I was feeling that way too until my brother bet me the checked baggage fee that my bag would get lost.

He's not *really* being a dick, he flies a lot for his job.

But, just based on the curling irons alone, I don't think I could get away with carrying on. I am too vain.

You can carry onn a curling iron! ...Unless you mean that the number of curling irons you are bringing would not fit inside a carry-on size bag.

Well, I was bringing three, but I could cull that down to two.

t rolls eyes at ownself.

Leaping to the end here to ask a business tool question.

Does anyone have a suggestion for an inexpensive virtual meeting product?

I need to organize program development for a women's organization I just joined and would rather not spend money.

I'm prepared to do it the old fashioned way with email and a conference call but thought I'd ask the hivemind for a creative solution.

Thanks for thoughts!

You have a much better chance of checked luggage not being lost with a direct flight. Also checking your luggage earlier rather than later decreases odds of it being check on the wrong plane. Downside (besides adding to your time in airport) is that the first bag put on a plane is the last bag off.

We use GoToMeeting at my job for online sharing, but I think then we still use our regular conference calling company as well.

Well, I was bringing three, but I could cull that down to two.

Ummm. Whut.

Well, I was bringing three, but I could cull that down to two.

Ummm. Whut.

Yeah, I am totally ridic. One big fat one and a flat iron.

I might need to change my mind on what a good idea is.

Understand, I do not judge. I just didn't know that there were that many kinds of curling irons.

I'm carrying on my laptop and my phone, so if my luggage gets lost it's just clothes and toiletries, which I can have Jet Blue pay me back for and spend Friday afternoon shopping.