Sunday, January 02, 2005
Why I love flying...
I think everyone I know is aware that I have the worst luck when it comes to getting my luggage on time or at all. Yes, they lost my suitcase again! In the last 12 months my luggage has been delayed or lost 4 times.
When we landed in Philadelphia the guy next to me commented about how he hated waiting for his luggage. I told him that I didn’t expect my suitcase to be there. He looked confused, so I told him that my bags were always getting lost. He fully anticipated being reunited with his luggage. Such high expectations, I thought.
I waited by the baggage carousel until the last piece was out. Then I went right over and filed a claim. As I was walking out of the Northwest office I saw the guy who had been sitting next to me. His luggage never came – the poor guy looked so disappointed.
Moral of this story: have very low expectations. That way if things work in your favor, you’ll appreciate the results so much more.
I got back to my apartment, opened the door and heard an annoying beep (beeeeeeep). The fire alarm was beeping every 45 seconds. I pushed the button marked “Hush” but that didn’t help. Took the battery out, and that didn’t work either. I disassembled it and put the part making the sound in the bathroom, but it’s a loud “beep” – I could still hear it. I wrapped a towel around it and then closed the door. I listened, and listened a little longer… Yes! I had muted the annoying beep.
This had happened once before and that time I was reminded of a Friends episode where Phoebe had a similar experience. I didn’t think that could actually happen in real life. One would think that removing the battery would silence the alarm. The reason why it’s beeping is because it needs a new battery. The person who thought to do that was so clever: that beep is so annoying, and if it wasn’t for the “beeeeeeep” I probably wouldn’t ever get around to putting a new battery in.
When we landed in Philadelphia the guy next to me commented about how he hated waiting for his luggage. I told him that I didn’t expect my suitcase to be there. He looked confused, so I told him that my bags were always getting lost. He fully anticipated being reunited with his luggage. Such high expectations, I thought.
I waited by the baggage carousel until the last piece was out. Then I went right over and filed a claim. As I was walking out of the Northwest office I saw the guy who had been sitting next to me. His luggage never came – the poor guy looked so disappointed.
Moral of this story: have very low expectations. That way if things work in your favor, you’ll appreciate the results so much more.
I got back to my apartment, opened the door and heard an annoying beep (beeeeeeep). The fire alarm was beeping every 45 seconds. I pushed the button marked “Hush” but that didn’t help. Took the battery out, and that didn’t work either. I disassembled it and put the part making the sound in the bathroom, but it’s a loud “beep” – I could still hear it. I wrapped a towel around it and then closed the door. I listened, and listened a little longer… Yes! I had muted the annoying beep.
This had happened once before and that time I was reminded of a Friends episode where Phoebe had a similar experience. I didn’t think that could actually happen in real life. One would think that removing the battery would silence the alarm. The reason why it’s beeping is because it needs a new battery. The person who thought to do that was so clever: that beep is so annoying, and if it wasn’t for the “beeeeeeep” I probably wouldn’t ever get around to putting a new battery in.
