While a strange airport can certainly be a fun and fascinating place to spend the bulk of a day, the rules do change a bit once you find yourself spending the night there due to an oopsy-daisy on SkyHigh's part. But armed with a positive attitude and a few travel-smart tips (and something hard and blunt if you have it), 72 hours at the airport can be a mini-vacation all its own! DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING WITH YOUR BARE SKIN Thousands and thousands and thousands of people pass through an airport on any given day. And chances are, a lot of them have something weird going on medically. Enough said. FAST-FOOD WRAPPERS: THE TRAVELER'S MULTI-PURPOSE PAL If travelers knew all the great uses for fast-food packaging, they wouldn't be so quick to lick the goop off of it and throw it in the trash. But their ignorance is your gain! Stuff a fast-food sack with 2-3 dozen hamburger wrappers and voila: a fragrant pillow! Cardboard french fry holders make decent drinking glasses, as do regular soft drink cups in a pinch. On chilly nights, adhere the edges of several wrappers and sacks together with semi-congealed mayonnaise to fashion a lightweight quilt. The list goes on... ACT TOUGH Airport security can't be everywhere at all times. And Lord knows who you'll be sharing a darkened terminal with at 3 a.m. So even if you aren't an experienced street fighter, pretend. Try driving your fist into your hand as you walk around. Grunt audibly. And be sure to throw out a high-arcing leg kick once in a while. A little faux-bravado will often deter a would-be aggressor, or at least make him laugh a little and want to be your friend. DON'T TALK TO FREAKS Man, are there some nut jobs out there! And given the chance, they'll talk a hole through your brain. Word to the wise: If you see a guy skipping toward you with rainbow stockings and a handful of spoons, act unconscious. EATING AFTER-HOURS: "LET'S GO SCAVENGING!" Hunger knows no hours, but most airport fast-food joints close around 10. So to stop your stomach from growling, you may first have to swallow your pride. Thanks to today's popular carb-shunning diets, half-eaten buns and pastries are easily found in most receptacles. As for actual meat products and high-quality candies, persistence pays. READ, IF YOU'RE INTO THAT When hours stretch into days, some people say that reading helps them pass the time. You know, stuff like books, magazines, newspapers, and that kind of stuff.
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