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Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on December 29, 2008, 03:12:46 pm ---not only would this change the sound of the fart to a pleasant tune, it would change the scent to something pleasant. Together, we decided the name should be "anal aromas", and pictured a conversation like this:
Man 1: "Excuse me, is that "Ode to Joy" coming out of your pants?"
Man 2: "Yes, it's my 'Anal Aroma'."
Man 1: "Oh, of course. I see you have cinimon apple scented in today."
Man 2: "Yes I do!"
Man 1: "Ah, I'm wearing 'New Car Interior'."
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OMG, just the thought of it....
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Penthesilea:
Oh, I do remember an unpleasant travel story.
We were on an eight hour long car drive to Austria with our kids (only two kids at that time).
Anyway, during one of our breaks we went into a rest stop to have something to eat. Hey great, how children-friendly they were, they had a specific area for kids and their parents, with a small play-corner, small tables and seats and so on.
It didn't take long and my girls got up from the table and into the play corner. They didn't misbehave, they didn't scream or run around, they just played.
Two elderly women sitting directly in the children's area took offense on that and we had a pretty heated run-in.
The whole place was almost empty, they could have sat anywhere, but no, they choose to take a table in the playing corner - and then complain in a really rude manner about playing kids. ::)
serious crayons:
Here was my Worst Vacation Ever. Not particularly gross, although there was some vomit involved.
My husband and I went to Charleston, S.C. First he got sick with stomach flu for a couple of days. When he recovered, I got sick with the same flu.
Meanwhile, it snowed in Charleston for the first time in 10 years, and since we were visiting there from Duluth, this turn of weather was not welcome.
After a couple of days, I recovered from the flu, and we ventured out to dinner. That night, I was sick again -- either a relapse or food poisoning.
Finally, on our last night in Charleston, we still weren't feeling great, so we decided to just settle into our cozy motel room for a quiet night of watching cable TV, which was a treat because we didn't have it ourselves at the time. About 10:30 p.m., we started to hear some noise. I looked out of the door and saw a lot of young people standing around outside drinking (it was one of those places where the rooms open onto the parking lot).
Turns out the whole rest of the motel had been rented out to a fraternity for a giant party. It was like one of those scenes in a movie, when the stars gradually realize that all the other people in the mall are actually aliens.
We checked out of the motel and into a much nicer one -- at midnight. So we stayed up late and had a couple of hours to enjoy our room before leaving the next day.
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on December 29, 2008, 05:36:29 am ---
Before I had a child, I didn't understand why parents didn't control their kids better. Now I know there is only so much control one can have in the moment short of removing the kid from the situation, especially if the kid is stressed out, like during travel.
In a restaurant, I have always taken my child right out when she's acted up, and wouldn't stop within a few seconds. But in an airplane, what can you do? We're all stuck. Luckily, she's reached the age of a little reason. But dang those earliest years were a challenge. Everybody hates being cooped up, but for a little kid, it can feel intolerable. And unlike delalluvia, who showed great coping skills by turning to the window, breathing fresh air, with eyes closed, a little kid doesn't know how to endure stuff. And if a baby is crying on a plane, it's probably because its tiny little eustachian tubes hurt unbearably, and doesn't have the capacity to understand that crying makes it all the worse. That is one of the things I taught Mini-Meno as early as she could understand - crying on airplane makes your ears hurt worse. She understood that by the time she was two and a half or so.
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I don't have a problem with infants or toddlers on a plane. They can't help things. I do have a problem with children old enough to be in school who can't behave with decorum. Sure, get antsy, take a walk, stare at me over the seat - knock yourself out, kid. But whining, screaming and tantrums at that age? >:(
As for teenagers, sure, enjoy your first flight, but c'mon kids, seeing as it's a red-eye, Cellar the flight attendant should've come to ask them to be quiet in consideration of their fellow passengers. I was asked to turn off my reading light once. Me, sleep on a plane?!?! :o
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on December 29, 2008, 09:29:55 pm ---As for teenagers, sure, enjoy your first flight, but c'mon kids, seeing as it's a red-eye, Cellar the flight attendant should've come to ask them to be quiet in consideration of their fellow passengers. I was asked to turn off my reading light once. Me, sleep on a plane?!?! :o
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well, I guess they gave tooo much leeway since they were on their first flight. ::)
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