[Quintus Curtius]

I don't think I'm alone in noticing that the level of douchbaggery, hostility, and angst on airplanes is going up.

The shit that pisses me off on airline travel are these things (in no particular order):

* Flight attendants are either gay or rude bitches

* Too many screaming undisciplined kids

* People who don't understand that "carry on bag" means a small bag

* People who dress like disheveled bums

* Fat people

* Chinese who talk too loud

* Indians who walk around in their socks


There's a new device you can buy called the "Knee Defender" that permits you to disable the passenger in front of you from reclining their seat. Personally I think that's bullshit, but maybe others disagree.

All right. Check out this story of a fight that broke out on an airplane. A guy tried to use the Knee Defender device, and the woman in front of him threw water in his face.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014...ining-seat

(Of course, the woman was not prosecuted for the assault).

Feel free to use this thread to discuss your stories about airline passenger fuckery, and strategies to avoid it.



Q