Like most people I know who have flown airlines a lot, I usually arrive early (I have a daughter who is exactly the opposite. She believes that if you don’t have to run to get to the gate before the flight leaves, you should have slept longer.)
It is not unusual for me to finish up business in a city long before my flight departure. I head straight for the airport, frequently arriving hours early (In the old days, I often caught an earlier flight. That’s impossible today.) So, my daughter asks, why do you go so early? Well, where else would I rather spend a few hours?
The typical airport has everything I need to get work done or to just flat relax. I can get food of a sort (and it is getting better), books, magazines and newspapers, watch TV and hook up the computer (That’s another thing that gets better every year.). I can get my shoes shined, exercise in climate-controlled comfort or recharge my cell phone.
I have even spent the night at airports a few times, though I really don’t recommend it.
The airport is a great place to people watch. Just the way people dress provides a great source of entertainment. It ranges from bare midriffs and low necklines to the most rigid of dress codes for business. Some women dress as if they were going straight to a night club to dance on stage. Some people would be underdressed for mowing the yard. I can’t figure it all out. Why in the world would fat folks display a midriff?
It seems to me that airports are getting even better at providing a place for people to wait, and that’s a good thing. Most of our time at airports is, after all, spent waiting.
I’ll see you at the airport.
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