Airport sitting

[tractor]

I've been spending quite a bit of time in airports lately. Presently I'm in Nashville, TN for another three hours waiting for my flight to take off. So here's my question, I have a nice comfy place all staked out minding my own business. Some guy just sat next to me and he keeps sucking in snot through his nose disturbing my peace. Should I 1) move or 2) punch him in the face and tell him to leave?

[Deleted]

2, then 1.

[Regis]

Definitely 2.

[The Captain]

[tractor]

I just saw another lady taking her dog for a walk in the terminal, he took a right on the carpet in the central walkway. This airport stuff is starting to get entertaining.

[mollyanna58]

If you go for 2, the next three hours or more will be spent in a not-so-comfy place. 

[tractor]

Apr 15, 2015 14:46:50 GMT -5 Regis said:

Definitely 2.

he appears to be from another country, I would hate to create an international incident. Maybe I'll offer a Kleenex. Punching him would be fun though.

[tractor]

Apr 15, 2015 14:50:05 GMT -5 mollyanna58 said:

If you go for 2, the next three hours or more will be spent in a not-so-comfy place. 

maybe he won't report it

[lexxy703]

Well the guy is disgusting but overall I enjoy airports.  I'm being serious.  It is a great place for people watching.

[andi9899]

Apr 15, 2015 14:49:53 GMT -5 tractor said:

I just saw another lady taking her dog for a walk in the terminal, he took a right on the carpet in the central walkway. This airport stuff is starting to get entertaining.

Really?! That's just plain rude. People are such asses.

[HoneyBBQ]

earplugs, netflix. Ignore everyone.

[andi9899]

There was a show once called Off My Rocker, or something like that where old people would pull pranks on people. Kinda like a geriatric version of Jackass. There was one episode where this old lady was sitting next to young guys in the airport asking them if they wanted to join the Mile High Club. It was hilarious!

[milee]

Apr 15, 2015 15:22:29 GMT -5 @sroo4 said:

I always play the "Who would be worse to sit next to" game in airports.  More fun if you can play with someone else. 

It's easy,  you look around and say Hmmm Would it be worse to sit next to BO guy, or mumbling lady?

Once you determine that round you move onto the next... Ok,  is BO guy worse than 6' 9" Offensive Tackle guy?

Keep going until you get on the plane and you win if you don't end up sitting next the the very worst person from your game. 

Ever since I watched "Lost", I look around and think about how the Heck we'd survive if stranded on an island together.  Because unlike on Lost, where the people on the plane are interesting, fit and scrappy, I seem to always be on planes with a bunch of people that don't look like they can find their own car in the parking lot or any food that isn't served through a drive through window.  Then I get off track because I think about how that one lady had her choice of Sawyer or Jack, yet on the planes I get stuck on, there's not even one hottie, much less a pair of them. 

[whoami]

This is why I spring for an Admirals Club memebership. 

[wyouser]

Apr 15, 2015 14:45:35 GMT -5 tractor said:

I've been spending quite a bit of time in airports lately. Presently I'm in Nashville, TN for another three hours waiting for my flight to take off. So here's my question, I have a nice comfy place all staked out minding my own business. Some guy just sat next to me and he keeps sucking in snot through his nose disturbing my peace. Should I 1) move or 2) punch him in the face and tell him to leave?

I'd ask for a raise. They are not paying near enough to have you sit there and babysit snotsuckers!!!

[milee]

Apr 15, 2015 16:08:14 GMT -5 @sroo4 said:

Apr 15, 2015 15:45:39 GMT -5 milee said:

Ever since I watched "Lost", I look around and think about how the Heck we'd survive if stranded on an island together.  Because unlike on Lost, where the people on the plane are interesting, fit and scrappy, I seem to always be on planes with a bunch of people that don't look like they can find their own car in the parking lot or any food that isn't served through a drive through window.  Then I get off track because I think about how that one lady had her choice of Sawyer or Jack, yet on the planes I get stuck on, there's not even one hottie, much less a pair of them. 

Oh God,  if I started pondering getting stuck on an island with the people around me at an airport,  I don't think I'd ever get on the plane.   The thought of spending 3 hours with them is usually enough to almost send me running... but months?!? 

Yeah, it can be pretty depressing. Sometimes, there's a person that looks like they might be interesting and/or know some things that could be useful so that's fun.  But most of the time, this whole line of thought just leads to depressing/worrisome/dark thoughts. Thoughts like:

1) Yikes, half these people are so unfit, they can barely walk down the aisle. How the heck will we get them off the plane if there's an emergency?

2) Wow, a lot of these people seem very cranky and/or aren't fans of personal hygiene. Huddling with them in wreckage is not going to be a fun time.

3) Everybody has different strengths, so I'm hoping that this guy who can't read his own plane ticket may not be book smart but knows how to make electricity from coconuts.

4) That tiny old lady may look fragile, but based on what she's reading I think she's got some interesting secrets and knowledge. Stick close to her; she might be good in all sorts of survival situations. 

5)  It's going to suck to be without a good hat and sunblock.  Must weave myself a decent hat out of palm fronds or I'll burn to a crisp in 10 minutes.

6)  If people die in the wreck and we decide we have to eat them for food, how long will they keep before they spoil?

7)  I knew it was a bad idea to switch from paper books to Kindle.  Crap.  In a few days, my battery will run out and I'll have no more reading material. 

8)  Why isn't there anybody here that looks remotely like Sawyer or Jack? 

9)  Will the captain still think he's in charge after we crash?

10)  Not that I want any of us to die, but if it happens please let it happen to the person two seats up that has the bad gas. 

[Deleted]

3. Buy a pass to an airline club with an open bar. If you do this a lot, get an annual pass or PriorityPass. United Club day passes, handed out to Elite members, are transferrable and can be bought at a discount on e- Bay.

[swamp]

I just did lots of this. My thoughts are similar to milees. And while I'm pudgy, I am amazed at some of the huge amounts of unfitness.
The plane I was on wax full of snowbirds. It would have been ugly.

[milee]

Apr 15, 2015 17:16:12 GMT -5 swamp said:

I just did lots of this. My thoughts are similar to milees. And while I'm pudgy, I am amazed at some of the huge amounts of unfitness.
The plane I was on wax full of snowbirds. It would have been ugly.

Well, on the plus side if they're "snow" birds maybe their carcasses will keep for longer before they spoil.

Try to look at the positives.

[swamp]

18 wheelchairs on one flight!!! Walkers on the baggage claim. Old people everywhere

[Value Buy]

Apr 15, 2015 17:26:39 GMT -5 swamp said:

18 wheelchairs on one flight!!! Walkers on the baggage claim. Old people everywhere

Can you imagine if there was an emergency and the plane had to evacuate?
Smoke in the cabin as an example.

[HoneyBBQ]

Apr 15, 2015 16:37:14 GMT -5 milee said:

Apr 15, 2015 16:08:14 GMT -5 @sroo4 said:

Oh God,  if I started pondering getting stuck on an island with the people around me at an airport,  I don't think I'd ever get on the plane.   The thought of spending 3 hours with them is usually enough to almost send me running... but months?!? 

Yeah, it can be pretty depressing. Sometimes, there's a person that looks like they might be interesting and/or know some things that could be useful so that's fun.  But most of the time, this whole line of thought just leads to depressing/worrisome/dark thoughts. Thoughts like:

1) Yikes, half these people are so unfit, they can barely walk down the aisle. How the heck will we get them off the plane if there's an emergency?

2) Wow, a lot of these people seem very cranky and/or aren't fans of personal hygiene. Huddling with them in wreckage is not going to be a fun time.

3) Everybody has different strengths, so I'm hoping that this guy who can't read his own plane ticket may not be book smart but knows how to make electricity from coconuts.

4) That tiny old lady may look fragile, but based on what she's reading I think she's got some interesting secrets and knowledge. Stick close to her; she might be good in all sorts of survival situations. 

5)  It's going to suck to be without a good hat and sunblock.  Must weave myself a decent hat out of palm fronds or I'll burn to a crisp in 10 minutes.

6)  If people die in the wreck and we decide we have to eat them for food, how long will they keep before they spoil?

7)  I knew it was a bad idea to switch from paper books to Kindle.  Crap.  In a few days, my battery will run out and I'll have no more reading material. 

8)  Why isn't there anybody here that looks remotely like Sawyer or Jack? 

9)  Will the captain still think he's  they are  in charge after we crash?

10)  Not that I want any of us to die, but if it happens please let it happen to the person two seats up that has the bad gas. 

Fixed.

And you're forgetting Sayid and Desmond in the hottie-clan. 

[milee]

Apr 15, 2015 17:51:44 GMT -5 HoneyBBQ said:

Apr 15, 2015 16:37:14 GMT -5 milee said:

Yeah, it can be pretty depressing. Sometimes, there's a person that looks like they might be interesting and/or know some things that could be useful so that's fun.  But most of the time, this whole line of thought just leads to depressing/worrisome/dark thoughts. Thoughts like:

1) Yikes, half these people are so unfit, they can barely walk down the aisle. How the heck will we get them off the plane if there's an emergency?

2) Wow, a lot of these people seem very cranky and/or aren't fans of personal hygiene. Huddling with them in wreckage is not going to be a fun time.

3) Everybody has different strengths, so I'm hoping that this guy who can't read his own plane ticket may not be book smart but knows how to make electricity from coconuts.

4) That tiny old lady may look fragile, but based on what she's reading I think she's got some interesting secrets and knowledge. Stick close to her; she might be good in all sorts of survival situations. 

5)  It's going to suck to be without a good hat and sunblock.  Must weave myself a decent hat out of palm fronds or I'll burn to a crisp in 10 minutes.

6)  If people die in the wreck and we decide we have to eat them for food, how long will they keep before they spoil?

7)  I knew it was a bad idea to switch from paper books to Kindle.  Crap.  In a few days, my battery will run out and I'll have no more reading material. 

8)  Why isn't there anybody here that looks remotely like Sawyer or Jack? 

9)  Will the captain still think he's  they are  in charge after we crash?

10)  Not that I want any of us to die, but if it happens please let it happen to the person two seats up that has the bad gas. 

Fixed.

And you're forgetting Sayid and Desmond in the hottie-clan. 

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I only watched a few shows in the first season... During which I concluded they were all dead or dreaming. Lost interest quickly because it didn't look like they knew where they were going with it. So I don't remembef Sayid or Desmond.

[HoneyBBQ]

milee
depends if you like scruffy or not. I'm thinking you do.

[NastyWoman]

Apr 15, 2015 14:46:50 GMT -5 Regis said:

Definitely 2.

Noooooooooo!!! Hit snotty nose --- what do you think happens? Snot all over the place including the snotty-nose-hitter

[milee]

Apr 15, 2015 18:09:56 GMT -5 HoneyBBQ said:

milee
depends if you like scruffy or not. I'm thinking you do.

[br


Oh yes. Both are cute and can be on my shipwreck any day. :-)

[zibazinski]

Apr 15, 2015 17:26:39 GMT -5 swamp said:

18 wheelchairs on one flight!!! Walkers on the baggage claim. Old people everywhere

It had to be allegiant.

[swamp]

Apr 15, 2015 18:39:14 GMT -5 zibazinski said:

Apr 15, 2015 17:26:39 GMT -5 swamp said:

18 wheelchairs on one flight!!! Walkers on the baggage claim. Old people everywhere

It had to be allegiant.

No. Jet blue.

[zibazinski]

Grand Rapids to Clearwater is so full of old people and wheelchairs that it's ridiculous. Allegiant used to be low cost and non stop but it's only non stop now.

[MJ2.0]

The flight I took to Orlando last month had a good mix of people, but a decent chunk of then were annoying college kids.