This morning I had my choice of rocking chairs
It’s 4:39 AM and the free Wi-Fi is not working. I can get a connection, but there’s no Internet access. I had the same problem at the Quality Inn last night and this morning.
As I look deeper I see I’m not even getting a valid IP address. Charlotte’s ranking drops another point, to 7. (Intent: 10, Execution: 4.) I’ve said some pretty nice things about this airport and now I feel betrayed.
If the Wi-Fi’s still non-functional at 5:30 the ranking will drop again. It will continue to drop every hour, on the half hour, until either the Wi-Fi is working or my flight leaves. (I won’t venture to predict which will happen first.)
This place looks like a refugee camp. At 4:10 as I walked outside on my way to the front door I could see people asleep in clusters around the monitors.
As soon as I got to the monitors I learned my 5:30 flight was already delayed an hour, to 6:30. Luckily Starbucks was already open.
(Sidebar: Did I mention there are more Starbucks per square foot here than in New York City?)
I was the seventh person through security when it opened at 4:30. I thought it would have been cool to be the first, but the folks in front of me looked pretty entrenched. (Read: They camped out last night.)
Sigh. The rockers are a nice touch, but they’re wearing thin on me. They’ve definitely lost something without the free Wi-Fi.
I want to go home. To real home.
UPDATE: At 5:25 Wi-Fi came to life. The ranking stands at 7, unless I lose connectivity again.