The Addlebrook Airport Bluff March 25, 2005
Posted by Martin in : Thailand , add a commentMy first post of significance is written in honour of my good friend Sue Addlebrook who imparted a radical philosophy to me before flying off to live in Taiwan last year.
Her concept of getting to an airport involves leaving everything until the last possible second, that way airport staff will give you that VIP express treatment, shuttle you through the airport in a modified off-road buggy to get you to that departure gate so that they avoid the other 200 or so passengers discovering why their plane is severely delayed and their departure slot posphoned indefinitely. Chances are, if your flight is delayed it’s often because one person could not yet decide whether to pack the blue towel in the bottom of the bag or the red towel at the top - and that person is often Sue.
It’s a travel philosophy for the traveller with nerves and a bladder of steel (presumably stainless steel), enough cash to book a later flight, skin thick enough to withstand 200 or more death-glares from your fellow pasengerees and a need for adrenaline rushes in everyday life.
I today discover that I am not an airport adrenaline junkie. I hope Sue can forgive my normalness.