A tale of darkness, fear, and fatigue from a night spent in O’Hare airport. This story would not be possible without the ineptness of United Airlines.
This was originally published on Storify at https://storify.com/cogdog/nightatord but because they are trashing their web site in May 2018, I have liberated my content here.
Looks like I get to do the overnight at O'Hare. Gonna chronicle the adventure. #nightAtORD
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
@cogdog I did Montreal last night! #nightAtORD
— Stephen Hurley (@Stephen_Hurley) February 11, 2013
I wish I was a big shot like @stephen_hurley with a hotel budget. I've got bubkas. I have a bench. #nightAtORD
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
Hungry after waiting in line of disgruntled United refugees. Last pizza left at Wolfgang Pucks #nightAtORD http://t.co/za16G5t5
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
@cogdog see if @djakes or @teach42 can drop off sandwiches for you. I would if I was there. #nightAtORD
— Dean Shareski (@shareski) February 11, 2013
Guy in corner of bar, grey hoodie on, muttering to himself. Looks a bit like @samplereality #nightAtORD gonna keep my distance
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
Cryptic unusable Chicago electricity. #nightAtORD http://t.co/GC92ETwT
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
Kind of depressing having picked spot to hang out where other people 's planes coming in. Time to hunt for electricity. #nightAtORD
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
@cogdog Just catching up on your status. Frizzhook man. In another month, you could be cozy at Yet to Be Named _____ Garcia. #nightAtORD
— GNA Garcia (@DrGarcia) February 11, 2013
@PrincipalDunlop sue this ain't no digital experience it's the real deal #nightAtORD (hint why might I be hash tagging?) #etmooc
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
@cogdog Just saw. Want to crash at our place? I'd come pick you up.
— Steve Dembo (@teach42) February 11, 2013
@bellekid yeah the dinosaur at ORD looms right over the United customer service counter. Kind of metaphoric. #nightAtORD
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
Did you know its illegal for operators of limousine transportation to offer rides? I've been reminded 28 times this past hour. #nightAtORD
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
The night creatures are 4 wheeled, workerbees of the late night terminal action are ones who have evolved wheels for locomotion #nightAtORD
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
"CogDog at O'Hare, An All-nighter adventure. Story yet to come…" #twHaiku @myen @cogdog @Stephen_Hurley @teach42 #nightAtORD
— ? Andrew Forgrave ?? (@aforgrave) February 11, 2013
"Airport night quiet. Zamboni man polishing. CogDog is blogging." #twHaiku @myen @cogdog #nightAtORD
— ? Andrew Forgrave ?? (@aforgrave) February 11, 2013
@cogdog Fair enough. Been there. Broke up with a girlfriend and spent about 18 hours in an airport. Wrote some really awful poetry 🙂
— Steve Dembo (@teach42) February 11, 2013
@cogdog the web sez there r cots by gate k1, term 3?!
— Pumpkin Yang (@pumpkiny) February 11, 2013
@cogdog #nightatORD – concourse C, nr Gate 18 – Goose Island microbrews.
— David Kernohan (@dkernohan) February 11, 2013
@cogdog Late night greetings from Port Moody, Alan – we'll get the tent ready if you're gonna be in late #nightatORD pic.twitter.com/GMARQkSq
— Bryan Jackson (@bryanjack) February 11, 2013
@bryanjack awww I love seeing the three of you! Brightens the late night #nightAtORD
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
2:20am B concourse nary a soul around but me #nightAtORD
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
@cogdog Spend some time meditating in the corridor between B and C. I'm told that the computers ensure the lights never repeat exactly.
— Steve Dembo (@teach42) February 11, 2013
http://cinemagr.am/show/119241995
Inside the trippy tunnel — eerie to be alone down here #nightAtORD pic.twitter.com/3WfKuKcu
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
http://cinemagr.am/show/119242416
Great GIF, Batman! RT @cogdog: Cine: Lightning Tunnel #nightAtORD http://t.co/0OgiSnz6 #cinemagraph #gif
— ? Andrew Forgrave ?? (@aforgrave) February 11, 2013
My new sounds: moving walkway is now ending #nightAtORD http://t.co/iYVzX29n on #SoundCloud
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
@sgreenla I feel lucky to have that tunnel to myself & United theme song on speakers. And sounds of a creepy talking doll noise in corner
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
@pumpkiny I'm camped out a close to the chorizo shop. Getting woozy at 4:30am #nightAtORD Gentle drone of vacuums and CNN
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
@colonna69 not really tough. First world tribulations. #nightAtORD
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
Strangest dream of spending night at airport. Woke up on a bench under blaring gate announcements. #nightAtORD
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
"Into the slumber,
Tones musicale percolate.
Gentle alarm wakes."#twHaiku @myen #timeforbreakfast@cogdog #nightAtORD— ? Andrew Forgrave ?? (@aforgrave) February 11, 2013
Awake and reading thru @cogdog's adventures during his #nightAtORD. Half expected war paint and him sleeping in TSA X-ray machine.
— Steve Dembo (@teach42) February 11, 2013
@IamTalkyTina that was you Tina? I heard yelling and screaming from the bottom of a chained off stairwell
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
@cogdog Not me. I haven't survived this long by letting things draw attention. #nightAtORD
— Talky Tina (@IamTalkyTina) February 11, 2013
@cogdog Hopefully the 6am flight folks arriving soon will keep it frm getting 2 SURreal :-/ (Enjoy the egg+chorizo torta! =)) #getcogdoghome
— Pumpkin Yang (@pumpkiny) February 11, 2013
And thus ends the story with eggs and chorizo tortas thanks to rec from @pumpkiny #nightAtORD next stop Phoenix! http://t.co/cm6qJNtd
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
@teach42 yup! My friend @pumpkiny sent me to The Tortas place, that was outstanding, the crowning touch to the experience
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
@BryanAlexander Mission accomplished. Guarded @cogdog through the #nightAtORD. No one saw me save the ones I scared off while Alan dozed.
— Talky Tina (@IamTalkyTina) February 11, 2013
@cogdog This whole #nightAtORD has shades of @samplereality
— Pumpkin Yang (@pumpkiny) February 11, 2013
@pumpkiny except my story is real.
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 11, 2013
I think @United is going to be sorry they asked me for feedback for my flight from Buffalo to Chicago…
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) February 12, 2013