Philadelphia Airport

It's finally happening. It's 90 plus degrees here in Philadelphia with high humidity so I don't even want to think what the real feel is, and I'm getting out of Oldest Son's car (you'd think he would clean it up a bit so I didn't almost sit in some unidentifiable half eaten food thing) at the airport in long pants, a long sleeved shirt over a tank top and a fleece hoodie along with Adidas Xterra trail runners (and they are ugly, but light weight)... All of this so we can manage the carry on only with Lufthansa's weight limit. We had planned to check a bag, but with the news of bags going missing in major European airports, Frankfurt included, we decided not to risk it. Some people have reported not getting bags back for weeks, and we'll be moving around, so who knows if our checked bag misses our connection, whether we'll see it before we get home.

Yay-- no line at TSA so coming three hours early wasn't necessary, but better safe than sorry. My father was a huge fan of leaving super early to get to the airport even before the days of TSA, and it's just ingrained in me. We've done a few trips OCONUS from Philly, but they were a long time ago.

Back to the carry on only attempt: I bought this thing online. It looked good. Expandable, collapsible, you can pull it, it has wheels, fits European carry on limits (and they're smaller than US-- except the budget airlines). Yeah, great. Except the bag SUCKS. You can pull it, but it has four wheels and no frame. So if you try to keep it next to you, it's awkward. If you try to drag it behind like a traditional roller bag, it's awkward. You can carry it over your shoulder, but it has only a little handle to do this with. Yeah. SUCKS. Should have gone with a big backpack. It is light weight though, and passes Lufti's stringent weight limit.

Good thing too, because now they're stalking around the waiting area for the plane with hand scales and randomly weighing people's bags. You go, Lufthansa.

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