Back to the Airport

I'm picking my sister up at the airport tonight. She is coming back from New York. Did you know I can't even meet her at the gate anymore? Security has turned into a bitch here in the states. 🙁

with all respect, but it's about time they did some proper security; from what I heared

Yeah, we trust people too much here.

I wouldn't say THAT

Well here, we've never been allowed to go near the gates....better that way.

That used to be the coolest part about going to the airport. Sitting in those lobbies watching all the planes take off.

Those days are gone forever. . . God damn terrorists. 😠

We have, in Manchester Airport anyway, a massive window where you can see planes landing and taking off. It looks pretty cool.

This sucks, I don't want to drive to the airport again.

Tell her to get a cab 😉

I should. Or I should hit a bar by the airport, get shitty, then make her drive ME home!!!!! 🤣

the secuirity at the airport over here is strange. it wants to be good but in reality it SUCKS. when i was going throught the detectors, i beeped but i didnt have anything! no metal whatsoever!!!! and then they put me in the "beepy people line" and i kept beeping anyway. the lady said it could be the metal on my shoes. nevermind they didnt beep the first time!

That does suck ToMacco. When I'm at the airpot I like to walk around the terminals and see the different people going to different parts of the world. All the big 747's always went to Tokyo, Bombay and Frankfurt. 😎

Now that I'm back, I can tell you how much of a pain in the ass it was.

First of all, I didn't have a flight number, or know which of the two terminals in Minneapolis to pick her up at. So here, I'm driving passed the airport, turning around, then driving passed it again, waiting for her to call my cell phone.

I drove passed it and turned around 3 or four times, then finally just pulled into the first terminal. It wasn't very busy at all, but you all know pick up stations right? You can pull up, but you can't park.

So I'm sitting there at the first terminal for about five minutes. My sister calls, she just landed, but she's at the other terminal (of course).

So I make my way to the other terminal. Which is a major pain in the ass, I had to get back onto the freeway and go the opposite direction. Then I turned around on the next exit. I should have just stayed on that road; the Mall of America is five miles down the road.

So I get back onto the freeway and race towards the other terminal. I pull off and manuver my way through traffic. I finally pull up to where I'm supposed to be. I quickly call my sister back on her cell phone, and she says she's getting her bags, and will be out in a second. I was parked for probably 20 seconds, and some security guard told me I could sit there. I had the car in "drive" and was holding down the brake, for God's sake.

So, I had to circle the *** damn terminal AGAIN. This time around, I went real slow, and managed to pick her up.

Needless to say, I had a beer when I got home.

Yeah..the airport pretty much sucks now.. I remember having to hang out in baggage claim waiting for my mom at LAX...I miss being able to go to the different shops and restaurants by the gates..you know their business is really down now. 🙁

You're flying somehwere too?

Not in any forseeable future.

Too bad.

Her arms are too tired.

Yeah...not much for distance flying.

But short range, she could peck your eyes out in a second. 😂