other day last week at Tegel airport at the security check: "Get even the screwdriver out of your pocket!" Me: "I do not screw it." The customs official, "But you have a bit set here, for that you need a screwdriver." Oh no, now I find it again. I forgot to unpack the bit set for the Sunday cabinet design action at A. In my bag. Therefore he must now away on business. "I did not screw it, this is just a set of bits that I forgot to unpack." "Well, your luck, the screwdriver, you should not have to take." "But the bits are ok?" "Yes, yes so that you can not kill." Hm I wonder what happens when a whole Kreuzschlitzbit doll pushes on the chest. Regardless do not think something like that, otherwise I see this idea yet, and threatening to pull me out of circulation. No, everything goes well, I land in Istanbul, passing through passport control and put me on the next plane to Ankara again in the security check line. My bag with the already assessed as harmless bit set is three times under the luggage scanner back and forth for. We search for the owner. "Here, this is mine!" I sense what's right now. The Turkish customs officials got my bit set and says: "Problem, problem!" I declare that I have problems in Germany got through security. He shakes his head. "In Turkey problem! Turkey problem! Check in baggage!" He points to the check-in counter, otherwise I will not come through here. I have to give up the bit set as baggage. calculated short, it is max. 20 € new purchase value when I leave this thing here are simple. Not much, that it would be worth fighting for, but already out of curiosity I go to the counter. I declare the facts and get a head shaking. Without my luggage is not. My luggage but I have given up in Berlin. "And where is your luggage receipt?" The little sticker, which is always pinned on the boarding pass? To my colleague and which is already behind the security checkpoint. There are only 20 minutes to departure. I am taken to another that can better English. Over again. Conclusion: I could only give up my shoulder bag including bit set, will not do without. In my mind's eye is the bag totally crushed between huge suitcases and is used by airport employees carelessly thrown onto the tape. No, this is not an option. I'll try again. I can not put it in an envelope or a box? Have not you. And mercy is but one and makes a gesture to follow me. We go to another corner of the terminal and get a box. He makes small, packed my bit set and wrapped the package 20 laps with adhesive tape. Then top it's "Fragile" stickers and a "Fragile" trailer turn, is larger than the package itself Then he throws it on a cart, which is still quite far away from the gate. I leave inside of my bits that create the ever more to the pilot. I have to run, again by the Security, from the gate, board the flight. An hour later we arrive in Ankara. At the terminal to separate the baggage carousels in international and domestic arrival. I need to both, my suitcase is from Berlin, my bit set in Istanbul. What is more important? First, the international arrival. The suitcases tumbling onto the tape, one after the other. I is not to see. Hm After a few minutes are all supplied with their baggage, and only a small black beat. No trace of my suitcase! Oh no, it is at seven, I have customers tomorrow's meeting because I can not show up in jeans and old stuff. On Lost-and-found desk I look very sad. The colleague is running with me to the baggage claim and look. "There he is, the little black, that's yours!" "No, mine is big and red." We continue to run. My feet hurt. Airport routes are always very long. In one corner is a different case. Black, small. "Is this yours?" "No, my BIG and RED." She nods, but seems not to understand. You fill out a form out and asks me how my case looks like. I take a deep breath: "Red and large." No one knows where he is and when it will come. Nungut wait. Now for the Domestic terminal, see if the bit set is there. After 10 km on foot can be felt we were kind enough to still pure, and there is also my Bitsatzkiste. She has done it, not my case. Great. Dress up you can not die!
An hour after landing, we finally go to the hotel. I give the reception my mobile number, with an urgent plea to let me know as soon as a large red suitcase is delivered. No info at eight, nine nothing new to ten I'm still kofferlos. At eleven I go to bed. Without brushing teeth, without pajama pants, without anything. Half past eleven, my phone rang. The receptionist warbles: "I have good news for you Your suitcase is here!" I do not believe it. Then the phone rings, my suitcase at the door. What a joy:)