Sometimes, when your luggage is lost, the thing you need most is a good laugh. This is certain to give you that:

WARNING: Watching this video may be hazardous to your health. When I first watched it I was eating lunch. I damned near choked to death! And those tears? Well, I think they were tears of joy; but they could have been related to the choking incident.

Enjoy!

But that's not too say that they ever really were listening. It's just to say that today they have a call center (in India, of course) where you can lodge your complaints via phone before having them be officially ignored. But only if you could understand the operator on the other end of the line - and even then, only if they have a strong enough grasp of the English Language to accurately file your complaint. But according to MSNBC, that all comes to an end in April.

On Feb 10th, MSNBC reported that "United Airlines is dropping an Indian customer call center that took compliments or complaints after a flight, telling customers to send a letter or e-mail instead.". The airline believes that they can better serve you by not talking to you at all. And while you can still talk to a person in the reservation center, they won't be taking your complaints.

Destination:
Ilwaco, WA
Cape Disappointment State Park
Site 14

Located two miles southwest of Ilwaco, Washington in Pacific County, Cape Disappointment (formerly known as Fort Canby State Park) is one of the Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks. And it's anything but disappointing!

We stayed at Cape Disappointment for 5 days, and it wasn't nearly enough. Inside the park you've got two lighthouses, an Interpretive Center and a museum. The surrounding area includes a number of other historic interests from the Lewis and Clark journey; the cave rescue scene in The Guardian was filmed nearby (so you know how beautiful it is here); and there's 27 miles of stunning coastline to enjoy - most of which you're very likely to have to yourself.

Cape Disappointment Lighthouse

The hike out to the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse is a must. The lighthouse was constructed in 1856 to warn seamen of the treacherous river bar known by then as "the graveyard of the Pacific." It is the oldest functioning lighthouse on the West Coast, and while the lighthouse itself is not open for tours, you'll want to take your camera at least halfway to the lighthouse for a few shots of Dead Man's Cove. Hike out to the lighthouse for some other nice surprises along the way.