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Designed To Drive One Crazy

By William A. Gralnick agent said the bag was in fact in Miami, and someone in is placed on the suitcase? DO NOT THROW AWAY
fact had put into the system that they had marked it for YOUR BOARDING PASS ON ARRIVAL. IT HAS THAT
I returned home from delivery and I should have it in 48 hours. I still wanted NUMBER ON IT. Don’t pack any gifts of any real value.
vacation. My suitcase did to speak to a supervisor. They were all busy dealing with Carry them. If you can’t carry it or them either ship them
not. So begins a saga that other cases. No wonder. I was promised a call by 5 p.m. or don’t buy them. Don’t have his and hers suitcases.
could make one question Did they call you? They certainly didn’t call me. Be not Divide a few days of clothing for each of you and put
one’s sanity. surprised either that 48 hours came and went with no them in each bag. That way each of you has something
My wife and I have identical suitcases, save for a slight suitcase. Guess what I did? I called again. to wear. Had this happened going instead of coming,
difference in size. They were taken from us in front of Yes, the bag was in Miami, they were having delivery I’d have had nothing to wear and would have had to
us and put on the conveyor belt in front of us. This was problems, and I needed to have some patience, it would depend on whatever stipend I got from the airline while
in Paris. My suitcase decided to spend another week in be delivered. As I am writing this, I am in possession of a they looked for the bag. Shopping would then replace
Madrid, an airport so big that you could drop dead trying text message that says the bag will arrive sometime today sightseeing. Finally, this. Don’t ever put your medicine
to make a flight connection. I assume the suitcase, or the between early morning and very late at night. It is 4:47 p.m. in your suitcase.
baggage handlers, became fatigued doing just that. and no bag. As Rachel Madow says, “Watch this space.” As for Iberia, I ask, “Is this any way to run an airline?”
The fun started in the airport when, along with several I dread the arrival of the case. Will all the gifts we
dozen other people, I stood around with my wife for an put in the suitcase have remained in the suitcase or did Columnist and author Bill Gralnick was born and
hour before an announcement said an Iberia representative someone lift them? Did the bottle of fairly expensive raised in Brooklyn, NY. He recently finished a humorous
would be along to fill out forms. We’d been flying since and delicious wine I carefully wrapped and shielded memoir trilogy. The first book is “The War of the Itchy
early morning; it was now late at night. I was beyond tired from breakage make the trip without breaking? Upon Balls and Other Tales from Brooklyn.” The second is
and said to my wife, “Let’s go home. We’ll deal with this being opened will the suitcase exhale a cartoon-like set “George Washington Didn’t Sleep Here.” The recently
tomorrow.” That we did. of squiggly lines used to denote foul odors in cartoons? published third is, That’s Why They Call It Work.” He
In the morning, I called Iberia Airlines to make the report We had put all our dirty laundry in that suitcase. is currently working on a novel. His books are available
and was given a case number. I was told not to lose it or the Some words to the wise. Do you know that tiny on Amazon and his other writings at https://www.
fault for not getting the bag back might be mine. OK, I kept little sticky that now comes with the boarding pass and williamgralnickauthor.com. 
it safe. I was also informed that a bag is not considered lost
until it has gone missing for 21 days. I’d hear from them if B’H
they found it. I did not hear so I called. I now learned, and Sabra Wall Decor
learned from subsequent calls, that you can be speaking to an
agent anywhere Iberia has agents assigned to deal with this
issue. I also found out that you can not call an Iberia office EstimatEs
where the bag might be. That bag is stationary somewhere
but text messages are flying around Europe. I mention this
because I received an email saying the bag was in Miami. Painting & More ...
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