either not bring hardcovers, or to limit us to one per carryon. Kate and I stop reading paperbacks about two months before the trip in order to stockpile sufficient books for our 1-a-day SBH habit. We have also been known to decline to buy the hardcover of a favorite author and defer reading the book until it comes out in paperback a year later - just in time for our next SBH stockpile.
I, like Michael, would have great difficulty leaving a hardcover behind on SBH unless it really stunk. I do make a habit of leaving paperbacks behind with a friend, who recycles them into the Emeraud Plage library after she finishes reading them.
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DebTor
Reged: 03/26/03
Posts: 1375
Loc: Toronto, Ontario Canada
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Gayle ! I'm so sorry for the delays you experienced. Sounds depressingly familiar, i.e. the air we had to fly from Miami through San Juan. We left Toronto on a Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. and finally arrive in St. Barts the next day at 2:00 p.m.
And I must thank you for your luggage story. I had Roger read it. He'll never complain that I'm packing too much again !
DebTor
PS - Just finished Time Traveller's Wife. Couldn't put it down....
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