While traveling recently, I saw more items to add to this previous post.
Carry On Luggage
When the gate agent announces before boarding that the plane is full and overhead space is at a premium and to please gate check your luggage, GATE CHECK YOUR LUGGAGE! This is one of those follow instructions moments. If your bag is the size of a 12 year old, and you are in zone 4, the chances of you finding overhead space is slim to none. You may loose 5 minutes waiting at the plane side for your bag or at baggage claim if they checked it all the way through. Likely, you’ll have saved everyone on the plane (including yourself) far more than five minutes if you don’t hold up other people getting to their seats because you are looking for overhead space.
Beware the airport golf cart
Let’s be honest. While it has the yellow light and the annoying sound, the airport golf cart is the stealthiest man-made device most of us will ever encounter. I think all the noise and light pollution simply hypnotizes people so they can’t avoid getting in the way of the things. Depending on the airport, you’ll have plenty of near misses with these golf carts. What I fault people for is not immediately getting out of the way (diving to the side really) once their sense of self preservation kicks in and they realize a half ton of metal and octogenarians are careening towards them. I recently watched in shock as two women casually strolled through the airport terminal as a golf cart cruised 3 feet behind them. Most of my shock was that the golf cart driver slowed down so not to run them over. The rest of the shock was that the women didn’t notice they were taking their lives in their hands by blocking the route of an airport golf cart.