Originally Posted by bambi47
Maybe I'm missing something here, but why drink all you can before you through security?? Can't you buy water or whatever once you get through security?? You sound like you won't have anything to drink till you get to your destination. It all sounds a little childish to me.
A bunch of reasons (none childish IMO):
1. You have the drinks with you and they'll be thrown out otherwise, so
you might as well finish them.
2. You know there will be a significant delay before you can reasonably get
more drinks, either due to lines or shops being closed, or perhaps due to
a rush to your gate for a flight.
3. You prefer your own drinks that you have brought, for reasons of
aesthetics, cost, dietary restrictions, hygiene, or convenience.
4. Some in your party dehydrate quickly (children, pregnant women, etc.)
and need to drink at the last possible moment to minimize thirst.
...the only "childish" reason is to compete with other FT'ers as to quantity
and time.... But I'm also ok with that.
--LG