I am all packed and ready to go. Yes, I realize I do not leave until Saturday...call me crazy, obsessive, over-eager, over-excited, or perhaps just plain organized! But I could not stand the piles of "stuff to be packed" creating what could perhaps be comparable to a great corn maze in our apartment.
I have borrowed Nana's suitcase for the trip, being that since I rarely go anywhere requiring more than a knapsack, the only packing utility I own is a small gym bag. I was doing a tremendous job of fitting everything into the case (rolling is definitely the key!) when I reached into the outside pocket to get an idea of what could fit in there. I could feel a bunch of stuff and what did I pull out, among a map of Las Vegas, a clipping of Ann Landers giving tips on slot machines, an outdated looking information card entitled "Federal Regulation Carry on Size", a Samsonite packing guide, and a 1998 brochure entitled "Bon Voyage But...Information for the Canadian Traveler (interestingly with a photo of the planet earth and a space ship!)? With all this amazing information and memorabilia, I could not believe my luck when at last I pulled out an official Expo 86 "Rain Shield" (i.e. garbage bag with holes cut out for your head and arms.) The tag line reads "Enjoy the "Fair" Weather or Not". Uh em...Expo 86...what is this doing in Nana's suitcase?
Anyways, the instructions (in case you don't know how to stick a garbage bag over your head) are priceless: 1. Unroll Shield (nice marketing, it's a shield, not a garbage bag). 2. Pull out all folds from centre crease of shield. 3. Pull over head and put arms through slot. Reusable.
This beauty had never been opened until I had to pull it out and try it on. CLASSIC! Fit me beautifully, except, as you can see, I had put it on backwards so the hood was in my face.
I have borrowed Nana's suitcase for the trip, being that since I rarely go anywhere requiring more than a knapsack, the only packing utility I own is a small gym bag. I was doing a tremendous job of fitting everything into the case (rolling is definitely the key!) when I reached into the outside pocket to get an idea of what could fit in there. I could feel a bunch of stuff and what did I pull out, among a map of Las Vegas, a clipping of Ann Landers giving tips on slot machines, an outdated looking information card entitled "Federal Regulation Carry on Size", a Samsonite packing guide, and a 1998 brochure entitled "Bon Voyage But...Information for the Canadian Traveler (interestingly with a photo of the planet earth and a space ship!)? With all this amazing information and memorabilia, I could not believe my luck when at last I pulled out an official Expo 86 "Rain Shield" (i.e. garbage bag with holes cut out for your head and arms.) The tag line reads "Enjoy the "Fair" Weather or Not". Uh em...Expo 86...what is this doing in Nana's suitcase?
Anyways, the instructions (in case you don't know how to stick a garbage bag over your head) are priceless: 1. Unroll Shield (nice marketing, it's a shield, not a garbage bag). 2. Pull out all folds from centre crease of shield. 3. Pull over head and put arms through slot. Reusable.
This beauty had never been opened until I had to pull it out and try it on. CLASSIC! Fit me beautifully, except, as you can see, I had put it on backwards so the hood was in my face.
No worries though, I quickly removed it and folded it up as it came as we wondered if we could perhaps put this up for bids on Ebay. Then again, it could be quite a fashion statement if it rains in Portugal. Oh what to do!
My final thought...Nana, it's 2007!!!! Get that suitcase out a little more!
My final thought...Nana, it's 2007!!!! Get that suitcase out a little more!
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