The UNfriendly skies

I am playing hooky from my regular writing job to blog here! Shhhh be vewy vewy quiet!

Just went on a plane ride recently...haven't flown in several years. Sheesh. Now you can't even have a water bottle on the plane. AND they friggin charge you for each suitcase. They wanted sixty bucks for my baggage. So I put my purse in one...and just checked my big suitcase.

I was also wanded during my lovely time at the airport. Seems I wasn't fast enough getting shoes off, computer out of the case, and so forth. Then the plane was late.

But the icing on the cake...was the A-hole I had to sit next to. The plane was small and crowded and some big dude was yelling at the stewardess upon entering the plane. I think he was told to find a seat anywhere...and of course he had to sit next to me. "EXCUSE ME! I HAVE TO SIT HERE!" he bellowed at me. He threw the seatbelt across the chair and plumped his fat ass down and pouted like a baby. He had his Ipod touch out...playing games...and would not put it away for the take off. Meanwhile...I am terrified of flying. I am like white knuckling the arm rest as the plane takes off....and he is there playing games when he shouldn't be!

Then he spreads his legs wide as I am smashed up against my arm rest. I am a small person so...he was taking up like a seat and half at least. WTF!

What possesses people to act like assholes when they are in the sky? Is it suddenly suitable to do so?

Thankfully it wasn't that long of a flight but geez. Not a very pleasant experience. Next time I would like to take the train.

How have your flights been lately?