03.13.07
Contractual Obligations
Ordinarily, after reading the kind of tirade that Brian Clevinger wrote about Cleveland Hopkins, I would feel some kind of urge to rise to the city’s defense, and say that his impressions of food in Cleveland are, to say the least, a bit over-the-top in their inaccuracy.
Then I took another look at where he actually ate at the airport, and all sympathy for him dissolves instantly. Seriously, there were nine other places to eat that were blatantly less shady than the Home Turf Grill. Hell, even eating at the goddamn Burger King, which is known for its life-extending food, would have been a safer bet than the Home Turf. I myself knew enough not to eat there when I saw seven small children screaming outside the Home Turf, pleading and bargaining with their parents not to make them go in. That was enough to prompt me to go to Max & Erma’s, down the hall.
And anyway, airport food is expensive, but not nearly as expensive as airport booze. I gave serious consideration to spending $14 on a shotglass of Guinness. …for about three seconds before I went down the hall and bought a $4 can of Red Bull.
Anyway, since I live in Pittsburgh now I have to be careful about what I say about Cleveland, because the people here have some sort of freakish Ohio-dar that can sense loyalty to the Browns. Therefore, all I can compliment Cleveland Hopkins International Airport on is that it is, in fact, not LAX.
Katyanna said,
03.13.07 at 11:10 am
I’m more inclined not to eat at airports at all. I mean, maybe some coffee from Starbucks, but certainly not any food. I’ll eat somewhere before I leave. Less expensive, and not staffed by disgruntled workers likely to feed you something biohazardous. ^^;;;