Things traveling public does that is simply dumb

[michigancat]

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.

headphones

[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.

headphones

not the point

[Dr Rick Daris]

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. :(

pffft. also, just don't make eye contact and one word them til they shut up if they try to talk to you. not that hard. i am the most successful person i know in terms of not having people talk to me. i give off a very "i'm not talking to you" vibe.

i have only talked to one person ever on a plane and it was some chick that was helping out wamego with their business plan or growth or something and she knew a lot about manhattan and nbaf and mhk flights and stuff so i was willing to sacrifice it with the thought that i could get some good stuff out of her. we were on the runway for an hour before the flight was cancelled and we all left the plane. her group pulled some huge power move after exiting and we're driven back to austin from dfw and their tickets refunded. it was impressive.

[Dr Rick Daris]

Ok, i'll say it.

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

checking is for absolute losers. i will walk to my destination before i check something.

[steve dave]

speaking of talking to people on a plane.  you ever see those kids that fly alone all the time and are obviously great at it?  sat next to some kid about 4th grade or so.  dad lived in NYC and Mom in Omaha.  told me about how he flys back and forth all the time and his mom/dad will drop him off at security after checking in and he'll meet with some airline guy there who will walk him to his gate from there.  he also had a DS and was playing that brain strengthening game because it was the only game his mom would let him have.  probably the kind of kid that gets the crap kicked out of himself at school all the time and is friends with the teacher more than any of his peers I guess. good kid.

[steve dave]

Ok, i'll say it.

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

checking is for absolute losers. i will walk to my destination before i check something.

yeah

[Saulbadguy]

Ok, i'll say it.

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

checking is for absolute losers. i will walk to my destination before i check something.

yeah

You (and Rick Daris) are an bad person

[Saulbadguy]

speaking of talking to people on a plane.  you ever see those kids that fly alone all the time and are obviously great at it?  sat next to some kid about 4th grade or so.  dad lived in NYC and Mom in Omaha.  told me about how he flys back and forth all the time and his mom/dad will drop him off at security after checking in and he'll meet with some airline guy there who will walk him to his gate from there.  he also had a DS and was playing that brain strengthening game because it was the only game his mom would let him have.  probably the kind of kid that gets the crap kicked out of himself at school all the time and is friends with the teacher more than any of his peers I guess. good kid.

Designated kid flying alone watcher is a fun experience.

[pissclams]

i'm also very good at not talking to people.  i have no problem just staring back at person sitting next to me and not responding to a word they say.  general rule is i only talk to people on the plane if i'm loaded.  and i've been loaded on plane rides before, like really loaded.  

also, never check my luggage.  packing a week's worth of clothes into a carry on is one of the best parts of traveling.

[Saulbadguy]

also, never check my luggage.  packing a week's worth of clothes into a carry on is one of the best parts of traveling.

That's cool, I understand that.

What is not appropriate is carrying a weeks worth of clothes PLUS laptop plus a stupid wedding gift or whatever the hell else you deem necessary to bring on to a 2 hour flight.

[Saulbadguy]

steal the skymall mag

[pike]

I flew with my boss one time and he yelled at me for not checking my bag. What a douche bag.

[Dugout DickStone]

Carry on a dog/cat.  If you can't leave them at home, u drive.

I had a stewardess shut down some girl asking me to switch so she could sit next to her loser bf.  She had asked me, I was doing the "eh, I'd rather not" and the stewardess busted in and 13-1'd her.  Said don't ask biz select to switch with you.

[Rage Against the McKee]

I flew with my boss one time and he yelled at me for not checking my bag. What a douche bag.

Did he actually yell or just say something? Also, was your bag too big to fit in the compartment?

[pissclams]

i fly minimalist.  ipad, eye cover, ear plugs, headphones, and carry on.  shorts hold my wallet and phone.  always fly with new socks for extra comfort.

[Brock Landers]

Ok, i'll say it.

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

checking is for absolute losers. i will walk to my destination before i check something.

yeah

You (and Rick Daris) are an bad person

Well if getting out of the airport way quicker by not standing around the luggage carousel and praying that my checked bag shows up at all is being an bad person, then consider me an bad person.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Carry on a dog/cat.  If you can't leave them at home, u drive.

I had a stewardess shut down some girl asking me to switch so she could sit next to her loser bf.  She had asked me, I was doing the "eh, I'd rather not" and the stewardess busted in and 13-1'd her.  Said don't ask biz select to switch with you.

OMG, I sat across the aisle from a Canadian couple who flew to Kansas City to purchase some dog that they carried onto the plane on my flight to Toronto. That dog crap all over the place during takeoff and I seriously  'd the whole flight.

[Dugout DickStone]

Always wondered who the weirdos who wear the same suit and shoes for the whole week.  Now I know.

[Saulbadguy]

Ok, i'll say it.

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

checking is for absolute losers. i will walk to my destination before i check something.

yeah

You (and Rick Daris) are an bad person

Well if getting out of the airport way quicker by not standing around the luggage carousel and praying that my checked bag shows up at all is being an bad person, then consider me an bad person.

If everyone checked luggage that was not appropriate for the carry-on bins or under seat stowage, there would be much less time spent in the deplaning process.

[Dr Rick Daris]

Ok, i'll say it.

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

checking is for absolute losers. i will walk to my destination before i check something.

yeah

You (and Rick Daris) are an bad person

Well if getting out of the airport way quicker by not standing around the luggage carousel and praying that my checked bag shows up at all is being an bad person, then consider me an bad person.

way back when i was a flying rookie i flew into tampa with the notion of going to clearwater beach for three days w/ wife. anyway, airline misplaces our checked bags and we don't get them back until halfway through the trip. walking around a filthy tampa bay target for an hour and a half in january so my wife can find the best swimsuit and stocking up on essentials, when i should've been on the beach, scarred me for life. i will never, ever check again. ever. screw you saul.

[sonofdaxjones]

Yes, nothing makes me  than "I can get this in the overhead" guy, when he's carrying a bag that should have never been let on to begin with . . . then watching him and  as he pounds the crap out of the door trying to get it to clamp shut.

Before the airlines actually started getting serious about the size of carry ons I used to just watch in awe at what people would try and carry on.

[Saulbadguy]

Ok, i'll say it.

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

checking is for absolute losers. i will walk to my destination before i check something.

yeah

You (and Rick Daris) are an bad person

Well if getting out of the airport way quicker by not standing around the luggage carousel and praying that my checked bag shows up at all is being an bad person, then consider me an bad person.

way back when i was a flying rookie i flew into tampa with the notion of going to clearwater beach for three days w/ wife. anyway, airline misplaces our checked bags and we don't get them back until halfway through the trip. walking around a filthy tampa bay target for an hour and a half in january so my wife can find the best swimsuit and stocking up on essentials, when i should've been on the beach, scared me for life. i will never, ever check again. ever. screw you saul.

Yeah, this makes perfect sense. Base your entire checking philosophy on an outlier.

[Saulbadguy]

Yes, nothing makes me  than "I can get this in the overhead" guy, when he's carrying a bag that should have never been let on to begin with . . . then watching him and  as he pounds the crap out of the door trying to get it to clamp shut.

Before the airlines actually started getting serious about the size of carry ons I used to just watch in awe at what people would try and carry on.

That's entertaining to me..what's frustrating is when you get stuck in the ass end of the plane and you have to wait on 50 of these Rick Daris types unload 100lbs worth of luggage out of the carry on bin. Might as well be purgatory.

[Rage Against the McKee]

People who drive RV's.

[Dr Rick Daris]

Yes, nothing makes me  than "I can get this in the overhead" guy, when he's carrying a bag that should have never been let on to begin with . . . then watching him and  as he pounds the crap out of the door trying to get it to clamp shut.

Before the airlines actually started getting serious about the size of carry ons I used to just watch in awe at what people would try and carry on.

That's entertaining to me..what's frustrating is when you get stuck in the ass end of the plane and you have to wait on 50 of these Rick Daris types unload 100lbs worth of luggage out of the carry on bin. Might as well be purgatory.

i am a very efficient packer. my one piece of luggage easily fits in the overhead and half the time i don't even bring a bag to put under. just a book that i hold in my hand and read on the flight. maybe you should just go ahead and move to whatever location it is that you are flying to because it sure sounds like you are packing enough to allow for it. dear god.