Via Boing-Boing an interesting (I'm not saying valid, but interesting) tip for checking your luggage while forcing the airlines to take extra-care not to lose it [link] :
A "weapons" is defined as a rifle, shotgun, pistol, airgun, and STARTER PISTOL. Yes, starter pistols - those little guns that fire blanks at track and swim meets - are considered weapons...and do NOT have to be registered in any state in the United States.
I have a starter pistol for all my cases. All I have to do upon check-in is tell the airline ticket agent that I have a weapon to declare...I'm given a little card to sign, the card is put in the case, the case is given to a TSA official who takes my key and locks the case, and gives my key back to me.
That's the procedure. The case is extra-tracked...TSA does not want to lose a weapons case. This reduces the chance of the case being lost to virtually zero.
It's a great way to travel with camera gear...I've been doing this since Dec 2001 and have had no problems whatsoever.
Tana told me I wanted a Bedazzler.
don't listen to Tana
you scared matt too.
there is no wine left, this is sad.
and today I found out that my intials are an Eminor chord. I have been practiceing my sad look.
Is anyone else watching Studio 60? Whee! And to think I almost blew it off.
Are you watching on a delayed basis? I thought it was on Mondays.
TAR:
this has to be overall the most likeable field (so far) in the past couple of seasons.
I really found myself wishing, though,
that the dysfunctional couple female half would have
accidentally
put a flaming arrow through her companion,
which would have so served him right.
Theodosia! That would have been comedy gold!
Lee, it is on Mondays. I caught a rerun. Maybe there was discussion and I missed it. Or not.
Lee, it seems like it's going to be replayed on Bravo on Sundays.
Question for the hivemind: What can I do to relieve the pressure in my sinuses if I have no decongestant and sleeping in a hot shower could result in the larger problem of drowning myself? (Though that would relieve the pressure.)
What can I do to relieve the pressure in my sinuses if I have no decongestant and sleeping in a hot shower could result in the larger problem of drowning myself? (Though that would relieve the pressure.)
A number of possibilities.
1) If you have a little money and transportation, buy a humidfier - ideally one of with a washable resuable filter.
2) Failing that or in addition to that - boil a pot of water. Put in on a table on a trivet. Get a towel. Sit at the table, with the towel over your head to tent you and the steam and inhale the steam for as long as you can stand it. This should relieve a lot of the pressure so you don't need to spend the night in a hot shower.
3) Go to the store and buy some saline solution you can put up your nose. When it is used up you can either buy more or make your own refills. Or if you have an eyedropper you can turn into a nosedropper you can use boiling water and salt to make your own saline solution. In this even you will have to cool the solution down after making it before putting it in your nose.
4) Prop your self up with pillows and sleep with your head as elevated as you can stand.
