Ugh. Airport bars. I never let the fact that beers were $9.25 each stop me from drinking there. I once got stuck in ATL for 9 hours and to cure my boredom I made a game of wandering around the airport and making sure I had a drink in each terminal.
During my worst days, I would actually get a drink at the airport I ARRIVED at....even when loved ones were waiting outside to pick me up.
I have many stories from airport bars, but right now it doesn't serve me to laugh about it. At this point even at nearly 9 months sober I'm not ready to joke about them yet, I hope someday I can but not today.
Thanks for the post! Congrats on your sobriety and keep fighting the good fight!