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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 2:58 pm
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This may be OT for this board, but I'm delayed for a UA flight (7511 iad to dfw) and this took place in a united-only terminal.

Anyway, so these two guys are taking up four seats in the waiting area via strategic placement of luggage and drinks/trash. Guy A has a little pile stacked up on one seat, and water from a not-totally-empty bottle had spilled onto the seat. I suppose I could have asked him to move the suitcase and trash, but I didn't mind standing for a bit.

I could tell this guy has absolutely no intention of picking up his trash, and so (not having anything better to do (flight is delayed), I decide to see what he does.

Sure enough, when he goes to board, he leaves the trash. So I say, "excuse me, but the trash can is right over there.". He gives me a nasty sort of look, but picks up the trash. A woman standing nearby actually thanked me!

So my question:

H
1. Hostile act by me?
2. Too much time on my hands?
3. Useful pointer for him?
4. 2 and 3

Thoughts?
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