The good thing was the insurance of the bass clarinet covered the mouthpiece as well, so I got another mouthpiece for free... it's not as good as the one before, but at least I'm not keeping the clarinet (I'm giving it back in April).
Anyway, I just booked my flight to go to Charlottetown and back from Halifax... so excited!!
If you can't stand the heat... don't tickle the dragon.