No Lip Gloss?

I started this post last night, (8/10/06) but when I went to save the draft, it disappeared due to the blogsite ‘down for maintenance’ message. That is annoying because I can’t write the same thing twice. So all my good thoughts (“good” being a relative term) are now lost, and I have to start again. You may be wondering what my title means…………Suffice it to say that I was in the midst of a business trip when the Brits successfully foiled a plot by the bad guys to do mass destruction in the sky. Good job! However, as we all know now, NO LIQUIDS are allowed on any flights. No hairspray, no gels, no lipstick, no perfume, no lip gloss, no nail polish, no hand cleaner, no Tide Stick (I’m messy), no sodas, no deodorant, no mouthwash, no, no, no!!! All the things that I paste myself together with in the morning are not allowed in carry-on luggage. All I can say is I think just punishment for the terrorist plotters would be to turn them over to women who travel. They would not come out alive………….I am glad this is not a long trip, I would arrive home limp-haired, bare-faced, lips pale, (scary), with BO and halitosis. When I called home; my husband said, “Just throw it away!” Oh how he doesn’t understand!! I paid $21.00 for one bottle of hair stuff, $23.00 for a tube of lipstick, and the list goes on. Forget about my jewelry, I am carrying $1000.00 worth of toiletries!

Ok, I know the next suggestion would be “What’s the big deal, check the bag”. This is the biggest problem of all. Think about it, how many business travelers check a bag? VERY few, I would guess less than 1%. I can’t remember the last time I checked a bag……OK, I can, but that was a trip lasting 2 weeks, I can only get a week in a carry-on. We scoff at luggage carousels, are smug with those that stand in lost baggage areas, and smile as we pass our plane mates tapping their toes waiting for their luggage to be vomited out onto the eternal circle. My choice today is this, do I overnight all my precious liquids, or do I check the bag? Seriously folks, this took a lot of debate on my part last night. To check or not to check, that is the question? Tis better to have hairspray against all other bags in the hold? I guess the decision came when I realized that if I sent my stuff overnight, it wouldn’t be back in my hands until Monday since today is Friday; and I’m cheap, I just couldn’t see paying for a Saturday delivery. So I checked it. Now back to the major problem with this. More people checking bags, more bags in hold, more bags to get lost, more chance someone might just reach in there and take that $21.00 bottle of hair stuff

I just can't believe this

Well, it has been much much too long since I posted. I had all these good intentions about positng the rest of my trip to China, but it seems a litte crazy to wait until I get that information all together. Life is passing me by with all kinds of great things to talk about. I've missed a few really good opportunities and I think I better get back in the saddle. For instance....this morning has been lovely.....This will be your daily laugh.

Last night my car sprung a coolant leak (yes, in this horrible weather). I got it home before it went into the red, but it has to go to the shop today. That not funny, you say? Well, there's more. My dear husband said I could drive his truck to work today. OK, all is well. Still not funny? Oh, OK. My daughter came over last night and parked behind her dad's truck. When she got ready to leave she could not find her keys. No problem, how far could a set of keys go in an hour? It is now 16 hours later and we have not found the keys. Not enough? Thinking we could jockey the truck out of the driveway (sadly, I have had to do this maneuver before) this morning we went out in the lovely summer weather and began to back it up and pull it forward until it came in contact with my sons' boat which sits in the sideyard. Guess what? can't get it around the boat OR the car! Now the shower I took the morning seems like it never happened because I am covered in sweat and my hair is dripping. My husband is cursing (something he rarely does), and our driveway looks like a tornado picked up the truck and set it askew AND it's only 8:00 a.m.!! Frustrated does not begin to describe how I am feeling at the moment...................A locksmith is now on his way to see if we can get a key to Lindsey's car. I have about 6 meetings on my clendar to cancel today, and it continues to be 100 degrees every day. I am taking a deep breath and trying to see the humor in all of this. Blogging......goo therapy!