I don't know how I haven't stumbled on this thread before. This one is from a United Club a few months ago, but I figured the DL folks would get a kick out of it too.

I'm sitting at the UC, awaiting yet another mechanical delay, when in walks this guy (late 50's, early 60's, bad dye job, short, portly if it matters) who is on the phone via Bluetooth ear thingy and sits down at the table next to mine.

Hot on his heels, one of the club attendants comes over to him to ask for his BP or credentials. He shushes her and says he's on an "extremely important " call. He'll get her the BP later. She continues to stand over him while he's apparently on hold and says, "Sir, you can't just come in here if you don't check in with the front desk staff." He just ignores her.

A moment later, he continues his phone conversation. His "extremely important" call? He contacted his hotel and proceeded to ..... at the manager for placing him in a Taxi instead of a Town Car for the ride to the airport, and the only reason he even acquiesced to ride in the Taxi was because he was late for his flight. (But, of course, not late enough to skip the United Club and swill a couple of cheap G&Ts.

I openly guffawed. He looked at me with disdain. The Club Attendant forced him to walk up to the front desk and get in line behind the other people checking in. These are pretty much the only moments where business travel is entertaining.