What do you hate most about air travel these days?

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• chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,659

  April 2023

  
  

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• YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,187

  April 2023

  Delays and/or cancellations

  chuck said:

  
  

  Oh damn it!! I knew I was missing one. TSA security theater is a joke.

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• RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,173

  April 2023

  F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

  TSA groin searches

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• Fishpo31 Member Posts: 2,614

  April 2023

  F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

  Abundance…you pretty much summed it up for me, top to bottom. We are approaching retirement, and Mama wants to travel, a lot. I love seeing new-old places, but hate the rigamarole to get there and back. My wife is the travel coordinator, and she has it down pat, but I still consider it a hassle. Add in drunk / unstable people, and my desire to fly is dramatically reduced…

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• YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,187

  April 2023

  Delays and/or cancellations

  Fishpo31 said:

  Abundance…you pretty much summed it up for me, top to bottom. We are approaching retirement, and Mama wants to travel, a lot. I love seeing new-old places, but hate the rigamarole to get there and back. My wife is the travel coordinator, and she has it down pat, but I still consider it a hassle. Add in drunk / unstable people, and my desire to fly is dramatically reduced…

  Flying is a necessary evil, because there's so much shit to see on this planet that's too far to drive (or one simply doesn't have the time). But unless you're rich as fuck, it's mostly a miserable experience.
  
  At the end of the day, I can put up with almost all of it - including the TSA crap (we have Pre so it's not as big of a pain usually) - except for the delays and cancellations. Nothing gets me into a fucking rage like flight delays or cancellations.
  
  @Logistics what the fuck are you guys doing out there? Get your shit together.

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• PurpleBaze Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,261

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  F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

  I don't think I can single out any one single thing that is the most annoying. It all varies. Yes, the TSA bullshit is irritating, but you go to the airport expecting it, so you can kind of mentally prepare.
  
  More than anything, I hate the once-a-year traveler in the terminal. They always look lost and mill about. There is zero situational awareness. Then, there are the people who walk 5-6 abreast, so you can't get around them. Just a group of clueless cows, walking slowly and blocking everyone else going in either direction. You can make the terminal a mile wide and people will still get in your way.
  
  Then, there are the gate lice. Everyone has to swarm the boarding area and be the first one on. In a way I understand, the overhead bin limit encourages this behavior... & it is nice to get to your seat, get situated, and build your nest.
  
  Misbehaving children, fatties, etc. maybe don't bother me that much any more. One thing I truly hate is people behind you using your headrest to when they are getting up or getting back into their seats. Hey fuckface, use your goddamned armrest.
  
  I should probably start getting back at them Kal Penn terrorist Giphy style.

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• CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,082

  April 2023

  Fat people seated next to you

  Ironic but true

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• RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,173

  April 2023

  F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

  PurpleBaze said:

  I don't think I can single out any one single thing that is the most annoying. It all varies. Yes, the TSA bullshit is irritating, but you go to the airport expecting it, so you can kind of mentally prepare.
  
  More than anything, I hate the once-a-year traveler in the terminal. They always look lost and mill about. There is zero situational awareness. Then, there are the people who walk 5-6 abreast, so you can't get around them. Just a group of clueless cows, walking slowly and blocking everyone else going in either direction. You can make the terminal a mile wide and people will still get in your way.
  
  Then, there are the gate lice. Everyone has to swarm the boarding area and be the first one on. In a way I understand, the overhead bin limit encourages this behavior... & it is nice to get to your seat, get situated, and build your nest.
  
  Misbehaving children, fatties, etc. maybe don't bother me that much any more. One thing I truly hate is people behind you using your headrest to when they are getting up or getting back into their seats. Hey fuckface, use your goddamned armrest.
  
  I should probably start getting back at them Kal Penn terrorist Giphy style.

  
  

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• YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,187

  April 2023

  Delays and/or cancellations

  PurpleBaze said:

  I don't think I can single out any one single thing that is the most annoying. It all varies. Yes, the TSA bullshit is irritating, but you go to the airport expecting it, so you can kind of mentally prepare.
  
  More than anything, I hate the once-a-year traveler in the terminal. They always look lost and mill about. There is zero situational awareness. Then, there are the people who walk 5-6 abreast, so you can't get around them. Just a group of clueless cows, walking slowly and blocking everyone else going in either direction. You can make the terminal a mile wide and people will still get in your way.
  
  Then, there are the gate lice. Everyone has to swarm the boarding area and be the first one on. In a way I understand, the overhead bin limit encourages this behavior... & it is nice to get to your seat, get situated, and build your nest.
  
  Misbehaving children, fatties, etc. maybe don't bother me that much any more. One thing I truly hate is people behind you using your headrest to when they are getting up or getting back into their seats. Hey fuckface, use your goddamned armrest.
  
  I should probably start getting back at them Kal Penn terrorist Giphy style.

  I forgot to include Korean de-boarding etiquette for @DerekJohnson

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• LebamDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,782

  April 2023

  F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

  air travel by itself - not worth it

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• Fishpo31 Member Posts: 2,614

  April 2023

  F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

  I used to really look forward to flying, even after 9/11, but as I have matured gotten older, my patience to deal with other people (specifically, other people's bullshit) is waning...

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• CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,082

  April 2023

  Fat people seated next to you

  PurpleBaze said:

  I don't think I can single out any one single thing that is the most annoying. It all varies. Yes, the TSA bullshit is irritating, but you go to the airport expecting it, so you can kind of mentally prepare.
  
  More than anything, I hate the once-a-year traveler in the terminal. They always look lost and mill about. There is zero situational awareness. Then, there are the people who walk 5-6 abreast, so you can't get around them. Just a group of clueless cows, walking slowly and blocking everyone else going in either direction. You can make the terminal a mile wide and people will still get in your way.
  
  Then, there are the gate lice. Everyone has to swarm the boarding area and be the first one on. In a way I understand, the overhead bin limit encourages this behavior... & it is nice to get to your seat, get situated, and build your nest.
  
  Misbehaving children, fatties, etc. maybe don't bother me that much any more. One thing I truly hate is people behind you using your headrest to when they are getting up or getting back into their seats. Hey fuckface, use your goddamned armrest.
  
  I should probably start getting back at them Kal Penn terrorist Giphy style.

  One of my big pet peeves is the guysm/gal who walks off the plane into the terminal and stops right the bottleneck area next to the gate to look around

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• PurpleBaze Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,261

  April 2023

  F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

  CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

  PurpleBaze said:

  I don't think I can single out any one single thing that is the most annoying. It all varies. Yes, the TSA bullshit is irritating, but you go to the airport expecting it, so you can kind of mentally prepare.
  
  More than anything, I hate the once-a-year traveler in the terminal. They always look lost and mill about. There is zero situational awareness. Then, there are the people who walk 5-6 abreast, so you can't get around them. Just a group of clueless cows, walking slowly and blocking everyone else going in either direction. You can make the terminal a mile wide and people will still get in your way.
  
  Then, there are the gate lice. Everyone has to swarm the boarding area and be the first one on. In a way I understand, the overhead bin limit encourages this behavior... & it is nice to get to your seat, get situated, and build your nest.
  
  Misbehaving children, fatties, etc. maybe don't bother me that much any more. One thing I truly hate is people behind you using your headrest to when they are getting up or getting back into their seats. Hey fuckface, use your goddamned armrest.
  
  I should probably start getting back at them Kal Penn terrorist Giphy style.

  One of my big pet peeves is the guysm/gal who walks off the plane into the terminal and stops right the bottleneck area next to the gate to look around

  Probably the same people who do this when they step off an escalator.
  
  KEEP MOVING!!

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• RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,173

  April 2023

  F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

  I don't want to single out a race (Asians) but people who rush to enter an elevator before anyone gets off need a beat down

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• PurpleBaze Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,261

  April 2023

  F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

  RaceBannon said:

  I don't want to single out a race (Asians) but people who rush to enter an elevator before anyone gets off need a beat down

  RacistBannon has spoken.

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• coronabruin Member Posts: 1,491

  April 2023

  Hot, young stewardesses are mostly a thing of the past

  What’s the point of getting hammered on a flight if I can’t make unwanted sexual advances to a cute woman who’s just trying to do her job?

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• RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,173

  April 2023

  F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

  coronabruin said:

  What’s the point of getting hammered on a flight if I can’t make unwanted sexual advances to a cute woman who’s just trying to do her job?

  
  

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• BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,017

  April 2023

  F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

  How did you leave off the complete bullshit security process? FUCK THE TSA.

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• BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,017

  April 2023

  F.O. Row Peter Puffer, you left off...

  RaceBannon said:

  TSA groin searches

  I've decided that the TSA guy give me an old fashionedpatting me down is more of a fag than I am for opting out of the radiation scanner.

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• YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,187

  April 2023

  Delays and/or cancellations

  BleachedAnusDawg said:

  How did you leave off the complete bullshit security process? FUCK THE TSA.

  Perfection is the enemy of good.

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