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Originally Posted by Danariel
Since there hasn't been a reply from the OP, this whole conversation is strictly academic at this point, but I'd like to share with you my own experience at the airport.
I went to Ohio on a business trip; on the return trip, we had a connecting flight through Chicago. We had just debarked, and I hadn't taken the time to put my Kindle back in my bag. I went to the bathroom, and put the Kindle on top of the toilet paper dispenser. I met with my co-workers back outside the bathroom, and we walked very fast to the gate for our connecting flight.
As we got there, I heard my name on the intercom...and I instantly knew why. I had left my Kindle in the bathroom! I practically RAN back to the gate one up from the where we had gotten off the first plane (the gate number mentioned in the intercom message, and right across from the bathroom.) I had recently updated my Kindle, so I didn't have my usual Screen Savers on it (was waiting for them to update the SS hack and the Font hack) which have my name, phone number, and Reward If Found. It was just my great luck that I had left my flight pass in the case with it.
Some kind soul found it, and took it to the nearest gate fast enough that I was still able to make my connecting flight. Had they not, I'd have been out my Kindle, and I would have waited in line to board, realized my boarding pass AND my Kindle were missing, run back to the bathroom, and upon discovering it lost I'd have had to race BACK to the connecting flight's gate and try to get another boarding pass in time to make the flight. I'd probably have missed it.
Unfortunately they didn't leave any contact info at the gate, or I'd probably have sent them a thank you card along with $50 or so as a reward for their honesty and good deed. As it was, I just thanked all the dieties I could think of for the safe return of my Kindle.
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I hope you're thanking your lucky stars that dtrainor was not the one to find your Kindle. You would have been screwed.