Anyone Pass Through ORD on UA 1/27? Did You Notice It?
Jan 27, 2010, 10:09 pm
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Anyone Pass Through ORD on UA 1/27? Did You Notice It?
I was in T1 at ORD this afternoon from about 2pm to 4pm, and a few minutes after my arrival I noticed something was weird. I couldn't figure it out at first, but then, it hit me, and a wave of joy swept over me!
SILENCE! Absolute, total silence! It was MAGNIFICENT! All the time I was there, no paging, no announcements, no TSA nonsense blaring throughout the terminal every 20 seconds. NOTHING! The building was silent! I sat for a few minutes just to listen and make sure I was right. Not a sound. I asked an agent who had just closed a flight and was at a nearby gate. She listened for a while, and said she hadn't noticed it before, but she realized she hadn't heard any announcements in a while. A giant smile came over her, and she went away happy.
Anyone else at ORD today notice it? I'm sure it was a technical glitch somewhere, and somebody is fixing it already. But wouldn't it be nice if...
SILENCE! Absolute, total silence! It was MAGNIFICENT! All the time I was there, no paging, no announcements, no TSA nonsense blaring throughout the terminal every 20 seconds. NOTHING! The building was silent! I sat for a few minutes just to listen and make sure I was right. Not a sound. I asked an agent who had just closed a flight and was at a nearby gate. She listened for a while, and said she hadn't noticed it before, but she realized she hadn't heard any announcements in a while. A giant smile came over her, and she went away happy.
Anyone else at ORD today notice it? I'm sure it was a technical glitch somewhere, and somebody is fixing it already. But wouldn't it be nice if...
Jan 27, 2010, 10:42 pm
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Jan 28, 2010, 10:02 am
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Jan 28, 2010, 12:07 pm
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Probably outsourced it to India. But, seriously, I've never undersood what purpose the TSA messages served after you were already through security. Glad they're gone, we'll see how long it lasts.
Jan 28, 2010, 11:31 pm
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