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maleficent · 04-25-2006, 07:47 AM

(or, "How To Be Less Of An Inconsiderate, Blithering Idiot While Traveling")

1. Learn some elementary physics: That bag will NOT fit into the overhead compartment.

2. Try to be smarter about seating: If you have poor bladder control, then perhaps a window seat isn't a good choice for you.

3. Stewardesses do not have ESP: Learn the proper use of the CALL button.

4. Newspapers: wide; seats: narrow. Don't open your newspaper right into my field of view unless you're willing to let me finish reading that column.

5. If you insist on reading my computer screen, then I insist on typing disparaging comments about you.

6. Children travel best in one of two forms: (1) muzzled and heavily sedated; (2) checked baggage.

7. No one cares how much of a frequent flyer you are; unless you're in First Class, shut up, sit down, and buckle in like everyone else.

8. And if you *are* in First Class, then cut the smug routine; we all know you got there on an upgrade.

9. If the seat in front of you is occupied, then learn how to operate a tray table. Specifically, it is not necessary to vibrate the occupant's fillings loose when you open the table, nor is it necessary to knock out his contacts when stowing the table.

10. Your butt is bigger than you think; watch where you point it.

11. I don't care how they do things in your home state or country, but here in the civilized world, we try to bathe at least once within the week prior to air travel. This helps to prevent accidental deployment of the air bags during flight.

12. If you still decide to *not* bathe prior to air travel, then at least try to leave SOME of that cheap perfume in the bottle, okay?

13. Your briefcase goes under the seat in *front* of you, not the seat directly *beneath* you. MY LEGS go under the seat beneath you. If you INSIST on providing comfortable leg room for yourself by sliding your briefcase into the space where my feet were resting, then expect to retrieve said briefcase with a NEW lock combination.(*) And yes, it will be locked, so be sure to keep the boarding pass for your connecting flight on *you*, and not in your briefcase.

14. Flying is like camping: Whether in your bags, in your stomach, or on your person, you should leave with the same amount of stuff you started with.

04-25-2006, 07:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	Basic Rules of Flying (or, "How To Be Less Of An Inconsiderate, Blithering Idiot While Traveling") 1. Learn some elementary physics: That bag will NOT fit into the overhead compartment. 2. Try to be smarter about seating: If you have poor bladder control, then perhaps a window seat isn't a good choice for you. 3. Stewardesses do not have ESP: Learn the proper use of the CALL button. 4. Newspapers: wide; seats: narrow. Don't open your newspaper right into my field of view unless you're willing to let me finish reading that column. 5. If you insist on reading my computer screen, then I insist on typing disparaging comments about you. 6. Children travel best in one of two forms: (1) muzzled and heavily sedated; (2) checked baggage. 7. No one cares how much of a frequent flyer you are; unless you're in First Class, shut up, sit down, and buckle in like everyone else. 8. And if you are in First Class, then cut the smug routine; we all know you got there on an upgrade. 9. If the seat in front of you is occupied, then learn how to operate a tray table. Specifically, it is not necessary to vibrate the occupant's fillings loose when you open the table, nor is it necessary to knock out his contacts when stowing the table. 10. Your butt is bigger than you think; watch where you point it. 11. I don't care how they do things in your home state or country, but here in the civilized world, we try to bathe at least once within the week prior to air travel. This helps to prevent accidental deployment of the air bags during flight. 12. If you still decide to not bathe prior to air travel, then at least try to leave SOME of that cheap perfume in the bottle, okay? 13. Your briefcase goes under the seat in front of you, not the seat directly beneath you. MY LEGS go under the seat beneath you. If you INSIST on providing comfortable leg room for yourself by sliding your briefcase into the space where my feet were resting, then expect to retrieve said briefcase with a NEW lock combination.() And yes, it will be locked, so be sure to keep the boarding pass for your connecting flight on you*, and not in your briefcase. 14. Flying is like camping: Whether in your bags, in your stomach, or on your person, you should leave with the same amount of stuff you started with. __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.