I’m currently sitting in the Salt Lake City airport, temporarily suspended between Portland and Kansas City, and it just struck me how weird airports are. It will also strike me, in a minute, that I need to buy a new battery for my laptop because this one apparently now only lasts about 40 minutes.
Here are a few things I appreciate about airports:
-No doors on the bathrooms
-Bathrooms have automatic flushers/faucets
-Terminal waiting area seat-backs, while uncomfortable, are at least high enough to reach my upper back
-Announcements warning against accepting “foreign objects” from strangers (suggesting that the SLC airport personnel is either very patriotic or they assume some sort of radical personal-political sovereignty)
-Use of the term “infant in arms” to signify an adult flying with a ticketless infant (or an infant with a gun, as the case may be)
-Talking with random strangers who also enjoy talking to random strangers (i.e., me)
Here are a few things i DO NOT appreciate about airports:
-SLOW WIFI
-Middle-aged creepy people staring at me
-Awkwardly sitting one or two seats away from someone and being unsure about how far your personal belongings should protrude from your personal space.
-A general lack of power outlets (15% battery…)
-The weird very short carpet with weird abstract-designs (except at PDX)
Well, comp’s about to shut itself down so I’m going to try to check my email one more time before it decides it needs a nap.
Even when there are power outlets, everyone is using them to charge phones, for some reason…
ah, this post was excellent! reminded me of some joys (and hates) of airports. the real question is: have you ever slept in an airport?
LOL…I love this random post..”middle-aged creepy people staring at me….” maybe cus they think your rediculously good looking???? just a thought..