The "Flying Crazies"!

Flying.....Hmmmmm....Usually does not bother me. I take a dramamine and I am usually pretty good to go. A little turbulance does not bother me. Crazy people bother me! Steve-Hmmm....altogether is a nervous traveler. He would rather drive than fly. I am too impatient. Give the plane any day. Well you take a nervous traveler and add them to crazy people and it makes my travel partner a freak out too.

See that airplane? They were coming and going on our travels in February.

Our flight to Costa Rica-Great! No problems, except for the little man next to me spilled his entire cup of hot coffee in his lap. Now that was a sight.-Ok a yelp or too.

Our flight from Costa Rica into Atlanta-No Problems. A little weather, but I just rub Steve's arm and tell him he is ok.

When we got into Atlanta we had to go through customs/immigrations. Nightmare! It took forever! But in the meantime, I had to go to the bathroom. I slipped out of line to go to the bathroom. On my way I saw this peculiar looking black gentleman. He was huge and was wearing this white gown and turban. I thought "Hmmm wonder where he is from"? Then I moved on about my business. When we finally got on the plane, we ended up waiting and waiting and waiting. Finally the captain said that they were still waiting for a passenger. Well they only usually hold a plane up for dignitaries or handicapped people. So we waited. The flight was full. There was one seat right across from me that was not full. Well the person that filled that seat was this big man in the turban. Steve started freaking out! He was like OMG they held the plane up for a terrorist?! I again started rubbing his arm. So the man sat down. He was carrying this pot like thing. Steve let his head run wild again. He was convinced that there was a bomb or something in that pot that was going to kill us all. I told him no-that the TSA would never have let him through. Anyways, this man was very demanding the entire flight to Phoenix. He made everyone around him uncomfortable. At one point the man in the seat in front of him laid his chair back and this turban clad man shook his chair and yelled at him and said "YOU WILL NOT LAY IN MY LAP!" Scared the poor man! Anyways we were pretty freaked out the entire trip. He was not a terrorist and he did not have a bomb. Sad though that we were all nervous about that. Oh and there was a screaming baby for two hours that was directly behind Steves chair. Steve was a nervous mess.

Flight from Arizona to Salt Lake City:
NIGHTMARE! Everyone is loaded and ready to go. 700 flights had been delayed or cancelled due to weather. We were 2 and a half ours delayed. WE were ready to go home. As our plane starts taxiing to take off a woman a few rows ahead of us starts yelling at the stewardess that she cant fly, that she has to get off the plane. Guess what-Yep Steve starts freaking out, and I have to rub his arm again. One attendant goes and talks to her and tries to calm her, another attendant goes and talks to the head attendant in first class. The head attendant tells her to tell psycho lady that we were already 2 hours late, and that if we turn around that we will be grounded for another 2 hours-so sit down and shut up and lets move this bird! So lady is between one attendant and her totally embarrassed husband. Both are trying to calm her. The rest of us think she is whack. As the plane takes off, the woman (must be adrenaline) stands up and is screaming! Seriously! It was crazy! Took her 10 minutes to calm down. I am sure it was the valium and alcohol that knocked her out. When we landed in SLC she was laying across all 3 chairs and they needed a wheel chair to get her off the plane.
Yeah- Delta-my vote is to screen your passengers before they fly. It makes life so much easier for my Stevie Wonder buns if we dont have to deal with crazy people.