[stevej37]

On an AA flight yesterday from TPA to ORD.
Passenger right across the aisle from me was wearing a gaiter/homemade mask.
Attendant approached him about not having an approved mask and he resisted.
She brought a disposable mask for him to wear and he was getting very irritated.

His voice was getting high enough that people 20 rows up were twisting around to watch. I thought sure they were going to bring out the zip-ties...we were already in line for take-off.
The attendant was very patient and trying to calm him down..but he was getting more and more agitated.
Finally...after she told him they were going to pull the plane out of line and force him out, he agreed to wear it. Sitting four feet from him, I was watching and sure enough as soon as we were in the air...he took the mask off.

Nothing else was said to him...I noticed that whenever one of the attendants walked down the aisle...they made an effort to not look at him.

In the middle of his arguing with the attendant, he stated he had a breathing problem.

I think he had more problems than that.