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| - I really just wanted to review the USO at the Charlotte airport, but I suppose this is just as good a place. I've been to several USO's at airports, and this is a very impressive one. Although it doesn't have showers and beds like some of the other ones I've seen, this one has this feel like it's one of those red-carpet airport clubs because it has the big fancy leather recliners with a large flat-screen TV, and another room in case you don't like what's playing in the main room. It's got 3 computers for internet access, a couple of large round bar tables sitting just across a counter full of free food, sodas, hot dogs, baked goods, etc. There's a section of 2 small TVs for PS2/xbox, and a small room for young toddlers to keep busy. The USO is always a place I go when I have time in between flights, even if I'm not traveling on official Army duty. It's typically operated by volunteers, so I make it a habit to go sign in to show that it's being utilized. Even if you're not in the military, you can still go up to the 2nd floor where the USO entrance is at, and usually find some free seating even when the downstairs chairs are all taken.
One funny thing about the Charlotte airport is how busy it was one moment, and then how deserted it was the next. Our flight must have arrived some time after 9pm. After a quick stop at the Tequileria restaurant, we went to the USO and milled around a bit. Then we came back downstairs right after 10pm, and most of the stores and the food court were closed. It must have only been about 10-15 minutes where before the airport was bustling with people, to what seemed like a twilight zone episode.
This airport is pretty nice because most of the shopping/food places are centrally located. It was a fairly long walk to our gate for our connecting flight, but thanks to those jetson walkways, it didn't seem too far.
I'd come back through Charlotte again just to sit in the rocking chairs for a minute.
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