The Future Is Now
Another day, another week, another lifeless airport producing cheap coffee. I’ve often written about antics in airports in various countries but I never cease to be amazed at the amount of blog material I find in some airports. It’s almost as if I’m meant to blog about them
This one is a change from the norm in that it is bright and airy and gives you a sense of wide open spaces which is exactly what you need before you’re squeezed into a flying sardine can that is then strapped to the pilot’s back for twelve hours or so.
I know that I have some time to kill before boarding and I head towards the stand that sells nuts and chocolates, both of which are weaknesses of mine. The lady at the counter is sweet, kind and smiles at me as she weighs my nuts. (Which is not a turn of phrase I often get to use)
I saunter around, looking for a place where I can find a wi-fi spot and decide to open up my laptop to see if it can discover anything available. There is a row of chairs next to an unused gate beside some electrical sockets. There also are a series of booths for phones which almost seem quaint in these days of mobile telephony and internet connections. The booths are empty though as the phones are no longer there:
How do I switch it off?
Or maybe they’ve just nailed the next-generation iPhone to the wall …
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I stumbled across your blog here, and felt it necessary to tell you that I am one of the odd people that you’ve been seeing everywhere. Not EVERYWHERE, per se… okay, well… not all at once.
That is all. Carry on.
Hello Tina,
That’s okay .. I’m sure that if you root around the blog long enough you may find a story that describes something you do or a place you’ve been to. Hang around long enough and I just might write about you!
No offence meant of course – I just enjoy writing about all the odd stories that come my way.
Thanks for reading
I’ve, seen the future and it’s brushed chrome! Or was it stainless steel – Oh nevermind. I definitely think you’ve found your niche with the airport thing, I love your quirky observations. Like Columbo, you don’t miss a trick!
That’s exactly it; I’m the Columbo of unexpectedness
But I don’t know where you are. Where is this airy, spacious sea of tranquility for the Unexpected Travelling soul? Please note that I didn’t use American spelling out of homage to you;)
This is all part of Hartford airport, CT!
The European/British spelling is very much appreciated, Linda!
It is not services that are strange at certain airports, sometimes also people and sales attendants.
Oh yes, those people are odd too Henry – and I’m always on the lookout for more blog fuel
Future phone? Can you call yourself in the past with it?
I wonder if I could call myself in the past, but knowing what my friends are/used to be like, I would have thought it was a prank and not believed myself.
Hold on a minute …