It's A New Year

It's a New Year and I'm headed to Kalamazoo. The plane left on time from Kansas City to O'Hare, but is delayed from here on to Kalamazoo. Apparently it is snowing in Kalamazoo. I have previously flown American to Kalamazoo and have those concourses and gates all figured out. United is a bit different and more spread out. I arrived on Concourse C and will leave from Concourse F. The flight attendant said there would be a shuttle available, which scared me a little. I imagined Kansas City and having to take the Red Bus and go back through security. When I headed out following the signs from C to F, I found you can actually walk, down escalators, along moving sidewalks, and up escalators and arrive at the F Concourse. I never did see a shuttle. Since I had two hours between flights (actually 3, since the flight is delayed) I had plenty of time to figure it out. I had a nice salad at Chili's and on the way back to the gate, saw a sign that said, "Shuttle to Concourse C". Since my return flight tomorrow only allows 55 minutes to get from on place to the next, I decided to check this system out. The shuttle bus runs every 10 minutes or so. I think I walked it in about that much time, and if I was standing waiting, I would be a nervous wreck. I think I'll just walk.

I found a quiet place to sit and read. There is one distracting thing about it. Across from me laying asleep on three seats is a gentleman with a stocking cap on and his belly exposed. I would think it might be a chilly belly. Another fellow has his computer plugged into the only outlet and is sound asleep with his head nodding over the machine. I wonder if he would notice if I unplugged him.