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I was a Horrible Gate
(The Lament of 35X)


 I was a horrible gate.
Travelers wondered why I existed.
I heard the complaints.
I felt the anger of travelers.
I wanted to be an innominate piece of aviation infrastructure for arrivals and departures,
But I was a horrible gate.

​I wanted to provide comfort and certainty to visitors to our nation's Capital.
I felt a desire to be unsung,
But I touched the anger centers of innumerable rovers.
I'm ashamed at the way people viewed me,
But I was a horrible gate.

I understand people hate me.
I aspired to be a vital and useful element of transit for the weary traveler.
I dreamed to have a modern jetway to whisk riders off to blissful locations.
I tried to provide a convenient service.
I hoped I would be remembered fondly,
But I was a horrible gate.


I didn't have any of the characteristics I desired.
I was known for crowded inclement shuttle buses - not a jetway.
I had a discombobulated boarding system with confusing sub-gates, puzzling seating areas and a mystifying check-in system.
Throngs of dissatisfied visitors cursed my name when their ticket read 35X.
I was a horrible gate.


Fred Zeytoonjian
SGAC Board Member
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