Skunky smelling guy
Jun 26, 2019, 8:16 pm
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Skunky smelling guy
Ok, so not much gets me going these days, but I was seated next to a very malodorous passenger who was in 9B on AA6088 PDX-LAX or 6/24. He literally reeked of dope and it was freaking disgusting. Of course there were no other seats The FA acknowledged that he whiffed but did not offer any kind of solution, so I endured. It's bad enough with 'traditional' smellies, but with this new found freedom to self medicate being available on the whole West Coast, I'm starting to notice an increase in stoners on board. I doubt they even realize how much they smell, or how repulsive that smell is to others. It was so strong that when I got off the plane and met a colleague at LAX, he noted I had a 'fragrance' about me!
I'm starting to think there needs to be legislation here, what say you?
I'm starting to think there needs to be legislation here, what say you?
Jun 26, 2019, 10:18 pm
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Jun 27, 2019, 10:02 am
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I had a buddy in uni who's summer job was to remove dead bodies and bring them to the funeral home he worked for (the glamour!).
Anyways they just always had vicks va-po rub, smeared a little under their nose and voila nuthin but minty goodness.
he said a cop buddy told him they all do it at murder scenes.
So i keep a little tube in my computer bag or back pack and when there is a smeller near by....well a little dab 'll do ya.
Anyways they just always had vicks va-po rub, smeared a little under their nose and voila nuthin but minty goodness.
he said a cop buddy told him they all do it at murder scenes.
So i keep a little tube in my computer bag or back pack and when there is a smeller near by....well a little dab 'll do ya.
Jun 27, 2019, 10:10 am
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I had a buddy in uni who's summer job was to remove dead bodies and bring them to the funeral home he worked for (the glamour!).
Anyways they just always had vicks va-po rub, smeared a little under their nose and voila nuthin but minty goodness.
he said a cop buddy told him they all do it at murder scenes.
So i keep a little tube in my computer bag or back pack and when there is a smeller near by....well a little dab 'll do ya.
Anyways they just always had vicks va-po rub, smeared a little under their nose and voila nuthin but minty goodness.
he said a cop buddy told him they all do it at murder scenes.
So i keep a little tube in my computer bag or back pack and when there is a smeller near by....well a little dab 'll do ya.
Lots of reason people can smell up a place. Take care of it yourself.
Legislation - I'll assume the OP was kidding - is a non-starter.
Jun 27, 2019, 8:01 pm
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Today's PC culture prohibits us from pointing out such obvious "disruption" to those around us ! Heck when I pointed out to someone his zipper was down, he took offense at it, wanted me to mind my own business. This was a work colleague at a conference !
Jun 28, 2019, 11:41 am
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The problem is do they know they are walking stink bomb ? Do they care ?
Today's PC culture prohibits us from pointing out such obvious "disruption" to those around us ! Heck when I pointed out to someone his zipper was down, he took offense at it, wanted me to mind my own business. This was a work colleague at a conference !
Today's PC culture prohibits us from pointing out such obvious "disruption" to those around us ! Heck when I pointed out to someone his zipper was down, he took offense at it, wanted me to mind my own business. This was a work colleague at a conference !
(Imo, your colleague is - literally and figuratively - a d*ck. Which is something like what I would have said to the guy. "You may want to be a d*ck, but that doesn't mean we all have to see yours. Zip up, fool."
Jun 29, 2019, 1:51 am
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Ok, so not much gets me going these days, but I was seated next to a very malodorous passenger who was in 9B on AA6088 PDX-LAX or 6/24. He literally reeked of dope and it was freaking disgusting. Of course there were no other seats The FA acknowledged that he whiffed but did not offer any kind of solution, so I endured. It's bad enough with 'traditional' smellies, but with this new found freedom to self medicate being available on the whole West Coast, I'm starting to notice an increase in stoners on board. I doubt they even realize how much they smell, or how repulsive that smell is to others. It was so strong that when I got off the plane and met a colleague at LAX, he noted I had a 'fragrance' about me!
I'm starting to think there needs to be legislation here, what say you?
I'm starting to think there needs to be legislation here, what say you?
If his fragrance transferred to you, this could be scary if you had been connecting to a flight to certain countries and then had to go through immigration and customs.
Jun 30, 2019, 2:29 am
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