Mar 20 2006

Chaos at the airport

Published by David Churbuck at 4:13 pm under Personal, Weird


T.F. Green airport in Providence, RI was pure lunacy this morning. A bazillion Clampetts and Kettles heading for the bus in the sky to get themselves south for the winter. I think it was some weird harmonic convergence of spring break, March Madness, and my bad luck of taking a late flight instead of the usual 6 am dawn patrol.

Utter suckfest. Because the lines were so long I couldn’t check my bag, and in my bag was my Swiss Army knife/USB drive/key chain.

Busted. Got away with the drive and the keys. Goodbye knife. Like I was going to rush the cockpit with a 1.5″ pen knife. Then I discovered, when I took off my shoes for the metal detector, this gem from dressing in the dark. The TSA lady was horrified.
Now I think I understand why the news staff at the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune gave me clothing as a going away present in 1984. Something about hemming my pants with a Swingline Stapler.

Holy Argyle!

6 responses so far

6 Responses to “Chaos at the airport”

  1. Juan deFucaon 20 Mar 2006 at 5:31 pm

    NICE SOCKS, DUDE.

    jIM

  2. Christopher Murrayon 20 Mar 2006 at 6:08 pm

    Nice socks? What’s with the orange toes!!

  3. site adminon 20 Mar 2006 at 9:06 pm

    It’s the phone cam. I swear.
    What’s that smell?

  4. Kristaon 21 Mar 2006 at 9:40 am

    The Artful Dodger lives!

  5. Janiceon 21 Mar 2006 at 8:19 pm

    Ooh, lordie, I am like so glad you don’t work in our office any more.

  6. site adminon 21 Mar 2006 at 8:24 pm

    Okay “squatty dance” I may come back just to bother you.

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