I remember back a few years ago flying in F on a CO flight, SEA-IAH there was this young couple with a small child riding up in F as well and from the loud way he was talking I could hear that he was taking a job at some sort of oil well drilling company and the firm put him up in first. Not only has this guy never been in F before, but it was also his first time flying. He proceeded to drink one after another with his wife, becoming increasingly distruptful and obnoxious and was very rude to both the f/a attendants and other passengers. He was seated behind the gentleman next to me, his wife behind me and his young child was continually kicking the seat in front of him and the poor guy next to me was trying to work but I could see his patience was wearing thin. So, finally the man next to me turns around and politely asks this guy if he would please control his
child's continual kicking. Oh boy--fireworks started! This drunk (I've been trying to keep it PC, but I'm sorry, this guy was a total redneck) said "if you ever talk to me like that again I'll break your fu***** neck, and sh** down your throat!" He then proceeded to attempt to grab the guy--I'm not joking--and try to hit him. Up until now I sat there patiently, but had to intervene. I grabbed the guy *firmly* by the arm and warned him this type of behavior is simply unacceptable. He very quickly sat down, downed another bud, and then the pilot came over and warned him any more outlashes like that and he would divert to another airport and have him arrested. Things settled down, but when the f/a finally cut him off, he started ranting and raving again, but by this time we were just about to touch down. Proceeding out of the jetway were two of Houston's finest waiting for a chat.
This was pre-9/11--summer of 2000.
Any other interesting stories out there?