I checked a 65 pound bag yesterday, and this was my conversation with Anthony Jackson, the Delta ticket counter attendant.
AJ: Sir, the limit for you bag is 50 pounds.
ME: Yeah, I know. I’ve thought this through.
MY BRAIN: I can’t believe I was able to pack everything in one bag. I have such an incredible sense of space. I am the man!
AJ: That will be $90 sir.
ME: 90 Dollars? For an extra 15 pounds?
AJ: 50 pounds is the limit.
MY BRAIN: 90 divided by 15 is 6…. that’s $6 per extra pound. I’m pretty fast at math. I am the man!
ME: So what if I had just brought a second bag?
AJ: Um, lets see… [typing stuff] 2 bags is 25 dollars.
ME: So, I can bring two bags totaling 100 lbs. for $25 or one bag that weighs 65 lbs. and pay $90?
AJ: That’s our policy.
MY BRAIN: That’s all the math I’m willing to do to make my point, from now on I’m using a rigid tone. I am the man!
ME: (in a slightly firm tone) What is the explanation for this?
AJ: The weight of your bags costs us in fuel.
ME: hmmmm….
MY BRAIN: Poor guy. He can’t add as good as me. Now I don’t know what to say. Think of something Tripp. Stop feeling sorry for him. Be the man!
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