How do you fill in time at the airport?

sunflower27 · 17-06-2011 08:23AM #1

Hey

Heading out of Dublin airport today and really find the whole waiting around boring. What do you to fill in the time?

Do you go sit and wait at the gate; go shopping, people watch, eat, drink?

I am going to be there a few hours early so will bring a book, but it's not the best place to concentrate...

I can't get there any later as the next bus will get me in too late...

What does everyone else do?

Minstrel27 · 17-06-2011 08:30AM

I try to sleep. Airports are very boring places.

OMG Its EoinD · 17-06-2011 08:31AM

If they have PC's I use them

MagicMarker · 17-06-2011 08:31AM

I bring a prayer mat and bow to Allah.

sunflower27 · 17-06-2011 08:33AM

Minstrel27 wrote: »

I try to sleep. Airports are very boring places.

Oh, I have tried that, but the constant announcements about leaving baggage 'unattended' keeps waking me.

Alf Stewart eh? Lucky

sunflower27 · 17-06-2011 08:34AM

MagicMarker wrote: »

I bring a prayer mat and bow to Allah.

Joe10000 · 17-06-2011 08:34AM

Get tanked and sleep on the plane.

Quazzie · 17-06-2011 08:36AM

Bring something with access to the t'internet and mess around making trolling threads on boards. I'll be out of the country straight after so I won't have to deal with the mess till I get back.

Pherekydes · 17-06-2011 08:37AM

I check out bad guys noseying around the luggage areas. We frequently have fist fights and shoot-outs. Then I fax their fingerprints to my fat buddy while the girl behind the counter tries to ask me out. Occasionally, I have to leave the terminal building to arrest high-profile prisoners, who've hijacked the plane they're being transported in.

Fairly boring ****.

Seachmall · 17-06-2011 08:38AM

Book? Music? ****? Browse? People Watch?

Blazer · 17-06-2011 08:39AM

Perv

Logical Fallacy · 17-06-2011 08:40AM

Last time i was in Bristol the flight back was delayed by about 8 hours. We spent a bit of time drawing cocks on all the Etch-a-Sketches in one of the shops.

cocoshovel · 17-06-2011 08:44AM

Christ, its like what, 2 or 3 hours wait? Even if its more, lets say 6+ hours you can think of your own things to do.

Biggins · 17-06-2011 08:44AM

I read from my Sony E-reader or Kindle.

--Kaiser-- · 17-06-2011 08:44AM

I hate airports, never anything to do except purchase sh1tty products at sh1tty prices

Dravokivich · 17-06-2011 08:45AM

Pub Crawl. I drink in every pub on the way to the gate I'm going to use.

When heading off the to USA, there's a bonus level after the Border Check-in.

Micky Dolenz · 17-06-2011 08:47AM

Dravokivich wrote: »

Pub Crawl. I drink in every pub on the way to the gate I'm going to use.

When heading off the to USA, there's a bonus level after the Border Check-in.

I like that game too.

Azureus · 17-06-2011 08:49AM

Theres free wifi in the airport at the moment so just feck about on boards

sunflower27 · 17-06-2011 08:50AM

Dravokivich wrote: »

Pub Crawl. I drink in every pub on the way to the gate I'm going to use.

When heading off the to USA, there's a bonus level after the Border Check-in.

Haha... there aren't that many bars are there? Never thought about that before...

Bigcheeze · 17-06-2011 08:51AM

sunflower27 wrote: »

Hey

Heading out of Dublin airport today and really find the whole waiting around boring. What do you to fill in the time?

Stop going to the airport too early and you won't need to worry about filling in time!

sunflower27 · 17-06-2011 08:52AM

Azureus wrote: »

Theres free wifi in the airport at the moment so just feck about on boards

Great tip - didn't know that! Unfortunately I am not bringing the laptop.

17-06-2011 08:52AM

I go to get a coffee and maybe breakfast (it's usually always been morning flights for me) and read a book. Always bring at least one book!

sunflower27 · 17-06-2011 08:53AM

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Stop going to the airport too early and you won't need to worry about filling in time!

Obviously I am not doing it on purpose, I am coming from outside of Dublin and the next bus as I said will get me in too late

Bigcheeze · 17-06-2011 08:53AM

Dravokivich wrote: »

Pub Crawl. I drink in every pub on the way to the gate I'm going to use.

What is it about Irish people that they just have to drink in the airport regardless of the time of day. Does anyone really enjoy drinking in the early morning after a few hours sleep? We really do live up to our stereotype, sculling pints in the airport bars at 5am.

Dravokivich · 17-06-2011 08:54AM

sunflower27 wrote: »

Haha... there aren't that many bars are there? Never thought about that before...

there's at least 3 as far as i can remember, but havent been there in 3 years.

Dravokivich · 17-06-2011 08:55AM

Bigcheeze wrote: »

What is it about Irish people that they just have to drink in the airport regardless of the time of day. Does anyone really enjoy drinking in the early morning after a few hours sleep? We really do live up to our stereotype, sculling pints in the airport bars at 5am.

oi, the first bar opens at 5:30.

Minstrel27 · 17-06-2011 08:57AM

Bigcheeze wrote: »

What is it about Irish people that they just have to drink in the airport regardless of the time of day. Does anyone really enjoy drinking in the early morning after a few hours sleep? We really do live up to our stereotype, sculling pints in the airport bars at 5am.

Do you really think that it is just Irish people that can be found in an airport bar in the morning? Really?

Seachmall · 17-06-2011 08:57AM

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Does anyone really enjoy drinking in the early morning after a few hours sleep?

It's not so bad once you're drunk.

sbsquarepants · 17-06-2011 08:59AM

Bigcheeze wrote: »

What is it about Irish people that they just have to drink in the airport regardless of the time of day. Does anyone really enjoy drinking in the early morning after a few hours sleep? We really do live up to our stereotype, sculling pints in the airport bars at 5am.

Wash your mouth out!
I love 5 am pints (or 5.30 as the case may be):)

However for some reason when im travelling early in the morning i go all continental and am overcome with a strange desire for coffee and croisants......then pints

_feedback_ · 17-06-2011 09:06AM

Bigcheeze wrote: »

What is it about Irish people that they just have to drink in the airport regardless of the time of day. Does anyone really enjoy drinking in the early morning after a few hours sleep? We really do live up to our stereotype, sculling pints in the airport bars at 5am.

I have a pint because I'm usually in good form when heading off. If I'm going off on my holidays I couldn't give a flying fúck what stereotype I'm living up to. Come to think of it, I don't give a damn anytime.

I'd feckin' love to be in the airport this morning OP!

sunflower27 · 17-06-2011 09:07AM

elviscostello wrote: »

I have a pint because I'm usually in good form when heading off. If I'm going off on my holidays I couldn't give a flying fúck what stereotype I'm living up to. Come to think of it, I don't give a damn anytime.

I'd feckin' love to be in the airport this morning OP!

Oh, I certainly wouldn't care what anyone thought either. Not heading out till the afternoon - few hours away from there yet

How do you fill in time at the airport?

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