Catch Up

Hello Bloggers!! I'm trying to get settled after a wonderful trip to Virginia. We met up with some dear old friends from college - and we had the BEST time! We have all been friends since the early 80's - and we all just pick right up where we left off. So awesome!

Travel always brings lots of interesting observations. Allow me to share of few with you....

First, I am wondering when it became acceptable to wear pajamas on an airplane. Seriously! I saw so many people in their pj bottoms with a t-shirt. There were two on our 3 hour flight. I don't expect folks to wear a tuxedo, mind you, but at least wash your face and put on some damn clothes!!!

Next, when did airlines start worrying about hurt feelings and stop worrying about safety?? We flew on one of those express jets. I'm guessing they seat around 60 people. One aisle, and not roomy in any sense of the word. They seated an extremely ginormous man in the exit row. If there had been an emergency, everyone would have been trapped by not being able to get to the exit around him, or he would get stuck in the hole over the wing. There was NO WAY this man was going to fit through that little hole.
So I go up front and ask the flight attendant to move him for safety reasons. She says she can't "discriminate." I'm like, "This is not discrimination, this is about safety. Period." She says there's nothing she can do.
Thankfully, we had a uneventful flight. But I am still in shock that the airlines are now more interested in hurt feelings than safety.
There is one aisle on these express jets. A young girl around say 3 or 4, walked the aisle of the plane almost the entire flight. Again, safety here - what if there had been turbulence as the same airline experienced on Monday? That little girl would have been toast. It still amazes me how I can't hold a bag or a cup of ice during take off and landing, yet one can hold a live human being on their lap.

And finally, my personal favorite - People putting their seats back in coach. There's barely enough room for me to cross my legs(I'm 5'8") and it seems like the airline crams as many seats as possible into those planes. I remember flying in college and being able to stretch out my legs. Not now. I mean, I understand - more passengers = more revenue. But both ways I was seated in the seat behind the exit row. So the persons in front of me had mega leg room. And back goes their seat into my face. On the way home, the lady in front of me had her seat back and leaned forward to work on her lap top on her tray table most of the flight. WTF???
Bottom line: It's uncomfortable for everyone. But WHY would anyone put their seat back and make a fellow passenger more uncomfortable???

So there! I know it sounds bitchy, but I just HATE being crammed and uncomfortable. Flying is just a hassle. But it's worth it to get where you're going!!!