Comments on: A Story about Airport Security

By: In The Pipeline Chino House

In The Pipeline Chino House — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 21:43:54 +0000

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By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:20:57 +0000

In reply to xanthe. Thanks so much Xanthe! Laptop still at Gatwick but working on retrieving it still. The trip was AMAZING! Yours looked pretty wonderful as well! :)

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:19:54 +0000

In reply to Suzy. Thanks so much Suzy! That's super helpful! Still waiting, hoping, praying for the return of the laptop. :)

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:19:08 +0000

In reply to Kelly. Yes, I am always losing my mind in airports!! Thank you so much!! XOXO

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:18:26 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Jensen. So glad to hear you had success. My computer is in fact still at the airport but I am having a lot of trouble actually retrieving it. Prayers and hopes continue. :)

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:17:17 +0000

In reply to Judy Cromwell. Thanks so much Judy! That's super sweet. It's an adventure for sures!

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 07:16:32 +0000

In reply to JulieLoibner. Oh the feelings were VERY similar to the day the other laptop was stolen. Panic and all!

By: xanthe

xanthe — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:37:39 +0000

I hope you got it back?? I too look for the grateful in difficult situations. Beautifully written post, even if the subject matter isn’t. Your trip looked fab, can’t wait to see more from it. xxx

By: Suzy

Suzy — Sat, 31 May 2014 03:28:04 +0000

I’m sorry that your story made me laugh. (It’s not the circumstance but the way you tell it, because in the telling you found at least a little bit of humor in it.) And then it made me smile. I love that you found peace.

The closest similar thing I can think of (because it’s been just a year and anything beyond that is gone from memory) is that on our way to visit Bruce’s ailing mother in California, we left our suit bag in a hotel in New Mexico. Once we arrived in SoCal, I had to buy a pair of long pants and a couple of tops because all I had were shorts and a few running tank tops in my gym bag. The hotel held onto our suit bag until our trip back home.

A month later we were back in the car to go bury Bruce’s mom, and the forgotten suit bag, while inconvenient, was put in perspective.

Once you get your computer back (and I know you will – it’s why I can laugh), you might consider an online service that performs the backups automatically, in the background, while you work.

As a longtime subscriber to Kim Komando’s newsletters, I’ve started using a service she has recommended for years (long before they began advertising with her): Carbonite. It’s $60 a year, with 2 bonus months right now and a 15-day free trial. Once I installed it and did the initial backup (which took a while because I have so much stuff), I forgot about it as it began running in the background. I never think about it anymore. I like it so much better than that darn external hard drive. An online service means you can access your stuff from any computer with Internet access.
I believe the promo code is KIM, but if you want to try it and can’t find it, let me know. http://www.komando.com

That’s my public service announcement for the day. Looking forward to the announcement that you found the laptop! 🙂

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 30 May 2014 23:05:27 +0000

My mind. Many times I’ve lost my mind in airports….and it is valuable to me. Praying your computer will be returned to you. Enjoy the beach….wherever you are. I still haven’t figured it out.