Award for the most offensive seatmate goes to . . .
May 28, 2012, 11:57 am
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Award for the most offensive seatmate goes to . . .
I was on a three hour SWA flight, on a completely full plane, in a bulkhead window seat.
Aisle seat was a 40ish man, with his teenage son in the middle seat next to me.
Nothing to alert me before takeoff that it might be wise to change seats.
Immediately after takeoff, the aisle seater takes out his tin of Skoal.
Three hours and about two plastic drink cups of horrible, foul smelling brown liquid this guy produced, and I thought I was going to vomit from the stench, not to mention getting a crick in my neck from turning sideways in my seat to avoid eye contact.
Most amazing was the FA who took the filled cups of brown spit from this guy without flinching. . .
Why, oh why, is that tobacco crap allowed to be used in flight!?
Aisle seat was a 40ish man, with his teenage son in the middle seat next to me.
Nothing to alert me before takeoff that it might be wise to change seats.
Immediately after takeoff, the aisle seater takes out his tin of Skoal.
Three hours and about two plastic drink cups of horrible, foul smelling brown liquid this guy produced, and I thought I was going to vomit from the stench, not to mention getting a crick in my neck from turning sideways in my seat to avoid eye contact.
Most amazing was the FA who took the filled cups of brown spit from this guy without flinching. . .
Why, oh why, is that tobacco crap allowed to be used in flight!?
May 28, 2012, 12:59 pm
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I was on a three hour SWA flight, on a completely full plane, in a bulkhead window seat.
Aisle seat was a 40ish man, with his teenage son in the middle seat next to me.
Nothing to alert me before takeoff that it might be wise to change seats.
Immediately after takeoff, the aisle seater takes out his tin of Skoal.
Three hours and about two plastic drink cups of horrible, foul smelling brown liquid this guy produced, and I thought I was going to vomit from the stench, not to mention getting a crick in my neck from turning sideways in my seat to avoid eye contact.
Most amazing was the FA who took the filled cups of brown spit from this guy without flinching. . .
Why, oh why, is that tobacco crap allowed to be used in flight!?
Aisle seat was a 40ish man, with his teenage son in the middle seat next to me.
Nothing to alert me before takeoff that it might be wise to change seats.
Immediately after takeoff, the aisle seater takes out his tin of Skoal.
Three hours and about two plastic drink cups of horrible, foul smelling brown liquid this guy produced, and I thought I was going to vomit from the stench, not to mention getting a crick in my neck from turning sideways in my seat to avoid eye contact.
Most amazing was the FA who took the filled cups of brown spit from this guy without flinching. . .
Why, oh why, is that tobacco crap allowed to be used in flight!?
May 28, 2012, 1:35 pm
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I genuinely felt sorry for the FA, and why she didn't put on the disposable plastic gloves to pick up the cups of spit. EWWW
Jun 1, 2012, 7:12 pm
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On the other hand, they ban people from flights because their clothing is "inappropriate" or their T-shirt has a slogan that offends a FA. It's pretty clear which is more offensive. Someone needs to get their priorities straight.
Jun 1, 2012, 8:24 pm
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If this is accurate, then it is news to SWA, as none of the three flight attendants cared, and the guy using the Skoal was using it in full view, seated in the aisle bulkhead seat.
Jun 1, 2012, 8:25 pm
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Indeed. Isn't it SWA that banned a young woman last year for her uber-short skirt?
Jun 3, 2012, 11:42 am
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I was on a three hour SWA flight, on a completely full plane, in a bulkhead window seat.
Aisle seat was a 40ish man, with his teenage son in the middle seat next to me.
Nothing to alert me before takeoff that it might be wise to change seats.
Immediately after takeoff, the aisle seater takes out his tin of Skoal.
Three hours and about two plastic drink cups of horrible, foul smelling brown liquid this guy produced, and I thought I was going to vomit from the stench, not to mention getting a crick in my neck from turning sideways in my seat to avoid eye contact.
Most amazing was the FA who took the filled cups of brown spit from this guy without flinching. . .
Why, oh why, is that tobacco crap allowed to be used in flight!?
Aisle seat was a 40ish man, with his teenage son in the middle seat next to me.
Nothing to alert me before takeoff that it might be wise to change seats.
Immediately after takeoff, the aisle seater takes out his tin of Skoal.
Three hours and about two plastic drink cups of horrible, foul smelling brown liquid this guy produced, and I thought I was going to vomit from the stench, not to mention getting a crick in my neck from turning sideways in my seat to avoid eye contact.
Most amazing was the FA who took the filled cups of brown spit from this guy without flinching. . .
Why, oh why, is that tobacco crap allowed to be used in flight!?
Jun 3, 2012, 11:45 am
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Jun 3, 2012, 9:22 pm
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I agree completely. Slogans might be offensive, a little too much skin might be offensive, but neither of those even come close to the tobacco spitting seat mate. There is offensive, and then there is gross, nasty and foul smelling. I will take the obscene T-short and/or the short skirt any day.
