Q. How can something as alien to human beings as flying, in a wafer thin metal tube, six or seven MILES up in the sky produce such similar reactions in those human beings. A. They don’t think about it… AT ALL. Those similar reactions come from being so bound up in their own tiny selves that the greater, fantastic reality is lost on them. So they revert to type and obsess over the arm rest or the window blind or getting a spare packet of nuts. Still that’s life so I guess I better address this reality and keep the following observations to myself! Have a mental plan of your security experience. Are you going to put your suitcase on the belt or take your shoes off first? I don’t care. It doesn’t matter. But you should have lived the experience at least three times while waiting in the seemingly endless line before getting to the front. Also put yout shoes back on. And Keep Them On. Do not make any sudden stops while walking. Need to get something out of your bag? Totally fine. But you wouldn’t stop your car in the middle of the highway, right? No. Just pull over first. Things that belong in the overhead bins: suitcases and large bags. I can’t count how many times I’ve had to go out of my way to store my suitcase and then weasel my way back to my seat because you’ve put your jacket above my seat. And then I see people getting up in the middle of the flight to grab said jackets. Spoiler alert: airplanes are cold. Keep your jacket with you. Be an Adult and stay in your seat. We’re going from Dallas to Denver, it’s a couple of hours. It’s on business. It’s not for making lifelong besties. There is literally no reason to stand up right when the seatbelt sign turns off after landing. It’s okay, we’re all getting off this flight. Hopefully soon. And anyway the chances are you’ve put baggage in the hold and will have to wait at the carousel for another half hour any way.
Monday, Apr 6, 2026
