“Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free…”, crooned the lyrics by ‘The Band’, but this was back in 1976 when hippies used a magic bus to get around and excess luggage wasn’t an issue. They didn’t have to use Ryanair to get to the seaside back then but no ‘loads for free’ around here nowadays!
If Fanny had showed up overloaded with excess clobber she would have met the waiting ‘Ayatollah de Baggarge’ at the check-in, whose job it is to ensure that the permitted 10kg allowance is not abused and then, God forbid, if the parameters have been exceeded, appropriate extortionate tariffs are imposed forthwith . No free-loaders here, in fact she will absolutely ensure your gelato fund will be severely dented before you have the slightest possibility of entering the Eurozone.
For us, we were way under the required limits so it’s off to the VIP lounge for a couple of relaxing G’n’T’s and a charcuterie platter before we head for the skies.
This classic track ‘The Weight’ by ‘The Band’ from back in 1968 which is a great song that featured as a backing track in the wonderful hippie road movie, ‘Easy Rider’, the following year.
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