[sammyg2]

Several years ago i needed to fly to Oakland for a business emergency. As in don't pack, don't go home, just get to the closest airport and get in the air.

the closest airport was Long Beach. I parked and walked the 200 feet to the terminal.

I waited in line for a minute or two to get through security and get my boarding pass.

The coolest part was when the airport employee asked us all to gather around, and led us out onto the tarmac where we climbed the stairs to get on the plane.
I had no idea planes had stairs in the back of the plane!

It was totally cool in a retro-nostalgic way.