Travel

via UPS or FEDEX. I very very rarely do the latter and it is costly, but the headaches are just not worth it. It is an art to pack all you need (especially for business and especially for women who can't wear the same suit every day) into carry-on luggage but it can be done. Sometimes I just buy extra clothing wherever I go and if I like it well enough, ship it home. If not, I donate it.

It is unconscionable that customer service and baggage handling for the airlines is this bad, but without staff, I guess I can't be surprised. To the extent it represents a "don't care" attitude more than mere understaffing, I can't say, but given the customer service decline at nearly every other big company in recent years, I'd guess it is a lot of the former.