What's the worst thing you've ever done/said on a plane?
Apr 6, 2017, 9:34 am
#31
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I understand sitting by the window causes panic. I hate sitting by the window myself. I feel more nervous there. I had a hissy fit at Husband once as he always sits by the window and I finally got to sit there. We got to cruising altitude and I said he could have his precious window seat back and never wanted it again. I like to be able to pretend the floor of the plane is on the ground. I can't do that if people are the size on ants.
Apr 7, 2017, 3:25 am
#32
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I feel your pain. Had the same thing happen to me on LH flying FRA-CPT. Was told to move to a middle bulkhead seat with crying babies in bassinets all around me, or, I could not fly at all. My choice
Apr 7, 2017, 4:13 am
#33
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Damn...I was shifted to a middle bulkhead too.... AND they suggested it was a great seat....but I hate bulkheads....
Actually I was shifted to allow a grossly obese chap to spread out from the middle exit row seat. I look back on that now and think to myself... "If Id only known then what I know now"
Now? I would have said "Youre putting him in the EXIT ROW? Ok... its your aircraft... but I'll be getting off now since you are breaking your own rules about who can sit there... and yes, I'll have my checked bags back please"
Why on earth they didn't just quietly shift him to Business class I will never know....
Actually I was shifted to allow a grossly obese chap to spread out from the middle exit row seat. I look back on that now and think to myself... "If Id only known then what I know now"
Now? I would have said "Youre putting him in the EXIT ROW? Ok... its your aircraft... but I'll be getting off now since you are breaking your own rules about who can sit there... and yes, I'll have my checked bags back please"
Why on earth they didn't just quietly shift him to Business class I will never know....
Apr 7, 2017, 4:22 am
#34
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I think if someone is subject to panic attacks when sitting in the window seat they need to do more to communicate that issue. For example, not let themselves be assigned a window seat in the first place, and if they are and are asking someone to change them, be clearer about why it's important. (And then ask the FA.) I know it's hard to do that sort of thing, but it's an essential skill.
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Apr 7, 2017, 9:56 am
#36
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Dudes English wasn't very good....
I think if someone is subject to panic attacks when sitting in the window seat they need to do more to communicate that issue. For example, not let themselves be assigned a window seat in the first place, and if they are and are asking someone to change them, be clearer about why it's important. (And then ask the FA.) I know it's hard to do that sort of thing, but it's an essential skill.
wg
wg
Apr 7, 2017, 12:47 pm
#37
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Ordered a few beers on JetBlue, FA never came back to charge me and I didn't remind her.
On a full flight I moved someone's bag in the bin to make room for mine. It was in there sideways, I took it out and put in the right way. Some person kept giving me death stares for the whole flight. I assume it was the owner.
On a last minute SEA-ATL red-eye I was stuck in the middle. Having flown in from ANC about 5 hours earlier, I overestimated my abilities at various SEA establishments and sometime on the ATL flight, I passed out on my seatmate's shoulder. She didn't wake me but clearly was not amused when I woke up.
On a full flight I moved someone's bag in the bin to make room for mine. It was in there sideways, I took it out and put in the right way. Some person kept giving me death stares for the whole flight. I assume it was the owner.
On a last minute SEA-ATL red-eye I was stuck in the middle. Having flown in from ANC about 5 hours earlier, I overestimated my abilities at various SEA establishments and sometime on the ATL flight, I passed out on my seatmate's shoulder. She didn't wake me but clearly was not amused when I woke up.
Apr 8, 2017, 1:19 pm
#38
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Damn...I was shifted to a middle bulkhead too.... AND they suggested it was a great seat....but I hate bulkheads....
Actually I was shifted to allow a grossly obese chap to spread out from the middle exit row seat. I look back on that now and think to myself... "If Id only known then what I know now"
Now? I would have said "Youre putting him in the EXIT ROW? Ok... its your aircraft... but I'll be getting off now since you are breaking your own rules about who can sit there... and yes, I'll have my checked bags back please"
Why on earth they didn't just quietly shift him to Business class I will never know....
Actually I was shifted to allow a grossly obese chap to spread out from the middle exit row seat. I look back on that now and think to myself... "If Id only known then what I know now"
Now? I would have said "Youre putting him in the EXIT ROW? Ok... its your aircraft... but I'll be getting off now since you are breaking your own rules about who can sit there... and yes, I'll have my checked bags back please"
Why on earth they didn't just quietly shift him to Business class I will never know....
Apr 9, 2017, 3:57 am
#39
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Apr 9, 2017, 9:10 am
#41
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Apr 9, 2017, 9:07 pm
#42
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Thankfully the worst I've done is deny a seat-change request. It was late, I was tired, and I was not going to give up my aisle seat for a window on a 12 hour transatlantic flight.
The things that I've held back on saying (and doing) however... :-)
The things that I've held back on saying (and doing) however... :-)
Apr 10, 2017, 6:03 am
#43
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Apr 10, 2017, 6:44 am
#44
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A buddy of mine was standing in line to buy a train ticket while listening to music on his Bose headphones and needed to fart. He would normally have walked out of the way of any collateral damage but didn't want to queue again, and, figuring that there was a lot of noise and no one would hear him he let rip. EVERYONE turned to look at him like the animal he is, and he then realised that the "noise" was all inside his headphones and that the ticket office was actually fairly quiet all along.
