forgot something?

[cos]

Either St. Louis' airport is the nicest, most helpful airport I've been to in years, or it's got the stupidest portion of the travelling public of any airport I've been to in years. During a 40 minute layover yesterday, I heard a number of announcements following this general format on the airport PA:

If you just went through the security checkpoint and left a [type of object], please return to the security checkpoint to claim it.

Types of objects named included, most memorably:

- "a musical instrument"

- "a laptop computer"

Does every aiport have such a high rate of people leaving big expensive things at the security checkpoints, and they don't announce it on the PA? Or is St. Louis just weird?

Minneapolis topped it all, though. Not the airport, the city. From the airport I got on the light rail, and partway to downtown, I heard this announcement on the light rail PA:

"For the woman who lost a gentleman... we are making announcements on all the trains and we will let you know if we locate him."

(paraphrased from memory; unlike St. Louis, I did not get to hear this one repeated several times.)

Comments

[malva-neglecta.livejournal.com]

There is a big sign in the denver airport that says "Got Laptop?" as you head down the escalators after security. Laptops have to go in their own bins, so I can see how people who are pissed off and in a hurry might forget them when they're busy tying their shoes.

[diatom.livejournal.com]

I love these snippets. Some of the BART train operators are highly chatty, and take it upon themselves to bolster the entire train population with their upbeat, almost manic daily affirmations. :D

[silentmachine.livejournal.com]

I often have musical bus drivers. They have a mic to announce stops, and some just use it as their personal stage. I have to admit, I like this town.

[(Anonymous)]

Other airports definite announce objects left at security. I think St. Louis must just have a higher rate of idiots.

St. Louis is, by the way, one of my least favorite airports ever to get stuck in for hours.

[eccentrific.livejournal.com]

Oops. There totally should be an option to go back and say "Ooops, my login expired but this was me" on these posts.

[lakmiseiru.livejournal.com]

Having just flown through St. Louis last night, the number of lost laptop announcements was quite astonishing!

Also the quantity of TWA decor in Terminal D. (we had a 4-hour layover, so walked through the whole airport)

[cos]

I'm in Terminal C, where the food options suck, but unfortunately I get to spend half a day here :/

Where were you flying from/to?

[ciaan]

I posted about that conversation we had.

http://ciaan.livejournal.com/327738.html

[cos]

Oh! Thanks for pointing me there! You're on my default reading filter but I was still travelling when you posted that (that was actually the day I passed Philly on the way back to New Brunswick :) so I missed it.