AIRPORT ANNOUNCEMENTS

I had some time to kill in the Cleveland airport before the flight back to New York. I started listening to the announcements, because they were a bit different than the usual "now boarding," gate changes, security warnings and "John Doe, meet your party at the baggage carousel." There were a series of ones like, "Will the man who left his cellphone at security checkpoint B please return to claim it." In less than a half hour people also left "a flashlight with a key attached," a leather jacket, and, my favorite, "silver jewelry." Plus one ski glove left at the information desk.

And then there were two different announcements of "Mr. X, will you please return to the Y carousel. You took the wrong luggage."