Chicken Soup for the O'hare Traveller's Soul
I'm back in the Bay as of 3am this morning, after long, delay-ridden flights from the East Coast. Yesterday I ended up having a few more impromptu meetings with faculty and saw the rain and slush side of New England. I'd forgotten about that, too.
As soon as I was finally off the interview clock yesterday, my body immediately responded with the release of the collective stress of months in the form of a nagging bug that followed me through shuttle rides, flights and airports. I've decided that airports are the single worst places to feel nauseous, because you can never escape the smell of pizza, and it's almost impossible to find soup. I did, however, manage to locate some chicken noodle at O'hare during my 4 hour delay, but its effects were lessened by that damn pizza smell and the hours and hours of Anna Nicole Smith funeral coverage on airport CNN. Talk about nauseating.
So now comes the waiting, but honestly, as long as I'm not outside gate C17 at O'hare for the next couple of weeks, the waiting can't be that bad.
As soon as I was finally off the interview clock yesterday, my body immediately responded with the release of the collective stress of months in the form of a nagging bug that followed me through shuttle rides, flights and airports. I've decided that airports are the single worst places to feel nauseous, because you can never escape the smell of pizza, and it's almost impossible to find soup. I did, however, manage to locate some chicken noodle at O'hare during my 4 hour delay, but its effects were lessened by that damn pizza smell and the hours and hours of Anna Nicole Smith funeral coverage on airport CNN. Talk about nauseating.
So now comes the waiting, but honestly, as long as I'm not outside gate C17 at O'hare for the next couple of weeks, the waiting can't be that bad.
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posted by SJB at 4:32 PM
4 Comments:
O'haire is evil. Especially the United wing, which it sounds like you were in. Is it still under construction? Didn't see much actual constructing going on last time I was there.
I agree on the evilness of O'Hare. I have been stuck there more times that I care to admit. And let me tell you, the cots they provide to those who can't afford hotels are not very nice. Plus, they don't turn off the security announcements at night ("there is no stopping, standing or parking at the curbside"), although they do turn down the overhead lights.
Augh, that would be awful. I can just imagine "The threat level has been raised to ORANGE" all night long. Although I did make it home, I think O'Hare is partially to blame for making me sick for the rest of the weekend...
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