Delta Ground Staff BBQ near plane/under gate A7 tonight...
 

Sooo...if a picture says a thousand words:

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As I pull into gate A7 in ATL this evening; I notice what appears to be a BBQ taking place. When I look closer, sure enough, one of the ground staff is taking large slabs of chicken out of a cooler and placing it on a grill, not 15ft from the base of a 757. They even had the thought of placing a chair in front of the girll.

Chick-Fil-A is closed ... I do the same thing on Sunday.

What better smell to arrive to in the South?

I still think the best answer to catering is for DL to sign a 3-way deal for catering around the US. In & Out Burger, Chick-Fil-A and Interstate BBQ on a rotation.

Double Double ... Chick on Wheat Extra Pic ... Two meat Combo Platter ...

Three words: BEST IN CLASS

I'm hungry now.

One thing I love is airport cook outs!

No fuel trucks nearby........I hope !!

This is absolutely hilarious...

What's hilarious? The fact that this is worthy of discussion or the fact that a BBQ took place? This stuff happens all the time.

What's with the finger? :D

The fact that this happened

Nice to see groundstaff comfortable enough with their work environment to have a BBQ. ^

Why is it hilarious that a bunch of employees had a BBQ? What if it was a going away party? A birthday party? A celebration for good performance sponsored by mgmt? The fact that some group of employees is actively preparing food for themselves seems so normal to me that I fail to see why it's hilarious. I mean, office parties happen all the time? What's the difference?

This reminds me that it's time to drag out the barbecue grill I keep stashed at work again, actually - although I must admit I'm envious of their awesome setup. It might be time for my colleagues and I to upgrade :)

Personally, I highly doubt that complies with local fire code, if the grill is actually underneath the jetway. Most local fire codes specify that grills must be used at a minimum distance from any overhanging physical structure, to minimize the risk of exposure-related fires.

Maybe they are working on some "new" catering. I miss food on flights:p