Back in the Saddle

So... whadddayaknow? 

I'm back at the airport!

(Yes. I forever hope you are cool enough to get the Areosmith ref http://youtu.be/uIPS4LyveJs) 

I know you guys probably think I'm rich with all the flying I do, and yeah I am, but the past few flights Ross and I have taken have been absolutely FREE. 

If I wasn't typing this on my phone I'd put a nice little link to the blog post about the experience where I got a voucher for staying an extra day in Grenada (look it up ya lazy -May 2014). 

This excursion brings me to a brand new airport. The Ontario (,CA) Airport.  I've gotten quite used to big airports like Miami and LAX. Even SLC, or smaller airports with lots of traffic like Long Beach. So please imagine my surprise when I roll up to the airport and have to ask Siri if the Ontario Airport is still functioning and, in fact, has not been over-run by a zombie apocalypse. 

*tumbleweeds* 

Keep in mind it was like 7:45am. And apparently 7:45am at ONT is still better than 3:00am at LAX (yep, I'd know). As I disembark our vehicle (one of maybe 3 around). I waltz up to security. ONE line open but it ain't no thang cos there are TWO people in front of me.

Now, I don't know if everyone here is a first time flyer or what but the confusion surrounding TSA was astonishing. Security at LAX is a well oiled machine. A well-oiled, 405-freeway-congested, crankiest-humans-ever, machine. But it flows, and if you don't know what you're doing you're left in the dust mmkay? Meanwhile in Ontario, we have folks not understanding that EVERY. THING. IN YOUR POCKETS MUST BE REMOVED. That you don't have to take phones out of cases, but yes to laptops and XBOXes ("Omg. What if I don't HAVE a computer?!"). Don't get me started on liquids in clear bags. 

So I get through security with only the accident of a man's little rat dog getting the ejector button of the conveyor belt (whoops). I'm three hours early so I figure I'll just kick it til it's soon enough for my flight to show up on one of the 4 screens that displays flight info. But, again to my surprise it's already up. There's THAT fee flew and THAT few terminals. 

Please note airport "map." Very easy to navigate. Now here I am at the terminal, just waiting. I begin to see people roll up, seriously some of the oldest people ever. I think I and the tiny selfie-obsessed Asian have brought down the average age of this terminal to a whopping 75 years old. At least the charging stations will be open. 

Also, there is free, quite high speed internet. Ontario Airport- will you marry me?