Anonymous wrote:OP said they were “standing” in the designated pickup area, so not actually sitting in their car? And I know standing is sometimes a term used for parking, but maybe it really means OP was away from the car here? Maybe trying to spot the grandmother? As much as people are making light of the security issue, I imagine coming across an empty car is a double no no, so cop was probably pretty angry if that was the case.

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Anonymous wrote:I believe the OP. Friend was once written a ticket when BLOCKED IN by other cars.

If you are there long enough to be blocked in then you're there too long.

Anonymous wrote:I believe the OP. Friend was once written a ticket when BLOCKED IN by other cars.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, OP. I'm calling BS. Unless the officer literally walked over to you as you pulled up, there's no way you were there for three minutes - that's not even enough time for her to notice you and walk over, let alone have a conversation long enough for you to refuse to move.

You pulled up and sent your kids inside to find their grandmother, which probably took a fair amount of time. And then grandmom, understandably, took a whole to walk out.

The curbside pickup is intended for people who are already there waiting. Not for those that have to be found inside first. You could have dropped off your kids and had them walk grandma out while you did another look of the airport. They could have found a bench to wait on if it took you longer than it took them.

In addition to being a security hazard, cars just sitting there and waiting around for passengers who are still inside the terminal really screw up the flow of traffic for the rest of us.

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3 min is BS

Maybe at Reagan, but I’ve had officers ask me to move when I’ve been there less than a minute at smaller airports. One time I was picking up DH and literally had just put the car in park and was calling him to make sure he was coming out, and they were knocking on my window asking me to move.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, OP. I'm calling BS. Unless the officer literally walked over to you as you pulled up, there's no way you were there for three minutes - that's not even enough time for her to notice you and walk over, let alone have a conversation long enough for you to refuse to move.

You pulled up and sent your kids inside to find their grandmother, which probably took a fair amount of time. And then grandmom, understandably, took a whole to walk out.

The curbside pickup is intended for people who are already there waiting. Not for those that have to be found inside first. You could have dropped off your kids and had them walk grandma out while you did another look of the airport. They could have found a bench to wait on if it took you longer than it took them.

In addition to being a security hazard, cars just sitting there and waiting around for passengers who are still inside the terminal really screw up the flow of traffic for the rest of us.

+1

3 min is BS

Maybe at Reagan, but I’ve had officers ask me to move when I’ve been there less than a minute at smaller airports. One time I was picking up DH and literally had just put the car in park and was calling him to make sure he was coming out, and they were knocking on my window asking me to move.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, OP. I'm calling BS. Unless the officer literally walked over to you as you pulled up, there's no way you were there for three minutes - that's not even enough time for her to notice you and walk over, let alone have a conversation long enough for you to refuse to move.

You pulled up and sent your kids inside to find their grandmother, which probably took a fair amount of time. And then grandmom, understandably, took a whole to walk out.

The curbside pickup is intended for people who are already there waiting. Not for those that have to be found inside first. You could have dropped off your kids and had them walk grandma out while you did another look of the airport. They could have found a bench to wait on if it took you longer than it took them.

In addition to being a security hazard, cars just sitting there and waiting around for passengers who are still inside the terminal really screw up the flow of traffic for the rest of us.

+1

3 min is BS

Anonymous wrote:You all are ridiculous. There is clearly a scenario where an older person can navigate an airport on her own, but the grandkid runs in to meet her, help with her bag, and show her where the driver is waiting. That seems signiciantly easier than parking and either have everyone walk back to the parking lot or having them stand and wait for the driver to go back to the parking lot and circle back to pick them up. Yes the OP could have circled, but if there was no back up of cars it seems reasonable to just wait for them.

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Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, last week at Dulles, my DD dropped me off. I immediately got out of the passenger seat and she popped the trunk and I got fussed at while pulling my bag out. Maximum 90 seconds. No hugs, last minute instructions.

I got home and at the arrivals pickup was three deep with cars parked there the entire 20 minutes it took DD to get from the cell phone lot to arrivals pickup— because three lanes of traffic were parked. Some with their cars turned off. One person in front of me was next to the curb and appeared to be napping. It was a zoo, and there was zero traffic enforcement. I saw no police in 20 minutes.

So, apparently at Dulles, departures is a car bomb scene waiting to happen, while it could never happen at arrivals.

Don’t be an A-hole and hang out at arrivals OP. Circle or wait in the cell phone lot. And YES, pay the ticket. It’s a post 9/11 security related offense at an airport in DC near the Pentagon. It may take a while, but having it outstanding will catch up with you. Don’t have it be something like getting flagged at security when you fly out of Dulles.

Pro tip: when the arrivals level at Dulles is that packed, the departures level is almost always empty. Last couple pickups I have done at Dulles it has been like that, and I had the arriving person go upstairs and picked them up on the departures level with zero delay or hassle. Heavily recommend

Anonymous wrote:You all are ridiculous. There is clearly a scenario where an older person can navigate an airport on her own, but the grandkid runs in to meet her, help with her bag, and show her where the driver is waiting. That seems signiciantly easier than parking and either have everyone walk back to the parking lot or having them stand and wait for the driver to go back to the parking lot and circle back to pick them up. Yes the OP could have circled, but if there was no back up of cars it seems reasonable to just wait for them.

Anonymous wrote:It takes a long time to go get a supervisor and right up a ticket. At no point during that time did you rethink your choices OP?

Anonymous wrote:Get a dashcam.