Yesterday, Jay said I should wash my backpack. We used our backpacks as carry-on luggage for our Central Europe and Baltics trip. Of course, they should be washed and disinfected after travelling. Think how many spaces they've shared with unknown bags on airplanes, trains, and buses during the month trip! It's a little disturbing to even consider, especially post-COVID.
Anyway, I'm lazy. If you've ever met me you already know that. I decided it would be easier to order a new backpack from Amazon. After all, my Swiss Gear bag had somehow become eight years old. Really? How quickly time goes. And how quickly old people say that.
I knew the exact year of the old one because it was also an Amazon purchase. A quick order search showed it has lived with me since 2016. Age wasn't the only thing. Also, I'd noticed a minute bit of plastic debris was coming off around one zipper. And did I say I was too lazy to wash the old one?
The delivery guy dropped off the box a few minutes ago. Okay, they're about the same size although they don't look like they are in the photo. The new one is on the left and my trusty old Swiss Gear on the right. Still plenty of room for the travelling HP laptop.
Enough pockets and zippers too. Unfortunately they're all in different places! I'll have to devise all new places for the crap I always carry. That also sounds like work. Maybe it would've been easier to just wipe off the old one?