Free speechlessness

I’ve never had laryngitis before, but I do now. I can hardly say a thing. I wanted to make some calls while driving from Santa Barbara to LAX, but ended up giving my voice a rest, which so far hasn’t worked. It was almost impossible to make myself undersood to the United and TSA personnel at the counter and security. Very strange for a talker to have one’s voice reduced to a choice of whisper or honk. Here’s hoping it works by the time I get to London tomorrow.