I normally don’t fly Delta, but found myself on a business trip to Atlanta last week. For the return flight, I got to the airport a couple of hours early, bought a day pass to the Delta Sky Club, and got ready to get some work done. Since it was around noon, first order of priority was: Lunch!

Me: Do you all serve lunch here?

Delta: No sir, just snacks.

Me: Oh … well, can you recommend a place nearby in the terminal where i could pick up some lunch?

Delta: Not really, the only thing nearby is a food court.

Me: Great.

So back down to the terminal I go, in search of something not-too-bad to eat during my stay in the Delta Sky Club. Best I could do was a Subway sandwich. Back to the DSC.

Delta: Sir, excuse me, you can’t bring that food in here!

Me: I can’t? Why not?

Delta: It’s not allowed.

Me: OK, let me get this straight. It’s lunchtime. I’m like, hungry. You don’t serve lunch. And you won’t let me bring a sandwich with me, even though I’ve paid for a day pass. Have a I got that right?

Delta: That’s right.

Me: I mean, its not like there aren’t people in here eating food — the snacks you provide.

Delta (looking at me like I must be clueless): Yes, but we can’t let people see you bringing in food when we’ve told them they can’t!

I take one more look at the snacks on offer from the Delta Sky Club. Back down I go, to the terminal food court, to eat my Subway sandwich.