Leave your jewellery at home, if your name is Zoey.
Last month when going though the TSA screening at Oakland airport I forgot that US laws require you to take off all your jewellery. I quickly took it all off and placed it in the plastic tub and went though the TSA screening. I only realised after I left the screening area and sat back down that I didn't have it all with me. Panic set in and I went back to the TSA area, I begged to be let though. I had the staff check the floor and some tubs (it took alot of begging) and somebody had picked it up and walked off with it. It kinda ruined my day and I thought that the world was against me.
Fast forward to that evening and a restaurant in Chinatown, one of my tour mates asked me where my earrings were. I realised then that I had lost my earrings as well as a charm bracelet.
I burst into tears and cried for a good hour. I took a pep talk from the lovely Dylan and a beer for me to get out of my funk.
Fast forward to yesterday and I FINALLY got in touch with my insurance company. A cheque is in the mail so I can replace my jewellery. They had sentimental value behind both pieces and one is no longer made by Tiffany and Co. But least i'm not out of pocket.
I pretty much cursed the TSA screening at every other airport, thought it was completely over the top. Til I visited the site of that fateful day in New York. I then understood and happily removed everything for the rest of the trip.
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