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Ok so I got back from a trip by plane to sunny California on Monday morning, well actually our plane landed Sunday evening at 11:58 PM. Close enough. (thanks everyone for all the advice and helpful tips 
, everything went smoothly, no problems at security except a cell phone accidentally left in a pocket! 
I may post the full details of the trip if people wanna hear about it, over in off-topic)
Now for the meat and potatoes: The suck! Both of these occurred on our fourth and final plane ride, from LAX to Dulles International, a beautiful 5 hour flight that went pretty smoothly.
There was an incident with a man who somehow managed to make it past security with 2 checked backs, and 6 CARRY-ONS! You're only supposed to get 1 carry on, and one "personal item" such as a purse, laptop case, or briefcase. Our flight attendants had a huddle trying to figure out what to do with him, because this flight was jam-packed full, every seat taken. They ended up forcing him to check 5 of the bags, which he complained bitterly about the whole time.
The other sucky guy was toward the end of the flight. Understandably people were tired and grumpy, but come on. We were experiencing some turbulence as our pilot was attempting to navigate around a pretty severe thunderstorm which was as I recall, somewhere around St. Louis, without flying straight into the one over South Carolina. We were getting pretty tossed about, and one of our flight attendants was up front by the restroom, preparing the drink cart for another run after the seatbelt light went out when this guy, ignoring the light, unbuckles himself and his young son (somewhere between 6-9 years old) and gets into the aisle.
FA- Flight attendant
JP- Jerky Passenger
FA: Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to sit down and fasten your seat belt, as the sign is on.
JP: But he has to pee!
FA: Sir, the law states that I cannot let you remain standing. You need to return to your seats and buckle up.
JP: So you're saying my son can't go to the bathroom?
FA: Sir, I understand that it's not convenient for you, but the law states that I MUST inform you that the light is on, and you must return to your seat.
FA: So my son just has to HOLD IT until the captain decides to turn that stupid light off?
FA: Sir, I need to get past with this cart. Please return to your seat. What you do when I'm not looking is up to you, but the law states that I must ask you to remain seated and buckled up while the light is on.
So the guy sits down, and mutters about how the FA is just a jerk, and as soon as the cart goes by, he gets up and leads his son to the bathroom. Right as the kid gets in, though, the plane jerks and the guy knocks his head on the wall a bit.. Karma, I say.
, everything went smoothly, no problems at security except a cell phone accidentally left in a pocket! I may post the full details of the trip if people wanna hear about it, over in off-topic)Now for the meat and potatoes: The suck! Both of these occurred on our fourth and final plane ride, from LAX to Dulles International, a beautiful 5 hour flight that went pretty smoothly.
There was an incident with a man who somehow managed to make it past security with 2 checked backs, and 6 CARRY-ONS! You're only supposed to get 1 carry on, and one "personal item" such as a purse, laptop case, or briefcase. Our flight attendants had a huddle trying to figure out what to do with him, because this flight was jam-packed full, every seat taken. They ended up forcing him to check 5 of the bags, which he complained bitterly about the whole time.
The other sucky guy was toward the end of the flight. Understandably people were tired and grumpy, but come on. We were experiencing some turbulence as our pilot was attempting to navigate around a pretty severe thunderstorm which was as I recall, somewhere around St. Louis, without flying straight into the one over South Carolina. We were getting pretty tossed about, and one of our flight attendants was up front by the restroom, preparing the drink cart for another run after the seatbelt light went out when this guy, ignoring the light, unbuckles himself and his young son (somewhere between 6-9 years old) and gets into the aisle.
FA- Flight attendant
JP- Jerky Passenger
FA: Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to sit down and fasten your seat belt, as the sign is on.
JP: But he has to pee!
FA: Sir, the law states that I cannot let you remain standing. You need to return to your seats and buckle up.
JP: So you're saying my son can't go to the bathroom?
FA: Sir, I understand that it's not convenient for you, but the law states that I MUST inform you that the light is on, and you must return to your seat.
FA: So my son just has to HOLD IT until the captain decides to turn that stupid light off?
FA: Sir, I need to get past with this cart. Please return to your seat. What you do when I'm not looking is up to you, but the law states that I must ask you to remain seated and buckled up while the light is on.
So the guy sits down, and mutters about how the FA is just a jerk, and as soon as the cart goes by, he gets up and leads his son to the bathroom. Right as the kid gets in, though, the plane jerks and the guy knocks his head on the wall a bit.. Karma, I say.
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