LAX at 2 A.M. Creepy, isn't it?
As I sat and waited for my red-eye flight from LA to Memphis, I couldn’t help but wonder why I was still sitting in that damn uncomfortable airport seat rather than sleeping with a crink in my neck on the plane. We just so happened to be flying the last flight of the evening (or the first flight of the morning–depending on how you want to look at it). This also happened to be the first day of the Delta/Northwest Airline merger at LAX airport and they were not handling it well… Eglin and I were shuffled from one line to another, had to pay extra for checked-in luggage (what a rip!), and didn’t get onto our 1:40am flight until after 3:00am apparently because the flight attendants went MIA.
9 A.M. Sleep deprivation kicking in at the Memphis Airport after our plane to Jacksonville left us.
So I’m sitting here at the Memphis airport after watching my connecting flight to Jacksonville take off without me (the plane literally sat there taunting me for ten minutes before it finally took off without me on it). The 2itch tour is delayed for now… but I can’t wait to get my hands on some greasy late-night diner burger as soon as I get out of here. Meanwhile, let’s see what I can get my hands on with the $7 meal voucher they gave me in exchange for screwing up (I’m guessing since I’m at the airport–not much).
As the editor of 2itch.com, I get to find all the places across the nation that are open up way past my bedtime. I'm a wanderer by nature, so finding late night grub, coin-operated racquetball, and slushies in the middle of the night has been a lot of fun for me. And I'm sure there's a lot of other wanderers out there who would find this information useful... so enjoy and drop me a line when you find some cool 24 hour places of your own. Read more from this author