On Monday, we finally got Brian's luggage back! It was 4 weeks to the day from when we had gotten home from UT (and almost the hour - our flight got in around 10:30 PM and that's about when they delivered the bag). It is an incredible relief to have it back in our possession. Quite honestly, I had given up all hope that it would be returned to us.
Brian got an automated email that day saying they had found it and would drop it off. I was at work but got a phone call/voicemail (an actual person!) saying they had a luggage delivery and wondered if anyone was home. I called the guy back when I got off, and he said they'd send it out on the 6 PM delivery, which meant we'd get it anywhere from 6-10 PM. When another delivery guy called to confirm that, I asked if they had an approximate ETA. He responded that they had until midnight to get it to us. Midnight??? Really?? Anyway, we ended up going to visit one of our neighbors for a while but left the blinds open so we could see cars driving by. When the delivery finally came, we saw a car driving slowly past with the driver using a huge flashlight to see addresses (that was actually sort of amusing to me). Brian ran out to meet him and finally got his bag back.
When we left UT, Brian put his dirty laundry in the bag (some of it had been washed but left overnight and smelled musty, so we knew we needed to wash it again). I was really afraid the bag and its contents were going to be rank by the time we got it back. Surprisingly, it wasn't that bad. It smelled a little, but it wasn't the knock-you-over smell I was expecting. We'll definitely need to have his suit dry-cleaned. Everything else has been washed now, and he's enjoying wearing some of his favorite clothes again. :)
Brian will have to fill in some more details, but this isn't over yet. I believe he filled out an expenses report the other day for what he had to buy (new underwear, shoes, etc.) since his clothes and stuff were gone. We're hoping to get reimbursed for most of that, as well as requesting 2 ticket vouchers. (They offered $100 toward a ticket, but we thought that was ridiculous considering what we've been through.) We'll see how this goes.
Hurray! This is amusing and great news. Atleast he won't have to run the Boston again (unless he wants to) to replace the shirt! It would be exciting to know where in the world that little carryon has been...unfortunately it can't talk. Thanks for the update :)
ReplyDeleteWhew! My dad had his luggage lost on arriving in his mission in Brussels. He was actually a little excited about it because the airline was going to have to buy him new (very nice and expensive) french suits. On the day they were going to take him shopping they had found one last bag that had been "around the world a few times, surely not your bag sir" Sure enough it was his bag. Oh well. Glad you got yours back though.
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