You are my hero! And, if reincarnation exists and you come back as a
mouse, well met's just say you'll be royalty!
neil.fraser@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Last week I moved from Ottawa, Canada to San Jose, California. The
> toughest part was trying to bring my pet mouse with me.
>
> Air Canada will accept mice as checked luggage (not carry on). I
> booked with them. Then they told me that that particular plane didn't
> have heating in the cargo hold and therefore they won't carry any pets
> during winter months.
>
> United Airlines accept small pets as carry on. I changed my booking to
> them. But when I got to the check-in counter I was told that mice and
> rats are not allowed. Only gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, etc. Had I
> said she was a gerbil, everything would have been fine.
>
> With the clock ticking, I ran across the air****t to the Air Canada
> cargo building and hastily booked my mouse in for one of their cargo
> flights for $155. They didn't fly to San Jose, the closest they came
> was San Francisco.
>
> With my bags already heading for San Jose, I changed flights to San
> Francisco so that I could pick up my mouse. The woman at the San
> Francisco cargo counter gave me a heart attack when she said "Your
> mouse didn't make it." What she meant was that my mouse had been
> embargoed in Toronto. Apparently they can't fly pets out on the last
> flight of any day.
>
> After 36 hours of travelling, she finally arrived in California. A big
> thumbs up to Air Canada Cargo for feeding and watering her during the
> unscheduled stop. She was happy and her normal self. I was a bit
> frazzled.
>
> And finally, when the housing agency in California heard about her,
> they demanded a $500 deposit against any damage which she might cause.
>
> The things us silly humans will do for a $2.95 feeder mouse.
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