United Lounge

We went to the airport early; Tom wanted less stress as he wrapped up some work and calls. We sat at the window bar top. I watched the myriad of liveries and models of planes whip back and forth on the taxiways. My favorite was the Emirates 777.

Our seat was adjacent to the dessert and snack bar in the club, which is convenient and entertaining. Seemingly unaware of his surroundings, a man took a coffee cup and filled it with snacks, then proceeds to stuff it into a pocket in his backpack; but it doesn’t fit. He struggles for several minutes, refusing to recognize the dilemma is unsolvable. All the while, he is blocking access to the treats for the other guests, the underside of his pack is being jostled on top of the serving ware making it clank. To him it probably sounded like an alarm going off, signaling to staff his attempted heist. He eventually abandoned his project and walked off in a huff.

Our flight was delayed so we had numerous rounds of chicken and soup. We indulged in a prosecco.Read more