Sitting in NRT

I survived my 5am alarm clock and slog out to TPE airport. At least there wasn’t any bad traffic.

Exchanged my last TWD for JPY to buy some chocolates and, more importantly, some more cough drops as I’m coughing up a storm today. I’m sure my seatmate and others nearby appreciate that.

Now I’m debating if I should “gate”-check a nearly-empty rollaboard carry-on since the handle won’t close all the way (will it get crushed in cargo?), or put it in sideways in the overhead bin and annoy other people on a full 747?
(I have a knapsack which has my carry on stuff – it fit into the rollaboard)

Also a new blister today in a new place – on the side of my heel. Never had one there before that I can recall. Sigh