Tuesday, September 13, 2022

a tough fight...

 I'm almost finished packing.  I really admire people who can travel for months with only a tiny carry-on, but that's not me.  I have probably over packed but I still have only one largish suitcase and one carry-on. Thank goodness for suitcases on wheels. The carry-on is larger than my usual, but I've heard so many stories about lost luggage that I decided I really should carry one change of clothes with me.  Hopefully I won't end up as one of those travelers with just a carry-on.  The packing process has gone fairly smoothly except for one little glitch.  Last week I made a rushed trip to Walmart and did the self checkout to save time.  Today I realized that I should have removed the plastic security case from the SanDisk card I bought for my camera.  Let me tell you, those plastic cases are tough.  They ought to wrap that stuff around cars.  After attacking that case with a hammer, pry bar, wrench, table knife and church key, I finally admitted defeat and took a quick trip back to Walmart.  The nice lady at the customer service counter couldn't get the case open either.  I just might have damaged the unlocking mechanism in my efforts to open it.  But they very nicely replaced it with a new package, removed the plastic case on that one, and sent me on my way.  Now all I need to do is break into the blister pack so I can load the card into my camera.  So long for now.  I'll send my next blog on the 24th.

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