Originally Posted by MSPeconomist

Last night (Sunday) I flew ATL-MSP and was forced into close contact with many gate lice. The line was three or four people wide and stretched across the corridor, preventing passengers on flights departing from the low B gates from getting to their own flights easily.

Fortunately I didn't arrive at the gate early, so that my exposure was limited, but I still had to squeeze through about twenty or so acute cases with the deer in the headlights look (not that they looked anything like cute little deer, my apologies to our furry friends) to board when zone 1 was finally called.

Just as I thought I was clear, having succeeded in boarding in about the middle of sixty or so people in zone 1, I was dismayed to discover that most of my FC neighbors were already settled into their seats. I suspect this happened because they lined up early, in front of the crowd.

This prolonged exposure during the flight has me very worried and I've been feeling itchy ever since boarding the flight. Last night I even dreamed that I lined up two hours in advance for a CRJ segment which was then cancelled. I hope I don't spread the contamination further on my flights later this week. Does anybody know, is the cure long and painful? There is a cure for this, isn't there? I'd hate to be grounded until the epidemic subsides (if the outbreak ever progresses to "merely" endemic stage).