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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? |
AA’s contract of carriage allows gate agents to deny boarding to malodorous passengers. You could suggest this next time before departure
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Originally Posted by davie355
(Post 31243943)
AA’s contract of carriage allows gate agents to deny boarding to malodorous passengers. You could suggest this next time before departure
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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. |
Originally Posted by HomerJ
(Post 31245616)
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. 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. |
Would Tiger Balm or Monkey White Peach balm work as well?
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Yes - tiger balm white (not red!) under the nose will effectively block out all kinds of odors.
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Originally Posted by rickg523
(Post 31245647)
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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. 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 ! |
Originally Posted by HMPS
(Post 31247369)
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 ! (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." |
Originally Posted by timfountain
(Post 31243706)
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? 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. |
Bring back the War on Drugs! Marijuana is just awful! :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by Kevin AA
(Post 31251248)
Bring back the War on Drugs! Marijuana is just awful! :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by HMPS
(Post 31252092)
KevinAA you do know more states are legalizing cannabis ?
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I'm gonna have to add Vicks to my packing list. ^ I was once stuck next to a woman who kept reapplying perfume every hour flying NRT-IAH. That was a particularly miserable flight.
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Originally Posted by rickg523
(Post 31249461)
Well, in the event, them knowing that they smell doesn't make a damn bit of difference to me. I just don't want to smell them. So I carry my own remedy.
Originally Posted by rickg523
(Post 31249461)
(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."
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Originally Posted by timfountain
(Post 31243706)
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? How precisely would your "law" be enforced? Would their be "smell police" who could prowl the public spaces to apprehend the malodorous? What should happen to the offenders? |
Smokers can't and don't smell themselves. True for tobacco, cannabis, meth, or anything that is habitually smoked by someone. Their brains desensitize them to the odor.
I didn't realize this until I quit tobacco in my 20's and then went to the bar with my friends. Boy oh boy, I couldn't believe how bad I smelled the next day after being around tobacco smoke all night, and I realized that I had unknowingly smelled like that all the time before I quit. And whether or not you realize it, there are stoners around you in daily life all the time. Only the slobs reek of bong water and dank bud. |
Originally Posted by txflyer77
(Post 31254123)
I'm gonna have to add Vicks to my packing list. ^ I was once stuck next to a woman who kept reapplying perfume every hour flying NRT-IAH. That was a particularly miserable flight.
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Originally Posted by pa3lsvt
(Post 31254437)
Smokers can't and don't smell themselves. True for tobacco, cannabis, meth, or anything that is habitually smoked by someone. Their brains desensitize them to the odor.
I didn't realize this until I quit tobacco in my 20's and then went to the bar with my friends. Boy oh boy, I couldn't believe how bad I smelled the next day after being around tobacco smoke all night, and I realized that I had unknowingly smelled like that all the time before I quit. And whether or not you realize it, there are stoners around you in daily life all the time. Only the slobs reek of bong water and dank bud. |
Originally Posted by GUWonder
(Post 31255332)
A handful of times I’ve been “too close” to sweat-stinking passengers on my flight for it to be comfortable. But more commonly it’s the stink of food on the plane that troubles me; and after that, in terms of frequency on planes, it would be perfume/cologne, or, worse yet, the nail polish and/or acetone smell. |
Originally Posted by HMPS
(Post 31260215)
Know what you mean. I have an annual house guest. He has to go outside to smoke,. Last year when he steps back inside his clothes stank of smoke. Getting to be where I amy ask him to change shirts everytime he smokes !
I have sat next to more smoke-stinking passengers than sweat-stinking passengers. I am not sure if the issue with smoke-stinking passengers is made worse or better by airports having seemingly grown the number of designated smoking boxes/areas airside in some parts of the world. If only more airports would have free showers for passengers, that may help a bit. Although I doubt smokers would use it as much as someone who realized they had a major sweat and would prefer to shower as soon as easily possible for no additional charge. |
Originally Posted by GUWonder
(Post 31260312)
As someone who went out to places that had smokers aplenty who were smoking like a chimney at full blast, I will say that changing clothes is never enough. And a shower too is needed to get the smoke out of the hair and skin. I could literally smell the smoke stench come out as I would wash up before bed — even as a non-smoker, even as someone who would try to move away from smokers. I have sat next to more smoke-stinking passengers than sweat-stinking passengers. I am not sure if the issue with smoke-stinking passengers is made worse or better by airports having seemingly grown the number of designated smoking boxes/areas airside in some parts of the world. If only more airports would have free showers for passengers, that may help a bit. Although I doubt smokers would use it as much as someone who realized they had a major sweat and would prefer to shower as soon as easily possible for no additional charge. |
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