The Laws of Road Trips
�Bus breakdowns always occur on the longest trips.
�Traveling Amnesia Principle
�Forgetful students always forget something.
�RT + 1 Principle
�The scheduled return time of any trip will be one hour earlier than the actual return.
�Corollary
�This happens even when you pad the return time with an extra hour.
�RT + 3 Principle
�You will have to wait at least another two hours for the last parent to pick up a child.
�Percussion Will Travel Principle
�On every band trip one important piece of percussion equipment will be left at the school.
�Percussion Won't Travel Principle
�On every band trip one important piece of percussion equipment will be left at the performance site.
�Diminishing Quality Rule to the Percussion Won't Travel Principle
�At any festival one piece of percussion equipment will be switched with that of another school.
�Corollary
�The one you take back will be of lower quality.