re: Unpopular Opinion Airports

Last time thru Boston airport the line of wheelchair people sitting in a spot waiting to be pushed was probably 50 deep. They had probably 10 guys pushing people to their terminal and the other 40 wheelchair bound people just sat there and waited for them to come back and push them.

90% of the wheelchair people were Middle Eastern or Indian, mostly Indian. In fairness these Indian women, once they did stand up and walk, waddled around like their bones may snap at any moment

Depends. I’ve been carted while rehabbing leg injuries. Only in larger airports where the walk distance and my top speed during rehab wouldn’t match up for me to make my flight.

Funny you should mention this. My wife, former personal trainer and marathon runner, who would probably look completely normal and healthy to you, has ALS. Everything currently "works" normally except for her diaphragm and intercostal muscles and ability to speak. She can't walk very far without getting extremely winded and tired.

We flew for the first time yesterday since her diagnosis. She was one of those folks that looked completely normal and could actually walk on her own yet needed a wheel chair.

She'd give absolutely anything to be able to do it on her own, but here we are.

Even though it may inconvenience you a little bit, have a little compassion. While I can understand your frustration, sometimes folks are dealing with things that are unknown to you.

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If you need to be wheeled around to your flight because you are in such poor shape that you can’t walk to your terminal or if you are emotionally unstable to the point where you need a service animal with you at all times, then perhaps you shouldn’t be allowed to fly.

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As long as you allow for olds getting transported, and legitimate service animals, I am with you 100%.

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While I can understand your frustration, sometimes folks are dealing with things that are unknown to you.

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"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you don't know about.


Attack them. Now they're fighting two battles."

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perhaps you shouldn’t be allowed to fly.

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Yes...we need more authoritative roadblocks preventing individual freedoms, liberties and opportunity. That's a great suggestion.

How about this...don't like it, don't fly.

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The ATL airport should open a bar where you don’t have to go through TSA and you could sit and just watch the people walk by all day. My favorites are the parents sprinting through the terminal with their kids trying to make a flight.

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This should be playing 24/7 as background music.

Unpopular opinion posts generally contain opinions that are popular

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People abuse the wheelchairs so they can board earlier. I was told that trick by someone that actually did it

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Doesn't bother me until she rolls up and says "it's me and my family of 11"

Still not as bad as the mom who early boards with an infant and starts the countdown-to-meltdown clock 30 minutes early for no reason

Don’t care about the service animals but the fatties on the golf carts or getting pushed around in wheelchairs should be charged extra for it.