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As mentioned in the movie theater thread, I almost never get annoyed during the movie-going experience. By way of comparison, I am pretty much constantly annoyed during the air travel experience. Not sure why that is. This was a list of my pet peeves from back in 2008 (in no particular order). I've updated to add a few more. Feel free to add your own.
1) Kids in the row ahead of you that turn around in their seat and stare at you over the seat back. (Tip: Do NOT play peekaboo with them, even for a second.)
2) People who board early because they have seats in the back, but put their luggage in the front overheads so they don't have to carry them all the way to the back (thus screwing the later boarders who are actually seated in the front).
3) People in the row behind you that have to pull on the back of your seat in order to haul themselves up out of their seat.
4) Similarly, people that have to use the seat backs as handholds as they walk down the aisle (even when there isn't a lick of turbulence).
5) People who bring smelly food onto the plane (tuna fish alert), particularly when it's an entire meal. (This is more an issue now than it was in 2008 now that airlines are charging for food.)
6) People who refuse to switch seats to allow couples or family members to sit next to one another, even when the move wouldn't result in any less desirable a seat (note: I've never had to ask anyone to switch, but have happily switched at the request of others).
7) People who brazenly violate the carry-on rules (all sorts of sub-categories with this one).
8) Parents who bring DVD players for their kids without headphones. (This is less an issue now than it was in 2008, but it did happen on my last flight.)
9) People at the back of the plane who try to haul ### up to the front after landing the second the seat belt light goes out.
New additions:
10) People who are completely inefficient at security, i.e., wait until they're right at the x-ray machine to start taking things out of their pockets don't have their ID out when they get up to the TSA podium, etc.
11) People that feel the need to use 27 bins to put through their items. Yes, the laptop goes in its own bin. You don't need three separate bins for your shoes, belt and jacket. Also, you don't need to use a bin for your friggin' suitcase.
12) People who show up late to the airport and then want to jump the lines at check-in or security so they can make their flight.
13) I know the rules have been relaxed, but people who refuse to follow the crew's directions regarding electronics. The person who has to be told three times to get off the phone call because the cabin doors are closed. I want to punch that guy.
Please feel free to disagree, or add your own. The carry-on issue alone has a number of sub-categories. We previously debated whether it is bad form to put a small carry-on in the overhead on a full flight. If that is your only carry-on, I say no, which is something that might make someone else's pet peeve list.
1) Kids in the row ahead of you that turn around in their seat and stare at you over the seat back. (Tip: Do NOT play peekaboo with them, even for a second.)
2) People who board early because they have seats in the back, but put their luggage in the front overheads so they don't have to carry them all the way to the back (thus screwing the later boarders who are actually seated in the front).
3) People in the row behind you that have to pull on the back of your seat in order to haul themselves up out of their seat.
4) Similarly, people that have to use the seat backs as handholds as they walk down the aisle (even when there isn't a lick of turbulence).
5) People who bring smelly food onto the plane (tuna fish alert), particularly when it's an entire meal. (This is more an issue now than it was in 2008 now that airlines are charging for food.)
6) People who refuse to switch seats to allow couples or family members to sit next to one another, even when the move wouldn't result in any less desirable a seat (note: I've never had to ask anyone to switch, but have happily switched at the request of others).
7) People who brazenly violate the carry-on rules (all sorts of sub-categories with this one).
8) Parents who bring DVD players for their kids without headphones. (This is less an issue now than it was in 2008, but it did happen on my last flight.)
9) People at the back of the plane who try to haul ### up to the front after landing the second the seat belt light goes out.
New additions:
10) People who are completely inefficient at security, i.e., wait until they're right at the x-ray machine to start taking things out of their pockets don't have their ID out when they get up to the TSA podium, etc.
11) People that feel the need to use 27 bins to put through their items. Yes, the laptop goes in its own bin. You don't need three separate bins for your shoes, belt and jacket. Also, you don't need to use a bin for your friggin' suitcase.
12) People who show up late to the airport and then want to jump the lines at check-in or security so they can make their flight.
13) I know the rules have been relaxed, but people who refuse to follow the crew's directions regarding electronics. The person who has to be told three times to get off the phone call because the cabin doors are closed. I want to punch that guy.
Please feel free to disagree, or add your own. The carry-on issue alone has a number of sub-categories. We previously debated whether it is bad form to put a small carry-on in the overhead on a full flight. If that is your only carry-on, I say no, which is something that might make someone else's pet peeve list.
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