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Introduction
My parents and I were always a suitcase family. I have fond memories
of my mother bouncing on the suitcases to get them to close. So when I
got to take my first solo trip in the early '80s, from Hawaii to the West
Coast at 19, I took one large suitcase for my 10-day trip.
The airplane landed at Los Angeles International. I had to catch a
bus to my friend's house. To do this, I had to go to the luggage carousel,
find and retrieve my suitcase, then walk out to the arrival area. Oh -did
I mention my suitcase didn't have wheels, and that I'm only 5'3"?
There I was, lugging the heavy suitcase to the bus stop, auto exhaust obscuring
my path. As I looked up, I gritted my teeth and proclaimed, "If god
is my witness, I'll never carry lots of luggage again!" ...hence I
began my long journey to become a carry-on only traveler.
The one thing that continually baffles me, is the amount of luggage
people carry when they vacation here in Hawaii. Hawaii! As I write this
in February, when the rest of the US Mainland is experiencing their coldest
winter, my air conditioned office is colder than the outside (which is
a clear, balmy low 80s F). My mind swirls every time I see them at the
airport. Suitcases!! People checking in their maximum allowable numbers
of luggage! Are they buying 500 cartons of chocolate-covered macadamia
nuts?
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