Things traveling public does that is simply dumb

[Dugout DickStone]

Adults who carry on stuffed animals.  Usually a girl.  Pretty sure this caused 9/11 because Atta couldn't stand the 25 Teddy bears being drug through security.

[steve dave]

get all the way up to the end of the security line before starting to remove crap from their bag, pockets, take off shoes, etc. and then set off the metal detector 7 times telling the security guy that they aren't wearing a belt but, low and behold, enormous belt buckle found via the hand metal detector which pulling up their enormous sweat shirt reveals to their own amazement.  

[michigancat]

Acting surprised/annoyed when someone that obviously doesn't know how to go through security is in the security line when these people are in the security line every damn time.

[Dr Rick Daris]

i hate it when people carry on huge meals and i have to sit close to them and smell it and listen to them eat it and such. good grief. the flight is like two hours. either eat it before you get on the plane or wait until after, because you and your food smacking is grossing the rest of us out.

[Saulbadguy]

allowing soldiers to deplane before them

[ben ji]

Holding up the line by spending 5 minutes putting their shoes and belt on at the end of the conveyor instead of walking 5 feet away to the empty bench

[steve dave]

allow soldiers deplane before them

I have short hair and have gotten asked if I was military at the gate before.  have considered saying yes to get bumped to first class.  I mean, I've rough ridin' earned it imo so why not?

[schreds21]

i hate it when people carry on huge meals and i have to sit close to them and smell it and listen to them eat it and such. good grief. the flight is like two hours. either eat it before you get on the plane or wait until after, because you and your food smacking is grossing the rest of us out.

OMFG   FOOD SMACKING  

[Dugout DickStone]

i hate it when people carry on huge meals and i have to sit close to them and smell it and listen to them eat it and such. good grief. the flight is like two hours. either eat it before you get on the plane or wait until after, because you and your food smacking is grossing the rest of us out.

I am looking right at a fat lady who is actually saving her disgusting whopper meal for the plane.  Eat it now pleez.

And on SW, lining up before the call.  Hey loser, I'm biz select.  You aren't boarding before me no matter how long you stand.

[Saulbadguy]

Lining up before the call on SW is one of my favorite things to observe. Now you can't cheat your way in to the A group with a C boarding pass.

[bakerman]

And on SW, lining up before the call.  Hey loser, I'm biz select.  You aren't boarding before me no matter how long you stand.

I actually love this. People take when they get on the plane way too seriously and it's fun to let them think they are going to be all  and then boom out of nowhere  the crap out of them with my A1 boarding pass.

[steve dave]

I like to watch the people reading along to the safety presentation and then looking behind them for the nearest exit.  not really dumb but more interesting.  you see a lot of rural nebraskanites who have obviously never flown before kind of freaking out because they didn't catch all of that last part.  

[Saulbadguy]

Not giving their children benadryl before the flight

[Saulbadguy]

I like to watch the people reading along to the safety presentation and then looking behind them for the nearest exit.  not really dumb but more interesting.  you see a lot of rural nebraskanites who have obviously never flown before kind of freaking out because they didn't catch all of that last part. 

hey, bad person. They do this for our safety. Don't make fun of being safe.

[Dr Rick Daris]

i hate it when people carry on huge meals and i have to sit close to them and smell it and listen to them eat it and such. good grief. the flight is like two hours. either eat it before you get on the plane or wait until after, because you and your food smacking is grossing the rest of us out.

I am looking right at a fat lady who is actually saving her disgusting whopper meal for the plane.  Eat it now pleez.

And on SW, lining up before the call.  Hey loser, I'm biz select.  You aren't boarding before me no matter how long you stand.

see. this is what i'm talking about. i have ZERO doubt that if i was on that plane that i'd be sitting right beside her and so full of anger the whole flight.

OT: do airlines keep track of passenger height and weight because i am not a large person and seem to always get paired up with the fattest person on the plane. do you think they are matching us? is this possible? do they have my stored statistics somewhere and then automatically assign me the seat directly next to a larger person. have you ever seen multiple fatties sat right next to each other? i really haven't. i think maybe that when i check in or buy a ticket they assign a * to my name and when a large person checks in, they assign a # to his name and then they always try to throw a * next to a #. this is making me so mad just thinking about this.

[steve dave]

had a full United flight the other day.  was behind a lady with a lap baby.  she was absolutely freaking out because there wasn't an empty seat that she could attempt to force the person sitting next to it to switch with her so she could have two seats for her and her baby.  once the steward told her that it was a full plane for the 10th time and she didn't have a ticket for her baby so it wouldn't matter anyway she asked the lady in the isle seat if she would switch with her because she had a baby on her lap and didn't want to sit in the middle.  old lady in the isle told her to GTFOOHF and I mentally fist pumped.  

[Saulbadguy]

Does anyone else pretend to fall asleep during the flight so they don't have to talk to their neighbor? I commit to it if I suspect the neighbor will be too chatty. I admit, it hurts to turn down the free ginger ale and pretzels, but it simply must be done.

[kitten_mittons]

Does anyone else pretend to fall asleep during the flight so they don't have to talk to their neighbor? I commit to it if I suspect the neighbor will be too chatty. I admit, it hurts to turn down the free ginger ale and pretzels, but it simply must be done.

Headphones.

[michigancat]

Does anyone else pretend to fall asleep during the flight so they don't have to talk to their neighbor? I commit to it if I suspect the neighbor will be too chatty. I admit, it hurts to turn down the free ginger ale and pretzels, but it simply must be done.

headphones

[michigancat]

Does anyone else pretend to fall asleep during the flight so they don't have to talk to their neighbor? I commit to it if I suspect the neighbor will be too chatty. I admit, it hurts to turn down the free ginger ale and pretzels, but it simply must be done.

Headphones.

holy crap.

[Saulbadguy]

Does anyone else pretend to fall asleep during the flight so they don't have to talk to their neighbor? I commit to it if I suspect the neighbor will be too chatty. I admit, it hurts to turn down the free ginger ale and pretzels, but it simply must be done.

Headphones.

Don't want to risk the person trying to talk to me while I have my headphones on, and expect me to take them off.

Also, they cause insanely painful ear pressure when flying. :(

[Dr Rick Daris]

had a full United flight the other day.  was behind a lady with a lap baby.  she was absolutely freaking out because there wasn't an empty seat that she could attempt to force the person sitting next to it to switch with her so she could have two seats for her and her baby.  once the steward told her that it was a full plane for the 10th time and she didn't have a ticket for her baby so it wouldn't matter anyway she asked the lady in the isle seat if she would switch with her because she had a baby on her lap and didn't want to sit in the middle.  old lady in the isle told her to GTFOOHF and I mentally fist pumped.  

i'm torn on this story because yes, i love the fact that the aisle person was like "ummm. no" but then i hear that the aisle person is an old lady and i just really don't like old people because of how rude and unnecesarily mean and angry they are as a whole. this was a situation where there were two losers. no winners.

[Saulbadguy]

had a full United flight the other day.  was behind a lady with a lap baby.  she was absolutely freaking out because there wasn't an empty seat that she could attempt to force the person sitting next to it to switch with her so she could have two seats for her and her baby.  once the steward told her that it was a full plane for the 10th time and she didn't have a ticket for her baby so it wouldn't matter anyway she asked the lady in the isle seat if she would switch with her because she had a baby on her lap and didn't want to sit in the middle.  old lady in the isle told her to GTFOOHF and I mentally fist pumped. 

i'm torn on this story because yes, i love the fact that the aisle person was like "ummm. no" but then i hear that the aisle person is an old lady and i just really don't like old people because of how rude and unnecesarily mean and angry they are as a whole. this was a situation where there were two losers. no winners.

The baby was the winner.

[steve dave]

couple years ago I was on a ball breaking NYC to San Diego flight in coach and an entire family was watching some kids show sans earphones via the speakers on their laptop.

[Saulbadguy]

Ok, i'll say it.

Assholes who think they are too good to check luggage. Do us a favor, check yo crap.