Well, when last I described my predicament, I thought I had left my car key in the PDX security check tub.

I called Portland International Airport’s Lost and Found. The key was not found, (had replacement made at Beaverton Russ, which is what I used to be before I moved into back into the city) but the Lost and Found department’s service was stellar. In addition to my phone call during which I reported the loss, I sent them an email reporting the issue.

Guess what? They answered me personally, mid-afternoon on the first business day I reported the problem.

My only suggestion:

Portland International Airport’s Lost and Found is only open Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. up ’til 4 p.m.

Sometimes important stuff disappears on weekends, or after hours. And given the very nature of airports, those who lose items are likely not to be in the area when they first notice their posession is missing.

Longer hours would help, as would being open on Saturday.

Why isn’t the PDX Airport Lost and Found open longer?

I’m “at a loss” for words. Except for one more self-declared “duh on me.”