Originally Posted by mspflyer3

NewYorkMoscowFlyer64 -

I understand your situation, your anger, your sentiments, all of it. I understand that the "busybody" probably just pissed you off more. But let me just say, it sounds like you were being kind of a dick.

Flying is a tense, stressful situation for most. Believe it or not, getting so upset with a flight attendant/situation that you "can't think straight" (your words, not mine) negatively affects the other people around you, and makes it more tense and stressful than before. That's probably why the "busybody" spoke up, and why I don't think she was a "busybody" at all. By getting pissed of, emanating the negative energy/anger that you did (as it seems just from reading your post), you were making everyone else in the cabin uncomfortable.

Sure, you lost your glasses. Sh*tty situation (not as sh*tty as AF-toilet-water-dude, though). But you know what? You found them, got apologies, and everything was fine.

If you go into a trip on a commercial airliner thinking that everything is going to go right for you, you're gonna have a bad time. And this expectation, in my belief, is why there are so many pissed off travelers out there. It's also why there are DYKWIAs.

So were you a DYKWIA? Wasn't there, can't decide. But I can tell you, that when encountering people like you in similar situations, it's a whole lot more comfortable for everyone around you if you just chill the f*ck out, deal with it later if you're really pissed, and don't make a scene. Like I said, it's unreasonable to expect everything to go perfectly.

And even when something really ridiculous and horrible happens far outside the realm of reasonable expectation, like having the flight attendants throw out your single pair of glasses (buy a second effing pair, jesus!), remember that you're still sitting in a chair in the god damned sky.