athena53
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Only once I'm past the TSA ordeal and if I'm in an airline lounge with an adult beverage in my hand.
Agree, PBI. We go through there instead of FLL to visit my DB sometimes. Very sweet/clean/small airport.That said, I do have one of the nicer airports near me, PBI, Palm Beach International. Very nice, clean, easy, smaller...
+1Not at all, I'd rather have a root canal. Crowds, waiting in line, waiting on baggage, pat downs and going through x-ray detectors, removing shoes off, postponed flights, crummy food, getting rental cars, returning rental cars, taking shuttles from long term parking in freezing/raining or excruciating heat are not enjoyable. Flew enough in my work career to fill a lifetime. Will only fly now if it makes sense not to drive. I actually thought the question was tongue in cheek.
When I was a kid my Dad used to take us to the airport (Cleveland Hopkins) just for fun. There was no TSA to deal with and one of the concourses had an outdoor rooftop area for folks like us to go out and watch the planes take off and land.
Truthfully, I don't enjoy airports. I think they are boring, sterile, and dull. I could think of a few more similar adjectives. Tedious, uncomfortable, and mind-numbing. I would go on but you get the idea.
If I enjoyed airports, my Dream Home would look just exactly like an airport. After all, I have the money to decorate it however I want. That said, the way I have decorated it is not at all reminiscent of an airport, thank heavens!
That's nice, but IME most airports are neither small nor cozy these days. I remember back in the 1950's when terminals often were quite small and passengers and those greeting passengers could freely walk out on the runway to the planes. Now, the terminals are huge and access to the runways is not open and easy like it once was. That is sensible but makes terminals less than cozy.I would not mind having my home look like parts of my local airport on a smaller, cozier scale.
I just want to get from point A to point B so no. But I do get a kick watching those old Airport movies with Dean Martin. All the customers are wearing their Sunday best!
Newark Airport, Terminal A. Box fans. No joy!
Only once I'm past the TSA ordeal and if I'm in an airline lounge with an adult beverage in my hand.
My concern exactly - thieves or others bent on causing mischief to the infrastructure.I'll echo the general sentiment about airports, and add that a down-side to this practice is that it will incent local thieves to visit.
Once past security, I know I'm supposed to keep a close watch on my stuff, but I'm pretty relaxed about setting stuff down on the floor, maybe even dozing, and not worrying about some sly emeffer unzipping a pocket on my carry-on and running off with a bit of my electronics or something. But there will probably be "professionals" that target the airport, now that they don't need a ticket.
All we need are flying cars with a range of, say, 4000 miles.