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Blighter
10-06-2009, 14:34
Stupid airport!!!
It's nice and simple to get through check in and security... but they haven't got ANY fast food restaurants... it's all Harrods, posh bag shops, perfume shops and Starbucks.. GRR I WANT AN UNHEALTHY BURGER :angry: ;D
Same as most of the other terminals. Giraffe (upstairs near to the South security area) is about the best if you want bog standard grub - I had a yummy breakfast from there this morning.
Blighter
10-06-2009, 14:36
I ended up going to WHSmiths and getting a *cringe* sandwich :eek: ;D
Blighter
10-06-2009, 14:37
And my flight is delayed due to a technical fault :( Not going well so far!!
Same as most of the other terminals. Giraffe (upstairs near to the South security area) is about the best if you want bog standard grub - I had a yummy breakfast from there this morning.
Eggs Tostada with a large dollup of kids screaming, mmmmmmmm!! (Apart from the kids, could do without all that nonsense).
Eggs Tostada with a large dollup of kids screaming, mmmmmmmm!! (Apart from the kids, could do without all that nonsense).
Full brunch plate for me :)
Incidentally the food in the BA Gallery Lounges isn't too bad either - nice pastries. The South lounge tends to be quieter because there is a fast track (well, that's what they call it) security check area at the North side for the Club passengers. I usually go through the fast track line then wander down to the South lounge and relax with a coffee and croissant.
Stan_Lite
10-06-2009, 15:00
I usually go to the Wetherspoons up at the end downstairs. You can get all sorts of stuff there.
I always forget about that place!
Stan_Lite
10-06-2009, 19:10
I never forget about it because they do civilised fare like haggis, neeps and tatties and Laphroaig :D
They also do a pretty decent burger.
They do haggis? Cool! Most of my flights are early morning flights and I don't think I could have haggis for brekkie but I'll definitely head up there for lunch.
Why have they started insisting on people taking laptops out of bags? The place ran so much smoother when you could leave them in.
Giraffe = Gyoza chicken dumplings!! :D
BB x
And cheesecake of course ;)
Who could possibly forget about the cheesecake. ;)
I thought they'd been doing the laptop inspections for years. I've had to take mine out of its bag several times (usually on trips to/from the US).
No, when T5 opened you had to leave your laptops in your bag, it's only in the last few months that you've had to take them out.
T1 I've always had to taken the laptop out and T3 has switched a few times too - last time I went through the laptop stayed in the bag. Can't remember T2 or T4 because I fly from there so infrequently.
Stan_Lite
11-06-2009, 10:31
Why have they started insisting on people taking laptops out of bags? The place ran so much smoother when you could leave them in.
Not sure why :confused: but I agree, it was so much easier before.
Not that it concerns me at the moment - our travel department appear to have changed their minds again and have switched us back from BA to KLM, so we're flying through Schiphol - I wish they'd make up their minds :rolleyes:
Must be 3p cheaper with KLM or something.
Blighter
17-06-2009, 18:53
I usually go to the Wetherspoons up at the end downstairs. You can get all sorts of stuff there.
There was a weatherspoons?!?! :'(
There was a weatherspoons?!?! :'(
Aye. It's downstairs sort of underneath Giraffe.
Why have they started insisting on people taking laptops out of bags? The place ran so much smoother when you could leave them in.
It's because of all the other stuff in a laptop bag. Charger with its cord, the USB mouse, headphones, webcam, spare battery, car charger, generally a phone and its charger as well. All that stuff obscures the image of the actual laptop on the x-ray. And considering a laptop is 3 of the 4 required components of an IED all in itself, anything obscuring the view makes it that much harder to see if there's explosives in there....
It's because of all the other stuff in a laptop bag. Charger with its cord, the USB mouse, headphones, webcam, spare battery, car charger, generally a phone and its charger as well. All that stuff obscures the image of the actual laptop on the x-ray. And considering a laptop is 3 of the 4 required components of an IED all in itself, anything obscuring the view makes it that much harder to see if there's explosives in there....
Yeah, I know that but it's only recently that they've required you to take your laptop out. When Terminal 5 opened they made a big song and dance about how their swish new machines didn't need the laptop in a separate tray and infact they made a big point of saying that laptops must be kept in your bag.
A few months back thought they changed and now laptops must be in a separate tray.
Heh, the machines may be able to differentiate, quite possibly the muppets running them can't, though. :D
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