Things traveling public does that is simply dumb

[sonofdaxjones]

Exactly Saul . . . nothing like 50 RD's banging their way down the aisle because of that, you know, one time . . .

[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.

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. :(

If they look at you and are talking, just   them for about 2 seconds, then look back in front of you and do whatever you were doing.  Also, headphones, not ear buds.  You can also do the   thing if you aren't wearing headphones.

[Dr Rick Daris]

Exactly Saul . . . nothing like 50 RD's banging their way down the aisle because of that, you know, one time . . .

maybe you and saul should get some storage space at whatever places you're flying to. sounds like it could come in handy. oh, i don't know...maybe just a vacant garage or something for you two hoarders to pile all of the crap that you fly around with that doesn't allow you to pack in an easy carryon that fits nicely overhead. heading to memphis this week for work honey. have you seen our five piece luggage set lately? jesus guys.

[steve dave]

they are cracking down on carry on size.  the other day the gate lady told me to put my bag in the little metal basket thing to make sure it fit.  I said, "lady, this is a 22" Travelpro Crew 8 Suiter" and just walked by. 

[Saulbadguy]

they are cracking down on carry on size.  the other day the gate lady told me to put my bag in the little metal basket thing to make sure it fit.  I said, "lady, this is a 22" Travelpro Crew 8 Suiter" and just walked by. 

Well, that's good that they are actually enforcing these things now.

[Dr Rick Daris]

they are cracking down on carry on size.  the other day the gate lady told me to put my bag in the little metal basket thing to make sure it fit.  I said, "lady, this is a 22" Travelpro Crew 8 Suiter" and just walked by. 

meanwhile... saul was still back at the counter checking his two suitcases, three backpacks, duffle bag and mst3k 20th anniversary boxed set while daris was in termy 1 polishing off his cochinita pibil torta and goose island matilda from tortas frontera.

[Saulbadguy]

they are cracking down on carry on size.  the other day the gate lady told me to put my bag in the little metal basket thing to make sure it fit.  I said, "lady, this is a 22" Travelpro Crew 8 Suiter" and just walked by. 

meanwhile... saul was still back at the counter checking his two suitcases, three backpacks, duffle bag and mst3k 20th anniversary boxed set while daris was in termy 1 polishing off his cochinita pibil torta and goose island matilda from tortas frontera.

[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. :(

If they look at you and are talking, just  them for about 2 seconds, then look back in front of you and do whatever you were doing.  Also, headphones, not ear buds.  You can also do the  thing if you aren't wearing headphones.

thx for the tip, bro. Will try that next time.

[Trim]

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.

What if it's an absolute necessity to take a carry-on size bag completely full of books that you need (turns out later you didn't) AND clothes for the week?

[CHONGS]

I hate the people who ride the escalators at Hartsfield-Jackson like it's a Disney ride.

also

filling out the crossword in the magazine and then leaving it there....

[CHONGS]

true tale from Hart-Jax:

This jackass in front of me (middle aged dumpy white guy with a Falcons hat) refuses to take his hat off for the metal detector lady.  He says the guard at the front of line said it was ok.  The lady asks him to remove it in a nice, but slightly more strident tone.  He starts pitching a fit and causing all of us behind him to roll our eyes.  He tries to walk through the detector anyway, but she blocks him off.  Yelling ensues, and she reaches up and slaps the hat off of his head (without touching him at all) so it is on the other side of the detector.   He walks through to get itand no beeps.  All of his behind in line are lolling, then the lady announced loudly "oh sir you have been chosen for a random screening" and you could just see the other guards rushing to the  conveyor belt to see who got to fling his crap everywhere.  Anyway that was the stoy the end.

[Dugout DickStone]

It is impossible to pack for a week business trip to an elite city, which has evening events, and then plan on staying the weekend to pak with friends all in a carry-on.  It can be hard to do it in one checked bag, you need a pretty elite garmet bag that can handle 3 pairs of hard soled shoes.

[sonofdaxjones]

8 day stay, events ranging from bird hunting/football games to weddings and everything in between.   1 checked bag, 1 carry on.

[Dugout DickStone]

8 day stay, events ranging from bird hunting/football games to weddings and everything in between.   1 checked bag, 1 carry on.

So, 1 suit and some jeans.  wow

[Panjandrum]

My flight last week from Chicago was delayed because when they were doing the pre-flight checks, they found something they didn't like (plane was apparently struck by lightning on the way in), and they made us deboard and wait for another plane to fly us to KC.  Everyone started getting all angry and ticked off like we just kicked their dog in what amounted to be a 3 hour delay.

I mean, really, a three hour delay?  Big whoop.  Just keep reading the Jodi Picoult novel you've got in your hands or head over to the Hudson News and pick up an US Weekly and STFU.

[Dugout DickStone]

My flight last week from Chicago was delayed because when they were doing the pre-flight checks, they found something they didn't like (plane was apparently struck by lightning on the way in), and they made us deboard and wait for another plane to fly us to KC.  Everyone started getting all angry and ticked off like we just kicked their dog in what amounted to be a 3 hour delay.

I mean, really, a three hour delay?  Big whoop.  Just keep reading the Jodi Picoult novel you've got in your hands or head over to the Hudson News and pick up an US Weekly and STFU.

Or get rough ridin' drunk on your expense account.   

[wetwillie]

Don't know how common this is, but some douche on one of my flights carried on a rough ridin' guitar in a soft case that took up an entire bin lengthwise.

[Saulbadguy]

Don't know how common this is, but some douche on one of my flights carried on a rough ridin' guitar in a soft case that took up an entire bin lengthwise.

yep, bullshit like this needs to stop. Golf clubs are another major violator, don't know how people get away with that.

[michigancat]

I see guitars all the time but I've never seen clubs as a carry-on.

[ChiComCat]

Also, oversized tourist trap crap.  I hate the plane ride back to vegas where some guy is trying to set his sticky plastic yard-stick margarita glass between us.  Disgusting

[Pete]

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

Just got back from two weeks...two weeks...in basically the third rough ridin' world.   Still did not check.  Did. NOT. Check.

That's why the hotels have laundry service.  THAT'S WHY.

[steve dave]

Great work pete

[sonofdaxjones]

8 day stay, events ranging from bird hunting/football games to weddings and everything in between.   1 checked bag, 1 carry on.

So, 1 suit and some jeans.  wow

Yeah, just a pair of jeans.   

[Pete]

8 day stay, events ranging from bird hunting/football games to weddings and everything in between.   1 checked bag, 1 carry on.

So, 1 suit and some jeans.  wow

Yeah, just a pair of jeans.   

Biznazz trips.  Laundry service.  Charge it in, bro.  Charge it in.

[Dugout DickStone]

Wearing same thing more than once every 2 weeks is embarrassing.