Flying home from a work trip yesterday, I encountered a little problem. My suitcase was very obviously over the fifty pound weight limit. That means I would be paying as much as a $200 overage fee. What to do? I had to bring my gear back. Well, I stopped on my way to the airport and purchased a smaller carry on suitcase. Even still, the big case was still over. Do I have a scale? No. But I’ve lifted enough weights to know the difference between fifty pounds and seventy-five pounds. Walking into the terminal I said a little prayer to my guardian angel.
“Friend, can you maybe lift up on the suitcase a little when I put iron the scale?”
Guess what the total weight was….
If you said just under fifty, you’d be correct.
That angel… Always willing to help out.
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