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Old Jun 24, 2013 | 6:02 pm
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What would you do? Seatmate ate my sandwich when I fell asleep + ambiguous genitalia

This is a little different post than my usual reviews, so bear with me...

Was on UA 994, LAX-CLE, on Saturday, June 22nd - first AM flight so it was a breakfast service. Was able to select 21D (aisle exit row E+) @ check in so I was thinking good thoughts. As we boarded, 21E (middle seat) remained empty and 21F was occupied by an older female who walked on carrying a cane.

Fell asleep prior to takeoff and awoke right as the breakfast food service rolled by. Purchased a parfait and a breakfast sandwich as well as a cup of OJ, all of which I placed on the middle tray table. At that point, I fell asleep again. Awoke a while later to find that, while the parfait was unopened, the breakfast sandwich was partially eaten and 21F was asleep.

At that point, after I realized what had happened, I was a bit annoyed and considered waking up 21F to ask why she ate my sandwich. Finally gave up after a few minutes and walked to the back deciding to purchase yet another sandwich. Luckily, there were still 3 more sandwiches left. When I related what had happened to the flight attendants, (after they stopped laughing) they refused my credit card and one of them handed me a cinnamon bun as well.

Went back to my seat and, while 21F was still sleeping, decided to store the sandwich in my carryon bag and ate my parfait and bun while I kept thinking of what to ask 21F when she awoke. A few times, diferent flight attendants (both from Y as well as F) walked by and observed the asleep 21F and the partially eaten sandwich and shook their heads.

I finally gave up waiting for sleeping beauty and turned to the left, where 21C was going through a presentation on his laptop - that not only addressed the condition of "ambiguous genetailia" in newborns but also had a number of case study color graphic images of the condition...wow.

I realize that I don't fly much on weekends usually but all of this was all a bit much for me. I stopped looking around at that point and focused on the IFE screens.

Eventually 21F awoke, picked up the partially eaten sandwich and went rearward. She eventually returned (w/out the sandwich), sat and still said nothing. At that point, I gave up caring about querying her as to how the sandwich was or whether to ask her if she realized what she had done.

When we landed in CLE, I got my stuff and got out of that plane (after thanking the purser at the door).

So, now comes my questions:
  • If you awoke and saw unopened food on the middle seat tray, would you assume that it was yours even if you hadn't paid for it?
  • If you had a presentation that had fairly graphic imagery, would you view it on a filled weekend summer flight, especially one filled with families in Y?
  • What witty/pithy/sardonic/sarcastic remarks would you have made to 21F and/or 21C?
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