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I had to sleep overnight in the phoenix airport once. All night long a loud speaker was repeating at high volume "Caution: the moving walkway is coming to an en

I had to sleep overnight in the phoenix airport once. All night long a loud speaker was repeating at high volume "Caution: the moving walkway is coming to an end." I remember wishing that it would indeed come to an end.

enthdegree 5mo ago
No materials on the escalator
- crooked-v 5mo ago
  The white zone is for loading and unloading only. There is no stopping in the red zone.
  - stooart 5mo ago
    The red zone is for loading and unloading only. There is no stopping in the white zone.
    - oaktowner 5mo ago
      The red zone has always been for loading and unloading. There's never stopping in a WHITE zone.
      - stooart 5mo ago
        Oh really? Why pretend, we both know perfectly well what this is about. You want me to have an abortion.
  - pdonis 5mo ago
    The really fun part is that the couple who read those lines in the movie Airplane actually had been announcers at, IIRC, LAX airport. They must have had a great time doing the movie.
  - ternaryoperator 5mo ago
    The actual quote, both from the movie and IRL is: "The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only."
CGMthrowaway 5mo ago
Hit the E-stop button next time. The belt will stop and won't get restarted until the morning when a maintenance guy comes around.
- SR2Z 5mo ago
  I'm sure the belt will stop, I'm less sure the audio will.
- deleted 5mo ago
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- kstrauser 5mo ago
  That sounds like a great way to get tossed out of an airport.
  - CGMthrowaway 5mo ago
    Sir this is hacker news not hall monitor news
    - kstrauser 5mo ago
      I’m not the hall monitor. I appreciate a good hack. But I’ve also been around the hall monitors enough to recognize what behavior is likely to summon them. I don’t particularly care if someone shuts up an obnoxious, unused piece of equipment. The armed federal hall monitors running the place probably see it differently.
- a-b 5mo ago
  Sounds like ill advice. Have great potential to discover the authentic beauty of Amtrak and Greyhound modes of traveling.
- dredmorbius 5mo ago
  Generally the e-stop button will trigger an e-stop alarm of some sort: buzzer or horn, mandated by regulations.
dinobones 5mo ago
Those walkways are only in between each set of gates, there aren’t any actually near gates or anywhere near seating. Where did you sleep lol?
m463 5mo ago
Female PA Announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in a red zone. Male PA Announcer: The red zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in a white zone. ...
josuepeq 5mo ago
Same problem at LAS, SLC, and DEN. Whenever I have an overnight layover in any of these airports I now pack NIOSH certified ear muffs, along with an eye mask. I look ridiculous, but I don’t care.

enthdegree 5mo ago

No materials on the escalator

crooked-v 5mo ago
The white zone is for loading and unloading only. There is no stopping in the red zone.
- stooart 5mo ago
  The red zone is for loading and unloading only. There is no stopping in the white zone.
  - oaktowner 5mo ago
    The red zone has always been for loading and unloading. There's never stopping in a WHITE zone.
    - stooart 5mo ago
      Oh really? Why pretend, we both know perfectly well what this is about. You want me to have an abortion.
- pdonis 5mo ago
  The really fun part is that the couple who read those lines in the movie Airplane actually had been announcers at, IIRC, LAX airport. They must have had a great time doing the movie.
- ternaryoperator 5mo ago
  The actual quote, both from the movie and IRL is: "The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only."

CGMthrowaway 5mo ago

Hit the E-stop button next time. The belt will stop and won't get restarted until the morning when a maintenance guy comes around.

SR2Z 5mo ago
I'm sure the belt will stop, I'm less sure the audio will.
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kstrauser 5mo ago
That sounds like a great way to get tossed out of an airport.
- CGMthrowaway 5mo ago
  Sir this is hacker news not hall monitor news
  - kstrauser 5mo ago
    I’m not the hall monitor. I appreciate a good hack. But I’ve also been around the hall monitors enough to recognize what behavior is likely to summon them. I don’t particularly care if someone shuts up an obnoxious, unused piece of equipment. The armed federal hall monitors running the place probably see it differently.
a-b 5mo ago
Sounds like ill advice. Have great potential to discover the authentic beauty of Amtrak and Greyhound modes of traveling.
dredmorbius 5mo ago
Generally the e-stop button will trigger an e-stop alarm of some sort: buzzer or horn, mandated by regulations.

dinobones 5mo ago

Those walkways are only in between each set of gates, there aren’t any actually near gates or anywhere near seating. Where did you sleep lol?

m463 5mo ago

Female PA Announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in a red zone. Male PA Announcer: The red zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in a white zone. ...

josuepeq 5mo ago

Same problem at LAS, SLC, and DEN. Whenever I have an overnight layover in any of these airports I now pack NIOSH certified ear muffs, along with an eye mask. I look ridiculous, but I don’t care.