Kittens, cats, sacks, wives. How many were going to Chennai?

• Seven passengers
• Seven carry-ons
• 750 lbs of luggage

"We're gonna need a bigger boat."

The Super Shuttle van arrived five minutes after their 15 minute pick-up window closed.  Not to worry, we had budgeted a lot of time to travel from Geetha's parents' house in Clarksburg, MD to Dulles, VA.  We lined up the 15 suitcases, each one near the 50 lb limit, on the sidewalk and waited for the van.  When it arrived, the driver took one look at the enormous mass of bags and declared that they will not fit in the van.

“Then get another van to carry the bags,” I insisted.  “The reservation agent assured me that all the bags and passengers will fit in this van.”

“No, they will not fit,” he replied.

We went back-and-forth until he called his dispatcher, who said that everything will fit in the van.  The driver ended the call and looked, puzzled, at the large mass of luggage and the back of the van.  While he was doing that, I opened the side door and started loading some of the bags on to one of the bench seats.  With some creative geometry and Nikhil sitting on Geetha’s lap, all the passengers and luggage were in the van and ready to hit the highway – at rush hour.