I am very, very fortunate to have a sweet little airport only 45 minutes from my house. It's in Moline, Illinois -- and I do have to cross a bridge over the Mississippi River to get to it. But, other than that -- it is ALMOST PERFECT.
Except for the parking. Ugh. The parking. It is always a long, long walk to get from the parking lot to the airport. And when you're dealing with luggage, and the nowadays mandatory airport security, that walk can be a real pain in the ass.
Last week, on the day I was leaving for Salt Lake City -- THIS HAPPENED...
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| Yes, that is the airport building in the picture. And THAT VACANT PARKING SPACE IS #2 in the first line of NON-HANDICAPPED parking spaces. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT. There was a red van pulling out, and I asked her to stop so I could take the picture...(she's just out of frame, laughing, but preventing anybody from taking the spot as I photograph it...we had to be quick) |
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| Moline has a sweet little art gallery you can walk through on your way to security (I have never seen anybody do that) |
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| It is always, always empty... |
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| Really -- like this every single time... |
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| At my sweet little airport, they actually PROVIDE ziplock bags, just in case you forgot...(which everybody does) |
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| On every flight this time, I was TSA PRE APPROVED...which is something like hitting the lottery. You get to go to a separate line, (with just a few other selected special people)...you don't have to take your shoes off, etc. |
I didn't think too much of it at the time -- I was too busy being grateful for my good luck. But why was I TSA pre-approved? Do they have some new data that shows fat girls can't be terrorists? I tried to see what we all had in common, my fellow TSA-Pre group...but I couldn't figure it out. We were men and women. Fat and skinny. Short and Tall. We were a diverse group...so if it's just a random thing, then isn't it bogus? Then -- what's the point?
Yeah...I'm gonna quit on this line of thinking while I'm still ahead...
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| Moline is a sweet little airport, with lots of connecting flights, and I have always loved going there. |
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| The new mural is exceptional... |
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| And the carpet is, like all airport and hotel carpets, AWESOME...!! |
One of the coolest carpets I've encountered was at the Madison Concourse Hotel in Madison, WI right across from the capitol. The lobby carpet is a subtle map of the city. I looked at it for two days before I realized that's what it was.
ReplyDeleteRita, I too am TSA pre. I think it has something to do with our ages. I started getting it when I was 67.
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