Aye carumba. Caught a noon flight to San Francisco, only to land in Chicago when the plane started smoking. We're still farking here for fark's sake! Almost six hours of O'Hare is enough to make anyone bonkers, and I've been listening to the incessant droning of an inebriated journosaur. Gaaaaaaaah!!!
Is there such a thing as a non-inebriated journosaur? Admittedly I'm working of a small sample, but all the journosaurs I know seem to like a drink or five.
Condolences. Maybe you should try to out drink the journosour.
I don't drink... but I've already consumed half my weight in M&Ms and chocolate raisins. I'm about to do a Mr. Creosote and explode all over the fecking room.
Oh come on Lesley, it’s just one wafer thin mint.
would you like a bucket?
No fluck off, I'll take the lot!
Given the choice between a smoking airplane and an airport lounge, I know which one I'd pick. 
Still, it's a big bother. Many years ago I was in Montreal for New Year's Eve, and the return flight to Minneapolis got delayed by ice storms. We got stuck in Pittsburgh (if I remember correctly) for HOURS. It was a total drag.
Gah is the operative word here. There is much at O'Hare to gah over. My sympathies. Of course, it might be time for a "drone strike."
Well, at least we're in the lounge, so I shouldn't bitch too loud. Still, my arse has gone to sleep and too much distraction to get much work done. I coulda slept in today, I left my house at 7 am!
I thought all domestic flights were non-smoking?
Did you at least see Butch O'Hare's F4F Wildcat?
Spend 8 hours in Philadelphia, O'Hare is a boom town of entertainment!
My wife flew with the kids when we went to Disney. I drove. I just don't have the temperament to fly.
Plane was smoking? Is this an A380?
Dn't hold back. Tell us how you really feel. 
'Inebriated journosaur'. 
I got stuck in Atlanta once, because it was tornadoing. I didn't hate that airport.
914Driver wrote: Spend 8 hours in Philadelphia, O'Hare is a boom town of entertainment!
QFT! I don't know much about Ohare, I think I've only ever been through there once for a short lay over, but I'm from Philly & travel out of PHL at least once a year. It is the most unpleasant airport that I've ever been through (the facility and the people ). Its a real bummer returning from a nice trip to PHL, a welcom back to reality b*tch slap as soon as you get off the jet way.
Sorry for the thread-jack Leslie.
HappyAndy wrote:914Driver wrote: Spend 8 hours in Philadelphia, O'Hare is a boom town of entertainment!QFT! I don't know much about Ohare, I think I've only ever been through there once for a short lay over, but I'm from Philly & travel out of PHL at least once a year. It is the most unpleasant airport that I've ever been through (the facility and the people ). Its a real bummer returning from a nice trip to PHL, a welcom back to reality b*tch slap as soon as you get off the jet way. Sorry for the thread-jack Leslie.
I think the distinction of most unpleasant airport should go to LAX…AKA: The armpit of the known universe.
Go hang out by the security screening area, that's where all the good people watching is.
I once had a 2 hour layover at RDU (Raleigh Durham). I swear it looked like something built in a farmer's old barn in the back 40. Columbia Metro is better but not by much.
Sneak off. Rent car. Try to set world record. Win.
We got stuck somewhere once (I can't remember where, but it wasn't O'Hare, I thought that was a nice terminal for 30 minutes) that had an entire abandoned wing. Mrs J and I raced the luggage carts up and down that terminal for hours and nobody even walked by. Really odd (and ~2004).
Wife used to be a stewardess, based at O'Hare. Says the best banana split in the world was there. Hope? OK,it was a while ago.
If you ever have a long lay-over a O'Hare, head down to the lower level and take the train into the city. The Blue Line will take you directly downtown if you like, or you can stop anywhere along the line and hang in the city for a while. When it's time to return, jump back on the train (fare is $2.25) and it will take you back to the airport.
If you have a long layover in Atlanta-----put a sharp stick in your eye -- it will be more enjoyable.
ATL is my least favorite airport in the U.S.--- mainly because nearly every flight is delayed going through there.
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