Columbus CMH - no SkyClub
Aug 9, 2022, 6:03 pm
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Not everyone has the same definition of midwest, even people who self-identify as being midwestern. ( Which States Are in the Midwest? | FiveThirtyEight )
Aug 10, 2022, 3:53 am
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I grew up 50 min from Pittsburgh but have lived in Central Ohio most of my life.
To me, Pittsburgh always had a NE city feel to it. Then, heading west, Columbus was the first big midwestern city. Always had a different feel to it because Columbus was not as industrialized like PIT, CLE, DTW, CVG.
Columbus has prospered long term v many of those cities I mentioned because it was not a manufacturing centered city. Being the state capital, we always get plenty of white collar jobs and our infrastructure, for the most part, is good. Having one of the largest universities in the world here also helps.
Over the years, we have had mass migration from NE Ohio in particular into Central Ohio. Ton of Browns and Guardians fans.
My grandfather immigrated from Italy to Western PA for work in the coal mines. Similar stories can be said about CLE and DTW regarding immigration in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. That’s why you see more ethnic market and restaurants in PIT, CLE and DTW. My wife and I will drive to CLE or PIT to go to various markets and bring back to CMH. CVG has a heavy German influence.
Where I live in Central Ohio, I’m 2:45 to DTW, 3:15 to PIT, 3hr to IND, 2 hr to CLE, 2 hr to CVG and 3:15 to both SDF and LEX. Logistics is big in Central Ohio being on I-70 and I-71, close to a large % of the US population
And, I can get to Lake Erie in 2 hours
To me, Pittsburgh always had a NE city feel to it. Then, heading west, Columbus was the first big midwestern city. Always had a different feel to it because Columbus was not as industrialized like PIT, CLE, DTW, CVG.
Columbus has prospered long term v many of those cities I mentioned because it was not a manufacturing centered city. Being the state capital, we always get plenty of white collar jobs and our infrastructure, for the most part, is good. Having one of the largest universities in the world here also helps.
Over the years, we have had mass migration from NE Ohio in particular into Central Ohio. Ton of Browns and Guardians fans.
My grandfather immigrated from Italy to Western PA for work in the coal mines. Similar stories can be said about CLE and DTW regarding immigration in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. That’s why you see more ethnic market and restaurants in PIT, CLE and DTW. My wife and I will drive to CLE or PIT to go to various markets and bring back to CMH. CVG has a heavy German influence.
Where I live in Central Ohio, I’m 2:45 to DTW, 3:15 to PIT, 3hr to IND, 2 hr to CLE, 2 hr to CVG and 3:15 to both SDF and LEX. Logistics is big in Central Ohio being on I-70 and I-71, close to a large % of the US population
And, I can get to Lake Erie in 2 hours
Aug 10, 2022, 2:26 pm
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Aug 11, 2022, 9:53 am
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Not just people, but people who self-identify as being midwestern.
I'm originally from Illinois, of those surveyed who self-identified as being midwestern, Illinois scored the highest at 81% being in the midwest. What reasonable definition of the midwest doesn't include Illinois?!? Every other state scored lower than Illinois as being in the midwest.
Being from Illinois and having moved around a bit, including spending my college years in the northeast (Long Island), I never really considered Ohio to be in the 'midwest', not saying I'm right, just saying I always put them as an 'eastern' state, not 'midwest'.
I'm originally from Illinois, of those surveyed who self-identified as being midwestern, Illinois scored the highest at 81% being in the midwest. What reasonable definition of the midwest doesn't include Illinois?!? Every other state scored lower than Illinois as being in the midwest.
Being from Illinois and having moved around a bit, including spending my college years in the northeast (Long Island), I never really considered Ohio to be in the 'midwest', not saying I'm right, just saying I always put them as an 'eastern' state, not 'midwest'.
Aug 11, 2022, 10:46 am
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Aug 11, 2022, 12:56 pm
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Aug 11, 2022, 1:09 pm
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In school, I was forced to learn states and state capitols, plus counties and county seats for my state (not Ohio).
Question: How many airports associated with state capitols have airports with SCs? With a lounge belonging to some other airline? With some third party airline lounge?
DC has lots of airport lounges (although not so many at BWI, perhaps due to its large WN presence), but many state capitols are located in smaller towns, such as Albany or Sacramento (third party lounge, newish). Also, there are states without a single airline lounge (I'd guess ND, SD, MS, AR, among others).
Question: How many airports associated with state capitols have airports with SCs? With a lounge belonging to some other airline? With some third party airline lounge?
DC has lots of airport lounges (although not so many at BWI, perhaps due to its large WN presence), but many state capitols are located in smaller towns, such as Albany or Sacramento (third party lounge, newish). Also, there are states without a single airline lounge (I'd guess ND, SD, MS, AR, among others).
Aug 11, 2022, 4:56 pm
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Folks - Time for a topic check. The escape lounge is coming, (not to DL).
Debating various semantics of the midwest is not on topic.
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Debating various semantics of the midwest is not on topic.
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Aug 28, 2022, 10:11 am
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I walked past the area where the CMH lounge is being built last week.
No sign of life, but there was a big board up saying coming soon. I milled around for a bit to see if any workers would come in or out so I could sneak a look at it, but nothing was going on.
Hopefully it's close to being opened soon.
No sign of life, but there was a big board up saying coming soon. I milled around for a bit to see if any workers would come in or out so I could sneak a look at it, but nothing was going on.
Hopefully it's close to being opened soon.
Aug 28, 2022, 10:50 am
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-ATL
-AUS
-BNA
-BOS
-DEN
-HNL
-IND
-MSP
-PHX
-RDU
-SEA (Closest Commercial Airport to Olympia)
-SLC
Aug 28, 2022, 1:03 pm
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And if SEA counts for Olympia, then PDX counts for Salem. /s
Aug 28, 2022, 1:17 pm
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I included Olympia with SEA since it’s on the edge of the Seattle-Tacoma metro area and is about as close to SEA as northern parts of the Seattle metro area (northern Everett, etc) and since it’s the closest airport with service to the WA State House. That probably also does make Salem & PDX an edge case for this (probably meaningless) exercise since PDX is the closest airport with commercial service to Salem, OR.
Aug 28, 2022, 1:30 pm
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