People, do you want to know one of my biggest pet peeves? Airport terminals with no power outlets. Now you five, my loyal readers, know that I am a total ‘nerd’ with too many ‘gadgets’ so perhaps I have special needs. And I also know that when some of the older and crappier airports in the world (Midway comes to mind) were built, there WAS no such thing as electricity, and so they couldn’t have known to add outlets, but what’s the excuse now? We all have laptops now, and even my mom has a cell phone, so the old men who design airports must have heard about outlets…
As we speak, I am sitting in a beautiful new terminal at Dallas Fort Worth, and I am not exaggerating when I tell you that there is only ONE power outlet in the whole fucking airport! Really! I took a picture of it!
And since outlets on planes are as common as unicorns, what that means is that if your flight is longer than about 2 hours, you must ration your precious electricity on the plane. Don’t turn the screen too bright!
By the time you get off the plane, you’re jonesin’ for electricity. Kind of how sometimes I drink a Big Gulp, and don’t have access to a bathroom for a few hours, except in reverse.
So I guess what I’m trying to say is this. We need more outlets, airport people. Join us in the 21st century.