Re: Mandolin as carry on?
Got home a while ago from a trip to Virginia. We flew from BWI to MHT on Southwest. For the return trip, I checked in, literally, the minute I could (I was sitting there waiting like it was an ebay auction), and yet had C14 as a boarding position (I'm not too happy about that, but won't go there). The flight was totally full and they requested folks in C to gate check their carry on, especially if it didn't fit the prescribed parameters (ie. 24" length). It was very, very stressful, waiting to see if I'd have any trouble getting my mando into the cabin. I had one of my Strad-O-Lin's in a TKL case, and it was raining out. In the end, we went to the back of the plane, and there was space in the overhead compartment. I've never been happier to settle into my seat for a flight.
Later, at the gate, I watched them through the window unloading the plane and tossing stuff around in the rain. I am exceedingly grateful that there was no issue.
"To be obsessed with the destination is to remove the focus from where you are." Philip Toshio Sudo, Zen Guitar
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