tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post115662042665700331..comments2024-03-24T05:42:24.847-05:00Comments on Taking Wing: The Broke First Officer's Guide to Sleeping in AirportsSam Weigelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06332414897030323612noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-1156839967663570042006-08-29T03:26:00.000-05:002006-08-29T03:26:00.000-05:00try doing a little stopover at amman airport in jo...try doing a little stopover at amman airport in jordan. i was carrying carparts for a friend and got searched 3 times at gunpoint as they thought it was a bomb...now that sux<BR/>gary<BR/><A HREF="http://www.sportkings.info/" REL="nofollow">sportkings</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-1156730731406308472006-08-27T21:05:00.000-05:002006-08-27T21:05:00.000-05:00Aviatrix - good idea, I hadn't thought of an airpo...Aviatrix - good idea, I hadn't thought of an airport chapel. Not all airports have them, of course, and I would be interested to see how many stay open all night. But definately worth a shot.<BR/><BR/>When I hear stories like the one you mentioned, I can't help but wince at how we're shooting ourselves in the foot. Being observant and recognizing truly hazardous/bizzare behavior and then taking action is one thing. Think Richard Reid. Jumping the gun over some dark guy speaking/praying in Arabic is not only NOT helping, it's actively hurting our efforts in the "War on [Islamic] Terror." Everytime this happens it further alienates muslim populations in the west, futher convinces them that this IS a conflict of "us" vs "them," and our enemies find a more receptive audience within our own borders. Ugh.Sam Weigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332414897030323612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-1156635223578068162006-08-26T18:33:00.000-05:002006-08-26T18:33:00.000-05:00Two words: airport chapel.Quiet, low lighting, car...Two words: airport chapel.<BR/><BR/>Quiet, low lighting, carpeted. And if security turns up and nudges you with a jackboot, just roll over and pray. In any damned language you like. <BR/><BR/>(Still seething about my countryman who was turfed off a UA flight because he had the temerity to pray in Arabic.)Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991135.post-1156627162642696202006-08-26T16:19:00.000-05:002006-08-26T16:19:00.000-05:00nice blog entry!i had to dose at LHR one night (sp...nice blog entry!<BR/><BR/><BR/>i had to dose at LHR one night (spent 38hrs there), other then the crazy 20USD for 7.5pound exhange rate the place wasnt badAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com