Barefoot on the plane
Feb 6, 2011, 9:37 pm
#152
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barefoot
Saturday night at SFO while waiting for my plane in the AA terminal I saw a youngish guy walking around barefoot. I thought, "Oh, well". Then he visited the men's room. Yuck.
Feb 6, 2011, 10:05 pm
#153
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Why, did he make you suck his toes after he came out?
Seriously, I would not visit a public lavatory with bare feet if you paid me, but if someone else wants to do it and risk stepping into a puddle of someone elses urine (or worse) I could not care less.
Seriously, I would not visit a public lavatory with bare feet if you paid me, but if someone else wants to do it and risk stepping into a puddle of someone elses urine (or worse) I could not care less.
Feb 7, 2011, 4:20 am
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Feb 7, 2011, 12:01 pm
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Mar 13, 2011, 2:30 pm
#157
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The scenario I get a little miffed about is when people use the armrest in front of them to rest their feet on. Shoes, no shoes, socks, no socks, the armrest isn't a place for your feet to extend into someone else's space. Let's table whose space the armrest belongs to; unlike "fair use" of the underseat space to store personal items or reclining space during meals, I'm pretty sure the armrest doesn't involve a third party who isn't in that row.
Was trying to get to sleep on a red eye window seat only to feel a bit of a poke scratch on my arm. It turned out to be a foot with a sock. No odor or what not, but poking movements are not conducive to sleep. I mostly inflated a handy gallon size ziplock and inserted in between his foot and my arm. +1 for spare ziplocks.
Do what you want with your feet in your own space. Please keep them out of mine.
KthxBye!
Was trying to get to sleep on a red eye window seat only to feel a bit of a poke scratch on my arm. It turned out to be a foot with a sock. No odor or what not, but poking movements are not conducive to sleep. I mostly inflated a handy gallon size ziplock and inserted in between his foot and my arm. +1 for spare ziplocks.
Do what you want with your feet in your own space. Please keep them out of mine.
KthxBye!
Mar 27, 2011, 7:15 am
#160
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Some people would rather walk around the plane barefoot, and some people would rather keep their feet in their shoes. I see no harm either way as long as the barefoot or socked people aren't putting their feet on other people.
Mar 27, 2011, 5:20 pm
#163
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Its the same as ANY other plane situation. What about sitting next to the guy that smells of smoke, or just plain smells? Its the same thing.
Mar 28, 2011, 12:16 am
#164
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Who cares if someone is barefoot? Would it be OK if he/she wore flip-flops? How about very open sandals? Doc Martins? Boots? I just don't get this. I've had to sit next to stinky people, that's nasty. People who overflowed into my space, that's unpleasant. Loud people, annoying. Sick people, scary (please I don't want to get sick). Barefoot people? Huh? What about people whose clothes clash?
Mar 28, 2011, 7:12 am
#165
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That's because of the journey to the airport. Specifics vary---from shopping/social stops, to stairs/trains with luggage, to cold and snow in Chicago---but sandals do not feel right many times. I could change in the airport, especially after TSA shoe drill, but then I'd need to carry decent quality sandals for the terminal. In the cabin I can get away with very flimsy but very light slippers.
Last edited by aktchi; Mar 28, 2011 at 10:51 am