F'ed in Houston Airport- SOL??? What to do for 9-12hrs?????

[rnoldh]

Originally Posted by cheessus

I'm at Bush. How close is it to the city? Can i just take a bus? I kinda just want to spend all day in a titty bar, but I'm open to other ideas as to what I should do. Frankly, I am scared of Houston...

I havent slept in 40 hrs.

Go here, it's on Rankin Rd. near IAH.

My friend opened the place in 1991 but then lost it in the recession. I've got to go to my "Social Club" meeting at noon.

If you are here tomorrow, I'll gladly help you carry the message.

BTW: Houston is far from a shithole though I can see how being stuck at the airport and no sleep might make you feel that way. Buckingham Palace might be a shithole to some people. & I'll PM you my cell #. Feel free to call.

 

[cheessus]

Originally Posted by edinatlanta

Buy a day pass to the lounge of the airline you are flying.

excellent idea. it is only $45.

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by HRoi

false expectations set by thread title...i thought i was about to be regaled by a tale of stranger sex in airport bathrooms....

+1

 

[Thomas]

Originally Posted by cheessus

excellent idea. it is only $45.

Not a bad option, if you've got a book you're reading. FWIW - I rec Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Mind you, if I wasn't at the office right now, or could swing a long, long lunch today, I'd drag you out for beer and BBQ.

 

[cheessus]

^thanks to law school, i've given up reading. im just gonna get shitfaced now. complimentary bar service. so now im just gonna slug beers...or liquor before beer youre in the clear????

 

[Thomas]

Originally Posted by cheessus

^thanks to law school, i've given up reading. im just gonna get shitfaced now. complimentary bar service. so now im just gonna slug beers...or liquor before beer youre in the clear????

LOL - I just stick to one or the other. The last time I switched between beer and liquor I got outlandishly hammered.

 

[cheessus]

free negronis (actually all you can drink for $45). does it get any better?

actually yes. i should be in ******* SF rightnow.

 

[rnoldh]

Call me next time you're in Houston:

You have my #

Give our little cowtown a chance.

 

[edinatlanta]

Originally Posted by cheessus

free negronis (actually all you can drink for $45). does it get any better?

actually yes. i should be in ******* SF rightnow.

fly moar/first class/get an AmEx Platinum Card and it could be free.

 

[MHH89]

Originally Posted by rnoldh

Call me next time you're in Houston:

You have my #

Give our little cowtown a chance.


Houston is not bad but I would rather be stuck in Austin

 

[JustinW]

Originally Posted by MHH89

Houston is not bad but I would rather be stuck in Austin

+ 1

...and I've been stuck in Houston for 8 months now

 

[rnoldh]

Originally Posted by MHH89

Houston is not bad but I would rather be stuck in Austin

I can see feeling like that.

Austin is really great.

But it's growing too quickly. Last time I was there, the high rise condo/apartments near 6th reminded me of Miami Beach.

 

[sho'nuff]

that houston airport is terrible. do they only have one runway?

every time i was there, it took 45 minutes from departure time to actual take off because there is a gridlock of planes waiting to take off.

 

[JustinW]

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

that houston airport is terrible. do they only have one runway?

every time i was there, it took 45 minutes from departure time to actual take off because there is a gridlock of planes waiting to take off.

Hobby airport, used primarily by Southwest is pretty good and convenient, while Bush can be bad.

 

[cheessus]

O. M. G. Cheessus might explode. ok so i wasn't guaranteed a spot on the 5:55PM flight. but they said i was guaranteed a spot on the 8:55PM flight. now they are saying nothing is guaranteed and they theyve oversold both flights. what. The. ****! how are airlines able to do this. goddammit. if i dont get on this 8:55 PM flight. i will be my sole mission to bring down the airline industry this next semester. **** continental airlines. i will never fly with them again. boycott! edit: i was second on the standby list, but a family of 5 that was behind me got bumped up because "there was no way they could get on the later flight."