Bosox:

What you stumbled on was the new american era of "somebody else is always to blame"

Not everyone feels this way, but it seems an increasing number of americans do.

I'd also wonder just how many people actually miss flights that they get to the airport within 20 mins of departure.

I never have. Anytime I've been to the airport within 20 mins of departure, I've somehow managed to make the flight.

One time at Newark, I was flying to seattle and missing my flight would have meant something like a 7 hr wait(if they had seats)

I had 2 lareg bags, so carry on wouldnt work and getting them through the Xray machines would have been a long shot.

The line by the skycaps was probably 25 deep, my flight was in 22 mins. I take out a crisp 20 dollar bill and say to the skycap
this is yours if you can check my bags
in 60 seconds. His response, "follow me"


Whatever happened to the old fashioned taking out a 10 dollar bill and waving in front of a skycap. Do that at newark, and your bags will be checked in less than 60 secs.

You go to a major airport and wave some green paper with Andy Jackson's or Alex Hamilton 's face on it, you'll be on your flight without a worry.