It’s that time of year when the world falls in love. When more people get bumped in shopping malls or rear-ended in traffic yet manage to remain cheery amid the melee. When everyone and their mothers try to get on a plane and some don’t make it because they misjudged the misery of the security line. The holidays are so fun. An excuse to reconnect with people we love, they’re a season we cherish. But the “memorable” moments we experience during this time often involve the angst-producing alongside the heartwarming. We like angst. Not when it’s happening, but when it’s funny later.
Fort Collins Urban Mattress Owner Bruce Henderson recalls one such memory:
Headed home to Tennessee one Christmas, Bruce and his wife arrived at the airport later than they’d wanted (for the sake of the story we’ll just surmise that someone forgot their toothbrush or they hit construction on the way or 5 million other people were trying to get to the same airport at the same time).
They were going to make their flight by the skin of their teeth. But the airline took the opportunity to abdicate responsibility for their bags. To get on the plane, they had to sign a form saying “We voluntarily separated from our luggage.” They boarded with no idea if they’d ever see it again but figured it was worth the risk.
Luckily, they made it—bags and all.
Phew. So although the holidays may mean you’re sleeping in a lumpy bed in a guest room that smells of mothballs, you’ll get precious family time and maybe even homemade pie in exchange for your sacrifice.
And if you’ve recently experienced holiday flight horror involving cramped seats and crooked necks, just remember how much grumpier you’d have been if you hadn’t made it on the plane at all.
We like comedian Louis CK’s take on the subject of flying: “(People) act like their flight was like a cattle car in the 40s in Germany.
…Oh really. What happened next? Did you fly through the air, incredibly, like a bird?” (Watch the clip if you haven’t already—it’s so worth it.)
Yep- we’ve all got to admit that even if holiday travels become travails, chances are it’ll all be fine by next year. Plus, if you’re one of our customers, you get to come home to comfort your travel-weary body in an amazing bed.
Happy Holidays!