Teeny, tiny stress bombs just waiting to detonate.

I still have my original Bose QC2 headset. It’s accompanied me on every plane journey I’ve taken over the past 18? years and I’ve never lost it. A considerable feat when you’re as prone to losing things as I am and travelling with an infant-then-child, taking responsibility for their stuff too.
Bought a newer spec Bose headset for the kid as she was using mine which gave me a stark reminder of how much less pleasant travelling in planes is without them.

No point reducing stress one way to replace it with a different kind involving the anxiety of when (not if) you’ll end up losing a pod.

I feel all tense now just thinking about it!