She read all night long
 

I just got off an 11 flight from JFK to Turkey. The woman next to me gets on the plane and immediately sleeps. (I was happy.) The minute the lights are lowered on the plane and everyone either sleeps in darkness or watches the movie, this "woman" sits up and turns on her very bright reading light and reads the entire flight. It was impossible to sleep with her light blarring. She must have been reading War and Peace.

Then, when breakfast service starts and everyone wakes up and the cabin lights come on, this "broad" decides to put her head against the wall to sleep. I was sooo annoyed I turned on my reading light, but to little avail as cabin lights were all on.

I suppose that makes you a "gentleman". Any reason why the words woman and broad were in quotes?



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This is why people bring sleeping masks.

Sleep masks, don't leave home without 'em. I don't like it when people have their reading lights on, but I don't have a problem with it compared to people making noise.

This is why airlines provide sleep masks as well.

I was on a red eye once, and this lady behind me had her lights on, for no reason. She was not reading anything.

Unfortunately I had forgotten my eye shades at home, and they didn't have any on board.

It was a miserable flight.

I guess if she just didn't want to sit in the dark, it's hard to blame her.

What is needed are reading lights that have a focused/spot setting in addition to the wide beam we are all so familiar with.

Not all airlines provide eye shades any more. The best way to insure that you have some is to bring them with you.

Now how do you know the sound of your eyes blinking while she was trying to sleep was not driving her crazy? http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttr...m/rolleyes.gif

I'm one of those irritating broads who reads all night long.

I've never slept well on flights, so reading is the best way to pass the time. I am often concerned that my reading light is distracting to others, but the alternative is to stare at the seat in front of me for hours on end, which isn't very appealing.

When some airlines decided to save a few pennies per passenger by giving up eye shades, this became a problem for a lot of people. I keep a cheap back up pair with my passport. However, I treated myself to a really good pair made with special foam...a very good investment. More things to carry, more things to forget along the way, but now I don't worry what about other people wanting to read on long flights.

Exactly. Count me as another in this group. I wish I could sleep to pass the time, but it just doesn't work for some of us that way.

"Man," what "guy" wouldn't want a "fellow" next to "him," rather than a "broad!" I bet that there's a lot of camaraderie down at the Turkish baths?

I am all for considerate behaviour, but to expect everyone or anyone on a trans oceanic flight to be on YOUR timetable is ... well, unrealistic and perhaps a bit self-centered.

When there is a solution for everyone to have what they require, then no one need sacrifice. For her, a light, for you eyeshades and a sense of personal responsibility.

Well, my friends, the time has passed
Close the shades and do it fast
Put your head right on your seat
But don't leave your bright light on (light on, light on, light on....)
Everybody doze, everybody sleep
Disappear in drowsy deep
We're goin' to sleep, rest, doze, for hours
Come on and sleep now!
We're goin' to sleep, rest, doze, for hours
Come on and sleep now!
But don't leave your bright light on (light on, light on, light on....)


(sung to Lionel Ritchie's All Night Long)