Originally Posted by
LTBoston
Now that my parents are getting up there in years, I find that I have a lot more patience with confused travelers than I did even a few years ago.
There will always be dumb people who screw up and have the potential to annoy me, but I always try to project how I would feel if it were my 80 year old dad ahead of me in line. It helps my mood and my blood pressure.
^^^
I too have elderly parents and I know they struggle to get through checkin, security, and boarding when they fly.
However, they managed to successfully raise 7 happy, college-educated kids.
I assume they have skills that transcend those required to efficiently pass through a customer-unfriendly airport experience.