Pavlina: Life is Not For the Living

I was driving into work the other morning. I was behind a large truck. It was one of those air duct cleaning outfits. It promised to relieve the symptoms of allergies and asthma. The entire time it was spewing noxious fumes. I almost had to grab my asthma inhaler right then and there. Thank goodness they are on task.

Okay, I am home tonight in between business trips and I have made a few observations about air travel, and some of these will be specific for Southwest airlines.

1. The new TSA regulations only seem to humiliate the infrequent traveler.
   I saw an older gentleman practically stripped because his belt was setting off the detector, and he still had to go through the wanding process. I saw a mother and daughter who obviously has no clue about the no liquids rule, being divested of their drinks and Jell-O.
2. Why must I take my laptop out of my bag and place it into it’s own bin but my: Cellphone, Blackberry, Ipod and Nintendo DS can stay in my bag. Why?
3. Southwest sucks, but they are one of the few airlines that run non-stop flights out of Baltimore so I fly them way more than I like. Way more meaning anything over one.
4. Airlines trimming their service only leads to stinky messy planes as people wolf down food on one hour flights on Southwest. I am sorry but you can’t wait 90 minutes to get some food? I think it is THOR to eat food in front of anyone in public. It’s my opinion and I am welcome to it.
5. Southwest sucks. Well not really but some people do. I got on an earlier flight home tonight so I was entitled to a “C”. I happily took it as it meant getting home 2 hours early. Resigned to my fate I found the seat closest to the door as soon as I spied an empty slot in the overhead bin (it was in the fourth row or so). I was just about to take my middle seat when I noticed a portfolio on the seat. I thought it was occupied but later on when the door was closed I looked back only to discover one of the wretched women had put it there so no one would sit next to them. WTH? What? Why? Why would you do that. Karma honey, karma. That’s all I have to say. T.H.O.R.

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