RE: I hate waiting for flights that have a connecting flight
As a former business traveler, I am all to familiar with flight delays, connecting flights, over booked and missed flights. I have experienced it all at one time or another. I recall the long security lines, the requirement for removal of shoes, belts, and laptop computers for placement on the conveyor belts for separate scanning by TSA personnel. I haven even experienced random selection for checked baggage inspections in the Georgia room at Harts Field International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. I also remember going through closer physical checks for gun fire residue on my hands and ankle bracelet checks before proceeding to my departure gate . The thing that bothered me the most was that last minute gate change 30 minutes before departure requiring me to walk briskly and run to the new departure gate on the opposite side of the airport and it was always the last gate in the terminal. That doesn't take into account the train you sometimes had to catch to get to the next terminal. Yes, travel can be an adventure and an ordeal at the same time. Like the time we boarded a flight early only to end up sitting on the runway for over an hour and it was during a hot summer day when the air conditioning was blowing warm air.
None of that sounds fun at all. I haven't done tons of business travel but when I have it was never fun. I have done it in the past with my video business and have to carry on video equipment, you can just imagine how the screening went.
Not sure if you have seen the most recent post, that explains more about the first day, but I just posted that not too long ago.
Thanks for sharing your experiences as I hope you don't have to endure them anymore.