My Great Loss!

Well, I am not dealing as well as I thought with my jet-lag. I couldn't sleep last night. Probably because I was sick thinking about the loss of one of my companions--my Nikon D40x! As I was getting off of my connecting plane Friday from Phoenix to SLC, I forgot to grab my camera bag from the overhead compartment above my seat. I just walked off and left it! I didn't realize until we were in Sandy. By the time I called, that flight was already gone. The lady I talked to said that they don't clean out the overhead bins after each flight. Does that surprise you? It did me, too! She said that it could be on that plane for a few days flying from place to place!

How could I be so careless? Anyone who knows me, knows that my camera is an appendage and I am mourning my loss! In my camera bag was a brand new Canon video camera, too! I figure that I am out about $1500! I called my insurance company to find out if I can claim it on my homeowners insurance. They said I could but I have a $1000 ded. and will miss out on my $450 of cash back for being claims free! So it's a wash! I can hardly bear the thought! However, there is a bright spot in this sad sickness. The night we left, as I was finishing packing, I decided to upload all my memory cards onto my laptop. So I have my memories...

I have filed a claim, and as everyday passes my hopes are falling! But there is another bright spot-- one of my high school friends was on Facebook the other day and saw my lamenting post for my "companion" and he just so happens to be counsel for US Air! He has assigned someone to tracking it down! Wow! It's amazing to have friends that watch out for you and even better is that because of FB I actually am connected after 25 years! Technology is crazy! Now let's all keep our fingers crossed and say a prayer that this person will find it!