The last trip was June 26-29; I didn't take a jacket and kicked myself for doing so. Nevertheless, I did search the pockets of every coat and jacket --kent4str's too-- out of desperation. I had my suit with me on that trip so I check its pockets too despite it having been to the cleaners since.
I check every suitcase and bag in the house, including side pockets and cases I know I never took to Toronto the last two trips, just in case. One thing I didn't do was check every shirt pocket in my closet... I'll try that when I get home.
During dinner tonight, I had a sudden recollection of a fragment of a memory from about that time, something about being home and seeing my passport was damp. The fragment was momentary... it might well have been only a portion of some forgotten dream. Or it could be that I accidentally laundered my passport and put it somewhere to dry, then entirely forgot about it because of other distractions and commitments. In any case, I'll ransack the laundry room when we return.
As you noted, I usually avoid this sort of situation by having well-defined and consistent systems. And in case the system fails, I usually have backups (I have three copies of my birth certificate currently), just in case. This time, all has failed. In fact, I've realized I've failed so thoroughly that I don't even have emergency contact information for the INS or the Canadian gov't in my Palm Pilot. At least I have a photocopy of my green card at home so I have a record of my file number. *sigh*
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Date: 2007-08-17 02:51 am (UTC)I check every suitcase and bag in the house, including side pockets and cases I know I never took to Toronto the last two trips, just in case. One thing I didn't do was check every shirt pocket in my closet... I'll try that when I get home.
During dinner tonight, I had a sudden recollection of a fragment of a memory from about that time, something about being home and seeing my passport was damp. The fragment was momentary... it might well have been only a portion of some forgotten dream. Or it could be that I accidentally laundered my passport and put it somewhere to dry, then entirely forgot about it because of other distractions and commitments. In any case, I'll ransack the laundry room when we return.
As you noted, I usually avoid this sort of situation by having well-defined and consistent systems. And in case the system fails, I usually have backups (I have three copies of my birth certificate currently), just in case. This time, all has failed. In fact, I've realized I've failed so thoroughly that I don't even have emergency contact information for the INS or the Canadian gov't in my Palm Pilot. At least I have a photocopy of my green card at home so I have a record of my file number. *sigh*
Failure sucks.