Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for April 08, 2024

Philbert is beginning to wonder if this trip is really necessary.

Don’t leave me, loose wheel!

Should’ve checked the bags after all.

How much you wanna bet he has the middle seat?

I see Boeing has branched out to luggage construction

He must be at O’Hare.

Been there. Almost as bad as blowout on the interstate, and no road service either.

Yep.

Now, he’s looking for the short way to all Gates…

Good morning Balladeers!

Always a bad sign when the wheels come off. This could be an omen Philbert, perhaps you should wait in the lounge while you have AAA come and repair the wheel. Work can wait..

I feel his pain

Philbert reacts…Holy crap!

Wheel off fortune.

Chester shudders at yet another page being added to the already hefty current-day “Fear of Flying” catalog.

wondering if the plane’s door, wing, or landing gear will fall off…what say you, Boeing?

If you can afford the quintuple-pricing, there’s always a Bags-Am-We outlet store at every airport.

Failing that, there’s always the Sky Mall — but the in-flight delivery charges are absolute skyway robbery!

I sat in an airport for three hours and cursed the person who thought small tiles were appropriate flooring for wheeled luggage.

Clack clack clack clack clack CLACK CLACK

‘Long way to all gates’ sign LOL

The plane the family was taking to Germany landed and a body on a gurney came out. They pretended it was a living patient, but he was dead. Not a good feeling. We arrived safely, but the marriage we were attending ended very badly.

I love his hair! :)

It’s boeing to be a bad day

“ease of travel”…now that’s funny!

The wheels of travel move slowly.

Well, Chester — try not to get all wrapped around the axle about it, because there’s no point. And no axle.

It’s a long way to Tipperary…Air.

Flip ‘er over, Chet — she’ll slide on her flat bottom edge a LOT better than on that broken-off wheel bracket!

[exasperated voice of experience here]

The lug in luggage becomes literal.