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IAH is an unmitigated effing disaster right now - it's Afghanistan level

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TheMasterplan
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In reply to txags92 • 10:08p, 8/11/24
Thanks.

And yes - I was wondering what the complaints were this entire time but finally realized the issue. It is so bad in the C/D/E area.

My buddy is pretty switched on so next time he comes in or I drop him off we'll be more organised.

People that aren't from here don't understand why we always get the GPS going even though we know where we're going. LOL. I'll have to zoom in on the traffic around the airport.
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10:10p, 8/11/24
If you drop off at D stay in the far right lane.

I hope someone reads this.

Coming to IAH off an international flight jet lagged to all hell encountering that would make you go insane.
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In reply to Jack Cheese • 10:11p, 8/11/24
Thanks.

I read through the entire train so I get it now.

Don't mind the underground tram. It's slow but you won't beat it waking despite what you think.
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11:03p, 8/11/24
The downside to the underground Disney train (besides the lack of speed) is the capacity. I've had to wait for the 3rd train down there before.

Usually I get to take the elevated one, which is a breeze. We couldn't avoid checking a bag last time, so we had to do the Disney because we were outside security.
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In reply to TheMasterplan • 11:05p, 8/11/24
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Depends on how many trains you have to wait for. Have been there in that 2 months when it filled up and had to wait for the next one.
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5:59a, 8/12/24
AG
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6:02a, 8/12/24
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6:10a, 8/12/24
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Looks like misery

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In reply to aggiepublius • 6:44a, 8/12/24
That's better than the traffic I experienced yesterday waiting 30 mins to go 0.2 miles. You can also walk.

It's less aggravating, less stressful etc.
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9:28a, 8/12/24
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Glad I missed that fun today...I think the off site shuttles are becoming the much better choice than parking on site
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9:46a, 8/12/24
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Hows it looking today? I head over there in about an hour. I've been traveling all summer and have been relatively fortunate. I always park in the C garage, but lately I've been concerned that its at max capacity.
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12:01p, 8/12/24
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You can always look capacity on their website; I'm assuming it's "live".
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In reply to gougler08 • 1:22p, 8/12/24
I've been using the parking spot for the last year and has been great. They also have a rewards program.
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In reply to gougler08 • 1:34p, 8/12/24
The shuttles don't get caught in that *****

Was this C garage?
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10:04p, 8/12/24
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Parked in B, rode to E in style today. Thousands of cars on the roads, just me, my wife and 4 homies on the train

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In reply to drmwvr • 10:06p, 8/12/24
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Have those seats ever been replaced since the 70s?
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In reply to drmwvr • 10:26p, 8/12/24
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Did you get any mouse ears?
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In reply to drmwvr • 7:34a, 8/13/24
Your wife is lucky to have you.

Also, texags knows stuff.
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In reply to aggiedata • 11:47a, 8/13/24
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aggiedata said:
Looks like misery

Have a friend who went to pick up her mom and sat in this for 2.5 hrs. Said there wasn't a cop or traffic control person to be found. Oh, but I bet they were still manning their posts to make sure you weren't standing still in the pick up lane.
Formerly Willy Wonka
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In reply to JYDog90 • 12:53p, 8/13/24
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Pretty wild considering HPD has an entire airport division dedicated to, theoretically, the airport.
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1:00p, 8/13/24
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How does a run over foot back up traffic for six hours? Isn't the mantra on the freeway steer it, clear it? There is no way in the world they should've had an exit blocked for any more than five minutes to stop a car and move a guy who's foot got run over.
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In reply to Jock 07 • 2:19p, 8/13/24
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Jock 07 said:
Have those seats ever been replaced since the 70s?


In the 90s, I with a few friends would take the luggage carts from the D (or E... whichever was the international terminal) parking garage, where there was no return money back, load them on the tram, and go to A-c terminals and get back the quarter or whatever it was for each cart.

Easily make $40+ in about an hour..... also pissed off the staff who would have to empty out the cart thingies and haul them all back to the other teeminal.
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In reply to Scruffy • 2:25p, 8/13/24
Scruffy said:
Jock 07 said:
Have those seats ever been replaced since the 70s?


In the 90s, I with a few friends would take the luggage carts from the D (or E... whichever was the international terminal) parking garage, where there was no return money back, load them on the tram, and go to A-c terminals and get back the quarter or whatever it was for each cart.

Easily make $40+ in about an hour..... also pissed off the staff who would have to empty out the cart thingies and haul them all back to the other teeminal.



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In reply to Scruffy • 2:30p, 8/13/24
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Newman and Kramer would approve
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In reply to Diggity • 2:43p, 8/13/24
Newman would never expend that much energy.
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3:26p, 8/13/24
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Flew IAH to MSY and back yesterday with no issue.

Parked in B, rode the Sky Train to C.

Slight issue exiting B due to the mental midgets who cannot insert their ticket and/or credit card into the exit kiosk in a timely fashion.
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In reply to Wocka Wocka • 3:36p, 8/13/24
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Yes there is definitely a lot of user error on the exit gates but it is also 30 year old ticket machines that eat your credit card or can't read it, then the $17/hour employees that are in no hurry to help someone out. Had to backup and try another gate too many times.
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3:48p, 8/13/24
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most any machine not made in the past couple years has trouble with metal cards
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3:50p, 8/13/24
Also the QR code is impossible to get a phone on
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4:02p, 8/13/24
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Yep. I reserve in B every time and I get the how was your parking experience email and I light them up on how terrible and embarrassing the process is every time. Im a regular parker in the garages and it is amazing how many times theyve just come and opened the gate for me because their ancient machines arent working properly.
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In reply to Diggity • 4:12p, 8/13/24
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Diggity said:
most any machine not made in the past couple years has trouble with metal cards
Yeah, found out they were kind of cool looking but inconvenient.
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In reply to terradactylexpress • 4:39p, 8/13/24
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terradactylexpress said:
Also the QR code is impossible to get a phone on


Heaven help you if the machine won't scan your QR code at entry and you follow the directions and take the ticket. When it's time to leave you then get waved over to the booth with an employee who has to write out a ticket with all your information and sign it before she then walks around to open the gate for you. Especially fun when it's 5am and the employee who's capable of accomplishing this is nowhere to be found and you get to wait for them to return.
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4:40p, 8/13/24
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The machines need to be replaced.

And pay via tolltag option added as I have said before. Makes the exit procedure painless in the places I have encounter it.
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In reply to Diggity • 4:53p, 8/13/24
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Diggity said:
most any machine not made in the past couple years has trouble with metal cards
Yep. I have a metal platinum AMEX and it got stuck in the machine and took about 20 minutes to get it out.
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