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Jesus, that's depressing. For me, the airport is a place that's always buzzing with human activity. The atmosphere is electric. Here, you find people from al

Jesus, that's depressing. For me, the airport is a place that's always buzzing with human activity. The atmosphere is electric. Here, you find people from all walks of live, traveling for all sorts of reasons. Work. Family. Love. War. Weddings. Funerals. It's a goal-oriented sort of place, everyone has somewhere to be and a task to perform. There's common interest, we want to get to our destination safely. There are delights for the weary traveler - coffee, shops to browse in - Take the time to treat yourself! You're travelling.

SixSigma 10y ago
Next time I have a 12 hour stop-over in an airport that's mostly closed I'll remember how much I should be enjoying myself - I'm travelling.
Kurimo 10y ago
Those delights are so overpriced as to be insulting. Really hard to enjoy some scrambled eggs when they cost $13.
- ChoHag 10y ago
  And taste of nothing more then exactly as much salt as it is topped with, without even the benefit of a crunch of the slice of toast which is unable to hold its own under the onslaught of up-bulking water released during the cooking^Wboiling process (and wouldn't be able to even without the water because modern bread is so laughably unbreadlike). I'm happy to pay for food. I like paying for food. I like it to be food.
sixo 10y ago
But the coffee's bad, the shops, wifi, food, and drinks are overpriced and lack variety, the piano is off-limits, and nobody's rooted here long enough to invest energy in it as a place for community. What you describe would be great if it was good, but it's bad.
- Hydraulix989 10y ago
  Get the Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card with lounge access as a perk.
- geon 10y ago
  There are never any electric sockets either, so you can't use your screens for very long.
  - ChoHag 10y ago
    Some airports are relenting, but you must stand.
wangchow 10y ago
Yeah I have to agree. Maybe it's because I don't travel a lot, but it's like watching a big social experiment every time I go through.
random_upvoter 10y ago
I'm with you. People are so blasé about flying but I love every minute of the experience. Having said that, I do take my home-made sandwiches to the airport. Airport food is a ripoff.

SixSigma 10y ago

Next time I have a 12 hour stop-over in an airport that's mostly closed I'll remember how much I should be enjoying myself - I'm travelling.

Kurimo 10y ago

Those delights are so overpriced as to be insulting. Really hard to enjoy some scrambled eggs when they cost $13.

ChoHag 10y ago
And taste of nothing more then exactly as much salt as it is topped with, without even the benefit of a crunch of the slice of toast which is unable to hold its own under the onslaught of up-bulking water released during the cooking^Wboiling process (and wouldn't be able to even without the water because modern bread is so laughably unbreadlike). I'm happy to pay for food. I like paying for food. I like it to be food.

sixo 10y ago

But the coffee's bad, the shops, wifi, food, and drinks are overpriced and lack variety, the piano is off-limits, and nobody's rooted here long enough to invest energy in it as a place for community. What you describe would be great if it was good, but it's bad.

Hydraulix989 10y ago
Get the Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card with lounge access as a perk.
geon 10y ago
There are never any electric sockets either, so you can't use your screens for very long.
- ChoHag 10y ago
  Some airports are relenting, but you must stand.

wangchow 10y ago

Yeah I have to agree. Maybe it's because I don't travel a lot, but it's like watching a big social experiment every time I go through.

random_upvoter 10y ago

I'm with you. People are so blasé about flying but I love every minute of the experience. Having said that, I do take my home-made sandwiches to the airport. Airport food is a ripoff.