Well, besides hoping never to be behind magexpect , I find a lot of the biz folk who should know better still do the last-minute fumble. Efrem makes a good point, but I've seen a lot of biz folk (like the OP, I cut the rarely-travel folk a bit more slack) who really don't try to get ready in advance.

Of course my other pet peeve is you get the bizman at the gate who doesn't have his id out & then we all have to wait while he fumbles w/ pulling his wallet out. This is usually the one who's pushed by folk cuz he's in "F" (like he's the only one who is ). I understand if he's used to an airport that doesn't & is now at one that does, but given they pretty much all make regular announcements at the gate whether you do or not need to show your id, no excuse. And not to sound chauvenistic (sp?), but it usually is an older bizman, not woman. I've seen this happen at a lot of gates & I just want to whomp the guy upside the head & say 'moron'.

Cheers. Sharon