Doug MacKay Dear Diary: As I approached a booth at the Chelsea Street Fair recently, two women were ahead of me.
Like cars approaching a toll booth, the planes at the front of the line slow down as they prepare to land, especially as they lower their landing gear.
Talk to Vendors! Don't be shy when approaching a tent or booth.
When you double-park at the dry cleaners, pull into a parking garage, approach a toll booth, people glance quickly, then do a double-take.
That was the precursor to what happens at the White House today, when visitors must approached a guard booth and show identification.
A man with several days' stubble approached a token booth and held up a wallet-sized folding map, enclosed in a facsimile of the Metrocard, that was being given away as a promotion.
"Your first time at this Australian meat pie place might have you wondering, 'Where exactly am I going?' You drive to the end of a side street along the water and then approach a guard booth where you may or may not need to explain where you're going.
Approaching the Monster booth, with walls of red velvet that reached from the floor to the ceiling, was like approaching a fortress.
Mr. Baker was carrying a golf bag and approached a security guard in a booth, telling her he had some "personal belongings" to give to a friend who worked at the plant, Mr. Scavo said.
"I bet the vendor will say, 'Your phone's too old.' " Approaching the booth, the woman reads the vendor's lips as he says to an assistant, "Here comes a credit".
