Oh, I have one too...think of this as your typical bouncy within a bouncy that only vaguely resembles the original one.
SO, we took our son to the airport Sunday because he had to be back to Camp Pendleton Monday morning. We walked up to the Alaska Airlines ticket counter. He didn't have to pay anything for his luggage. The clerk was very happy to give us passes to see him off. Going through security Jake had his backpack ruffled through. He chatted with the Homeland Security lady while they were digging through his stuff. I suppose they were looking for the characteristic AK-47 the military uses. She thanked him for his service. This does seem to happen to him every single time he flies. I told him maybe he should use his regular ID instead of his military one to see if they still checked his backpack. I had a pretty large handbag and no one asked to see inside that. We have one of those new scanner things that sees through, well everything.
We sat down to visit for a few minutes before he had to board. As we always do, we prayed for him to have a safe trip. We got a lot of strange looks and some pretty scornful looks as well, this is Eugene after all. But, no 21 year old expert came over and lectured us about health care and the economy or how the military is sucking the life out of social programs. Suddenly, the desk clerk jumped up behind the counter and announced it was time to board. We said our goodbyes and he got on the plane. We waited until the plane started going towards the runway.
We stopped at Walmart on the way home to get a birthday present for my grandson. My shoe broke, which pissed me off because they're one of my favorite pairs. I had to buy some cheap flip flops to wear home.
Cindie