WEDNESDAY MARCH 2, 2011
KEEPING YOUR STUFF DRY. WHAT STUFF, RIGHT? WELL THE ANSWER IS ACTUALLY ALL OF YOUR STUFF. ALTHOUGH I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT MYSELF, AFTER DOING A LOT OF READING, YOU'D BE AMAZED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE REACHED THEIR DESTINATION AND THEIR SUITCASE AND STUFF IN IT, WAS WET!
YOU SEE, ALTHOUGH YOU MAY BE DRY, WHEN IT'S RAINING, ODDS ARE YOUR SUITCASE IS GOING TO BE OUT IN IT AT SOME POINT. WHEN YOU STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT, IT'S REALLY NOT EVEN THAT SURPRISING, BUT NO ONE EVER THINKS ABOUT IT. YOUR LUGGAGE HAS TO GO FROM THE TERMINAL TO THE PLANE, RIGHT? AND THE PLANE ISN'T PARKED INSIDE. . . AHHHH. NOW SOME LUGGAGE CARRIERS ARE COVERED, BUT REALLY, IT'S NOT A LUGGAGE HANDLERS JOB TO KEEP YOUR LUGGAGE DRY. THEIR JOB IS TO MOVE IT FROM POINT A TO PLANE B WITH AS MUCH THROWING AROUND OF THE BAGS AS POSSIBLE. O.K. I'M KIDDING ABOUT THAT, SORT OF. BUT WHY SHOULD THEY CARE IF YOUR BAG GETS WET? IF IT'S RAINING THEY'RE WORKING IN IT. YOUR BAG IS THE LEAST OF THEIR WORRIES.
THEN YOUR BAG ARRIVES AT IT'S DESTINATION AIRPORT AND YOU HAVE THAT CITY'S WEATHER TO THINK ABOUT AS WELL. NOT TO MENTION PUDDLES, OR SPRINKLERS, OR WHATEVER OTHER H2O THEY MAY COME ACROSS ALONG THE WAY. NOW YOUR BAG HAS TO GO FROM AIRPORT TO SHIP PORT AND BE TRANSFERRED ABOARD THERE AS WELL. YES, SOME BAGS HAVE TO BE ON TOP, SOME ON THE BOTTOM. BUT AS YOU THINK ABOUT IT, NOW YOU REALIZE THAT YOU COULD HAVE RAIN AT BOTH ENDS OF YOUR FLIGHT AND AT YOUR PORT, THUS INCREASING THE ODDS OF YOUR BAG GETTING WET. AND IF YOUR BAG IS FACING THE WEATHER IN ONE, TWO, OR ALL OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, YOU CAN NOW SEE HOW IT'S VERY POSSIBLE. LET'S FACE IT, NOT MANY PIECES OF LUGGAGE ARE DESIGNED TO BE WATERPROOF.
THE EASIEST PROTECTION FOR THIS IS A LARGE TRASH BAG. 39 GALLON SIZE OR MORE. THAT WAY EVERYTHING YOU PACK CAN GO INSIDE OF THIS BAG JUST LIKE YOU WOULD YOUR SUITCASE. IT ACTS AS A WATERPROOF LINER. YOU CAN TIE IT OR TAPE IT OR JUST FOLD IT OVER INSIDE YOUR SUITCASE. THAT'S THE CHEAPEST WAY TO DO IT.
JUST UP THE EXPENSE LADDER IS ZIP LOCK BAGS. THEY MAKE HUGE ONES NOW, SO YOU COULD STILL PUT EVERYTHING INSIDE ONE BAG AND BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH IT AS WELL. OR YOU CAN ZIP LOCK THINGS INDIVIDUALLY. THIS IS A VERY POPULAR TECHNIQUE WITH FAMILIES WITH KIDS TRAVELLING TOGETHER. THIS WAY YOU CAN PUT EVERYONE'S INDIVIDUAL OUTFITS FOR EACH DAY IN GALLON SIZED ZIP LOCK BAGS IN YOUR SUITCASE. PRESSING THE AIR OUT OF EACH BAG AS YOU CLOSE IT FUNCTIONS LIKE THOSE SPACE SAVER BAGS YOU SEE ON TV, AND TAKES UP LESS SPACE IN YOUR SUITCASE THAN IF YOU PACKED WITHOUT THE BAGS TOO. LITTLE THINGS GET SMALLER ZIPLOCKS, ETC. SO WHEN YOU'RE DONE PACKING IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE HOUSES WITH THE PLASTIC ALL OVER THE FURNITURE! BUT, EVERYTHING STAYS DRY, TAKES UP LESS SPACE AND IT ALSO PREVENTS WRINKLES, BECAUSE WHEN YOU LET THE AIR INTO THE BAGS AS YOU OPEN THEM THE WRINKLES YOU SEE IN THE BAGS, RELEASE.
THE LAST POSSIBILITY IS TO JUST BY LUGGAGE THAT GUARANTEES THAT IT'S WATERPROOF. I IMAGINE THAT MAY HAVE TO BEGIN WITH ONE OF THOSE HARD-SHELLED SUITCASES, BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE. I GUESS IT ALL REALLY COMES DOWN TO IS WHAT THE BAG IS MADE OUT OF, AND HOW THE SEAMS AND ZIPPERS ARE SEALED. THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE A LITTLE PRICIER THAN MOST LUGGAGE, BUT IF THIS IS A CONCERN, YOU TRAVEL FREQUENTLY, AND YOU HAVE THE MEANS, THIS MAY BE THE WAY FOR YOU TO GO.
SEA YA REAL SOON! ºOº
IN PREPARATION FOR TOMORROW'S FIRST FILM IN THE CHRONOLOGICAL SUCCESSION OF DISNEY'S ANIMATED FEATURES, TONIGHT WE'RE WATCHING THE CLASSIC DISNEY CARTOON COMPILATIONS CALLED "IT'S A SMALL WORLD OF FUN VOLUMES 1 & 2".
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