Total Idiot on the Plane Today
 

Sitting next to this college kid on the plane today. We are about 20 minutes from landing and the Pilot tells us that we will be getting some rough chop and directs the crew to get all the junk and drinks and secure the cabin for landing. The Attendant (who BTW is a hottie) asks for this kid to finish up and please give her the can. Here is what he said:

"Why do I have to?"
"Sir, the Captain has instructed me to collect all cans and drinks prior to landing"
"Well that just stupid, why should I? Do I have to give you my book as well?"
"No sir, the Captain didn't say you had to give me your book only your can."
"Well that’s just dumb - what if I don't?"
"Sir, please give me your can." with that she held out her hand.

I was looking at her then him then her. He complied.

As she left, I pulled out my water bottle from the front pocket and took a long swig while looking at him.

"Why didn't she ask for your water bottle?"
"Cuz I'm not a dick".
"Well, that’s not fair; she should take your water bottle as well!"

I put my bottle back in the front seat pocket and shook my head and chuckled. After about a minute I looked over at him and he was staring at me all red faced.

"Do ya travel allot kid?"
"Ya, all the time...all over the world as a matter of fact."
"Well, let me tell ya, you may not be flying around as much in the future. Ya see these folks can make it real hard on you."
"I don't see why I have to comply with stupidass requests!"
"Kid, I think you’re getting rights and privileges confused."
"I have a right, I bought this ticket!"
"No, you have a privilege - you bought a privilege not a right."
"I don't see how."
"Listen kid, up in the sky these folks are in charge. You forfeited your rights when you sat down. You should really save your fights for battle that mean something - that’s a heck of a lot of energy wasted."

As we were getting off, I passed the Attendants and three guys from the Airline and two other guys in regular clothes. I didn’t look back but I did stop on the Jetway to fix my bags. Many passengers got off but the kid didn't. I have a feeling he won't be flying to much more!

"Why didn't she ask for your water bottle?"
"Cuz I'm not a dick".
"Well, that’s not fair; she should take your water bottle as well!"


I'm sorry but that is hilarious! I can't ever say that stuff to people on the plane.

Personally I always enjoy "expert at everything" guy.

Good story! Anyone who gives a flight crew a hard time should be b!tch-slapped, IMO. What a pandejo.

Good story.

What airline were you flying because I gotta say, I haven't seen a hottie in some time on my flights and since I've gotten older I think I have even lowered my standards some.

While I think the flight attendants can be surly these days they deserve respect from the passengers and in most cases don't get it. Sounds like this kid doesn't fly much at all or he certainly won't be going anywhere in the future. He 's going to be on the short list.

Short attention span. If he had done something like that two years ago, he would have been removed from the plane and arrested for making a terrorist threat. Up until recently, I only saw behavior like this from infrequent travelers on SWA, but this kind of thing (and worse) seems to be happening once every 2-3 weeks on the flights Im on these days.

Gee, where you flying with my stepson??
Thats the attitude of most kids these days. Flat out no respect for authority, or any concept of reality.

Its not just kids, its people. A few weeks ago I watched a 60+yr old man in business class on a NWA flight throw his bag at a flight attendant because he got on the plane late and there was no overhead space left.

Good point Shuie, people in general have turned into a bunch of impatient, rude mother fer's

FA's just love people with an attitude like that.

He will go into the computers and not be allowed back on that airline...

Joe, will that kid be "red flagged" on any carrier he flies?

Not any carrier but the one he was on may put his name in their reservation system. This way the next time he tries to get a ticket he may be denied a reservation. Its their option to sell tickets to anyone and after the way this jerk acted he deserves it.

Had this happened before takeoff, she normally would have had him yanked off of the flight. His old ticket goes up in smoke and he gets to book on another airline paying for a new full fare ticket.

To tell the truth its gone a bit far IMHO. This kid deserves it but I have personally seen a case where the FA was in a pissed off mood and another pax asked a valid question and she yanked him off. I wrote a letter to the airline in his defense but never heard back.

After 9/11 they do not take any lip and are using "security" as the basis for being hard a$$ed about it.

This may not be related but has anyone noticed flying on an airline nowadays just plain sucks. I remember when I liked it when my job sent me somewhere. I enjoyed the experience of flying somewhere. I was so facinated I got a private pilots license.

Now if you have to deal with a real person they all seem to have a I don't get paid crap attitude.

I am 6' 5" and it is torture to sit for more than a hour with the pitch of coach seats. With the packed planes the air quality sucks. It is typically hot and stuffy.

Service has been cut back and if your going anywhere but LA to NY you will probably be compressed into some foreign built beer can. No room to stand up or sit straight in your seat.

With the smaller planes and reduced service every plane I fly on now is full and there is fierce competition for the available resources.

Carry on is the best example of how cheap the airlines have gotten and failed to adapt. It is common knowledge that if you check a bag expect it to be lost or looted.

If it is less than 600 miles I now drive and take the .35 per mile.

I was on a flight a few weeks ago where a woman was taken off because she was screaming and cursing because she could not get a seat in first class...and after being the ultimate Biotch at the ticket counter...she was somehow seated in the last row...in the middle (probably not by accident). Under other circumstance...with her mouth shut..she would have been a hottie...some sort of model or actress on the way from a weekend in Vegas to a shoot of some sort. She was very rude to the FA (also a hottie) and she made it clear the FA was much beneath her. After a few minutes ..and she had calmed down a bit...the police showed up and escorted her out. She was like..."what did I do?" I must admit the FA handled it well.

This week I was on an AA flight from Vegas to Dallas when a young woman passed out in the aisle next to me. I jumped up and caught her...and kept her head from hitting the floor and the beverage cart. I was able to lay her down in the aisle and start first aid when the FA showed up and calmly took charge...and went and found a nurse to relieve me. Probably a good thing since I am more used to more serious medical situations and am more at home with a tourniquet or CPR. The FA handled the situation very well. I was impressed. She said it happens a lot...Oh and she thanked me for helping out...many times.

On the other hand...they lost my luggage again...that was the third time in a row.

When you check the luggage, give them different destinations for each bag.

"We can't do that sir."

"You did on the last flight."

:)

I hate my age bracket. What a jackas s.

I agree, the kid was a jacka$$. Completely.

However, I am getting sick and tired of all the stupid rules out there as well. Its ridiculous. You are not trusted to be an adult any longer. The amount and absurdity of rules these days never ceases to amaze me.

Litigation!!!!

Hit turbulence, the can hits the seat partner in the head, claims vision damage and sues everybody under the sun, airline, FA, pilots, airport, soft drink company. Until there are limits on litigation the BS will continue.

At least he didn't take a crap on the beverage cart.

Give him credit for something :)



(I hope you know that story, or you are going to think I'm very strange)

That was in First Class as well, really nice guy.

I fly trans-pacific monthly on NWA. Their service has improved in the last year. Got to know several of the FA and i often get a bottle of wine/champange on the way out.

I figure if you treat people the way you want to be treated it will be fine.

Exactly how my situation went in 2004 on the way to Daytona:

Have reservation
Enter plane
Someone is sitting in my assigned seat
Man appears to be a bit 'special', which is fine by me. I ask FA: "He's in my seat....."
"You'll have to find another seat"
"? Where"
"I don't care. He has special needs. Find another seat"

OK. Flight looks full, I haven't a clue where to sit where I won't be asked to move.......AGAIN.

Whereupon I get pissed, the captain comes back, and THE FREAKIN" I'M THE BOSS attitude starts all around with the crew.

I was inches from being kicked off the flight. WTF???

I hate flying anymore.

I don't fly anymore....

Bought my own plane and I fly myself 90% of the time. No security lines and I can use more convenient airports.

Ah, the jet age.
Breakfast in New York,
Dinner in Paris,
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Luggage in Peoria.

I know I have told this story before, but it is a classic. On my way to Savannah for my every six months' training. Changing planes in Atlanta. Guy in front of me is being an A$$ to the gate agent. Not his assigned seat available, no free upgrades, no meal voucher, nada, this guy is S.O.L., and now he knows it. He unloads on the gate agent.

She stoically takes it, and lets him vent, the entire time is typing in her computer. He finally gets his boarding pass and baggage claim checks. He storms off down the jetway.

I step up, she gives me a new boarding pass as the original gate has changed. I remark that she showed a remarkable amount of restraint with the idiot. She smiles demurrely. I ask how she does that all day.

She smiles openly at me, leans over the counter and whispers... "He is going to Savannah. His bags are going to Cleveland."

Rodeo,

That story is legend in the aviation world. I still cannot believe that some idiot did this anywhere, not to mention inside an airplane in flight. That guy was put in jail and banned from flying for years and will never fly on that airline ever again.

Craig, next time something like this happens, ask for the head flight attendent. Explain the situation and they should help. If not then just go to the first open seat you can find in First Class and sit down. Sure that they will work something out for you then! :)

Head Flight Attendant????/
 

Joe, Joe, Joe.

I KNOW you did not mean to reinforce that old stereotype about the Head Flight Attendant.

If I ever want to eat again on any flight, I always ask for the Lead Flight Attendant instead.

Michael (for whom it has been a long time since I have seen a head F/A...)

That is hilarious!! The ultimate payback. I can not stand rude people and they get what they reap.
Have a Happy Easter.

On a recent flight a middle aged woman was asked to open her window blind for landing. After some hassle she finally opened it.

Once the FA left, she started loudly asking everyone why the blind needed to be open stating it was the most stupid rule she had ever heard.

I calmly said;"It's in case we crash the so the fireman can look in your window to see if your worth saving."

She was quiet for the rest of the flight.

>>>However, I am getting sick and tired of all the stupid rules out there as well. Its ridiculous. You are not trusted to be an adult any longer. The amount and absurdity of rules these days never ceases to amaze me.<<

If there is a rule in aviation, its because it happened. As a commercial pilot i can tell you COUNTLESS stories of passengers acting like idiots. Unfortunately its the other 80% of normal people who must pay the price.

Ever wonder why there is a caution label on a tube of Preperation H that says, "Do not take orally"?
Because someone did....

Has anyone noticed how crowded flights are lately? The airlines cut back schedules as the economy improved and now their load factors must be pretty darned healthy. I've also seen ticket prices going up, whereever they can make it stick. If fuel doesn't jump too much over the summer, I think the industry is going to see a nice little profit recovery.

My flights out of Baton Rouge have been pretty full since Katrina. BTR actually added some of the flights that MSY had cancelled.

Ticket prices jumped last week across the board. SWA even raised their prices. My weekly NWA flight that I buy a month in advance almost doubled last week.

What the hell is with people lately?

Someone tells me that kid needs to be dragged out back and have some sense beaten into him with a sack full of brass doorknobs. . .

It was Southwest she was almost 30, Brunette, hair and make-up perfect and her kaikis hit like she was a HS sr.

I was on a flight tonight, had the middle and this very cute girl had the window. I'm just saying my goodbyes to the wife and kids on my phone and the girl pulls out SI swimsuit issue and starts looking at it. "Honey, I gotta go, luv ya..."
She spent about 30 to 45 minutes looking at this thing. I mean like she was some sort of guy - heck, I don't even know guys that gawk like that. I finally had the nut to say something but I didn't want to come off like the perv I am.
"Great locations to make a living huh?"
"Ya, the girls are georgous as well."
"Ya, I happen to notice that too...so are you in school?
"Yep, I'm a Froshmen at Arizona State."
"Ya don't say, my daughter is a Froshmen as well up in Illinios"
(reality hit hard - this hottie was the same age as my Daughter!)
"So what are you studying?"
"I'm double majoring in Broadcast Journalism and Womens Studies"

A young, hot lesbian...and I am old enough to be her Dad!

Life just real cruel real quick.

A few years ago we took a guys trip to Vegas. Against my advice, they invited this clown who may be the most obnoxious drunk on the planet. He shows up at the last minute, staggers on the plane three sheets to the wind and proceeds to offend everyone around him. he is very loud and very drunk. He was three rows ahead of me and I heard him start to tell one of his famous jokes to the poor girl wedged next to him in the window seat. (His joke ends with him unzipping his pants).

I got out of my seat and went to the rear of the plane and told the flight attendant that there was a problem in row 17. The FA approached row 17 and saw his hand shoved down his open zipper. As the flight crew considered escorting him from the plane, he pleaded and pointed me out, begging for support. The captain leaned over and asked if he was travelling with me. "No, sir." I said. He was booted from the plane. We laughed about the jackass all weekend.

along these lines.Years ago while in-proccesing to my new unit, I hear this guy giving a young PFC lot's of grief, we where all to return at 1 for our $ and final orders. He was yelling..'what do you mean I don't exist'
did notice a smile on the young guys face.
Rika

We were boarding a puddle jumper from Nassau to Miami. This one guy is really drunk, loud and obnoxious. He is throwing his carry on bag down the stairs in the terminal as we are heading to our plane.

This is back in May of 2001.

The plane had open seating it was 1/2 full so the FA told us all to sit where we want. I decide to take my wife and son and head to the front figuring Mr. Drunk would go to the back of the class like all bad kids do.

He sat up front with us. He sits backwards in the very 1st row behind the cockpit. He decides to open the curtain and see who the flight crew is. The Co-pilot was a really hot blond probably in her early 30's. The drunk guy gets all excited and starts hitting on her. She snaps him a dirty look and pulls the curtain closed after telling him to not touch it again. A FA came up too and told him to behave or be kicked off.

After he passed out his friend was apologizing to everyone around him. It seems the drunk guy turned out to be the Sherrif of Marathon Key in the Bahamas.

I sat in the emergency exit row 2 weeks ago. My 1st time. The FA came up and did her routine. It was funny because all I could think of was Larry David when he told the FA he was not up to the task of sitting in that row and that he chokes under pressure. I wondered if the FA knew about that episode, I decided not to test her.