swamp
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THEY’RE EATING THE DOGS!!!!!!!
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Post by swamp on Apr 15, 2015 20:48:01 GMT -5
I'll be flying Allegiant next time. Syracuse to Clearwater.
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weltschmerz
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Post by weltschmerz on Apr 15, 2015 22:38:24 GMT -5
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.
Moot point. Most people will have pooped themselves on the way down.
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teen persuasion
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Post by teen persuasion on Apr 16, 2015 7:26:35 GMT -5
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. I could never figure out why Hurley never lost weight - he was always hiking all over island on some wild goose chase.
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hoops902
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Post by hoops902 on Apr 16, 2015 13:14:40 GMT -5
turn your head, stare right at him, and just lick your lips repeatedly. Either he will move away, or you will have a very good time while waiting for your flight.
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mollyanna58
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Post by mollyanna58 on Apr 16, 2015 13:19:34 GMT -5
turn your head, stare right at him, and just lick your lips repeatedly. Either he will move away, or you will have a very good time while waiting for your flight. What if the guy reciprocates?
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hoops902
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Post by hoops902 on Apr 16, 2015 13:27:48 GMT -5
turn your head, stare right at him, and just lick your lips repeatedly. Either he will move away, or you will have a very good time while waiting for your flight. What if the guy reciprocates? That's the latter part about having a very good time while waiting for your flight.
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swamp
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THEY’RE EATING THE DOGS!!!!!!!
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Post by swamp on Apr 16, 2015 13:28:04 GMT -5
turn your head, stare right at him, and just lick your lips repeatedly. Either he will move away, or you will have a very good time while waiting for your flight. I have been seated next to you before.
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bobosensei
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Post by bobosensei on Apr 19, 2015 10:57:53 GMT -5
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. I saw a lady walking with her dog through an airport during the holidays. The dog hiked its leg on a Christmas tree. I don't blame the dog for not understanding not to pee there, but the woman watched the dog then just walked away. She didn't even pretend like she was going to clean it up and it was all over the floor.
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Artemis Windsong
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Apr 19, 2015 14:25:52 GMT -5
The theme from Silence of the Lambs or Jaws used to pull people up short. I don't know what the good terror music would be now. The one that evokes the Jaws response. Move from snot sucker. Is this a Middle Eastern male by any chance? You could pick out the bad guys and who the air marshal is. Then calculate the probability of your being able to subdue the b.g.
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TheOtherMe
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Post by TheOtherMe on Apr 20, 2015 21:00:21 GMT -5
18 wheelchairs on one flight!!! Walkers on the baggage claim. Old people everywhere It had to be allegiant. Took Allegiant in April one year and this is what the return flight was like.
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tractor
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Post by tractor on Apr 21, 2015 14:24:33 GMT -5
The theme from Silence of the Lambs or Jaws used to pull people up short. I don't know what the good terror music would be now. The one that evokes the Jaws response. Move from snot sucker. Is this a Middle Eastern male by any chance? You could pick out the bad guys and who the air marshal is. Then calculate the probability of your being able to subdue the b.g. It was Artemis, how did you know?
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Artemis Windsong
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Apr 21, 2015 15:37:40 GMT -5
Total rudeness. Zero social boundaries.
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