Jun 12 2008
The Boards Are Back In Town, The Boards Are Back In Town …
Gone? Gone, you say?
Not so fast, motherfuckers …
Yep. God bless the baggage handlers at Merpati Airlines and Air Asia in Jakarta and Bangkok.
Admittedly, for more than a few minutes there, I honestly thought I'd have to go back to Bali again on another shopping excursion — this time for 2 MORE new boards, plus replacement rashies, leggies, suits, and booties.
But apparently my bag is now sitting in the Bangkok airport, waiting diligently for me after being hustled back here on the same night-time flight I took back here — and only 1 day later.
Major, MAJOR props go out to the baggage handlers and customer service reps at both of those airlines — NONE of whom speak English as a first language, yet from whom I still get better service, and better results, than with other airlines I've flown with back in the U.S. (cough, cough … AMERICAN … cough).
Granted, I don't yet have my board-bag (or its contents) in my grubby little hands, but I have double independent confirmation that the bag is sitting in the Air Asia 'lost luggage' department at the Bangkok International Airport cross-town — which is a far cry better than having them languishing in the depths of another airport located in another country. Right?
It's funny. I never thought I'd be a good dad. I still don't, really. I'm just far too selfish and I don't really give a high-holy shit about anyone or anything else. But now I feel like I just went through one of those junior high 'Home-Economics' projects where you have to take care of an egg for a week in prep for parenthood.
Really, I thought I lost my eggs there for a moment. But I've got them back, god-dammit. I've got them back.
One word of advise, never let your surf gear (or your eggs, … or your kids too, I guess … whatever) out of your sight. God bless you all.
Excuse me, I think I'm gonna cry.
Yeah, but then your boards grow up and gets an attitude, then one day you find sex wax in their room and ask them how they found out about it and they say “You, alright!? I learned it by watching you!”
Yeah, that’s some pretty fucked up shit right there.
Oh, and you spelled “advice” wrong.
Hang ten, motherfucker!