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The Rude Flight Attendant
(AKA The Bitch)
Well, took a brief trip to DC this last week and flying back the American Airlines plane was late getting to the DC Airport.
As we boarded the plane a short young woman in front of me stopped at her seat and attempted to put her carry-on in the overhead bin. She made a couple of tries and the suitcase started falling and she asked for help. I grabbed the bag and pushed it into the overhead but the flight attendant who was standing nearby admonished the passenger not to bring luggage too heavy to handle. Actually, the bag was not heavy at all, she was too short.
Anyhow, as we were coming in over Miami Beach, I took out my Kodak Easy Share that I have used to take pix from the airplane windows because there were a couple of shots I wanted of my hometown from that perspective.
This same flight attendant came and told me and the guy behind me to turn off our cameras. OK, a digital camera is an electronic device but it does not put out radio waves or any kind of detectable EM field, so I thot it was exempt from the rules against cell fone use. Tried explaining that to the stewardess, but she was insistent.
I just restarted flying last August and on ALL the four planes I took, I got pix while taking off and landing with this same camera and NO ONE told me not to.
MIA Below 10K Feet
Miami, Still Below 10K Feet
Miami Rush Hour Below 10K Feet
However, I did learn something on this flight. If you are going to mumble to the guy behind you what a bitch the stewardess is, swallow first. I had noticed that my hearing would diminish unnoticed until I swallowed then there would be a burst of sound hit my ears. Apparently, I made that comment too loud and the bitch came to my seat to let me know she heard my “joke.” I think the implication was that she was being nice not to report me to the TSA Gestapo which can violate any protections we once thot we had guaranteed by the US Constitution.
However, I was safe from any further reprisal because on landing we had one of those fast braking moments when everyone was pulled forward in their seats and the food cart broke loose and went barreling down the aisle. It hit a guy’s leg that was out in the aisle and he let out a scream and a long line of moaning in Spanish.
So, we had to wait to get off the plane until the paramedics removed the guy in a wheelchair. As I left the plane I noticed the Miami-Dade cops were taking a statement from everyone – probably going direct to the lawyers – so the flight crew had more problems than some irate old man wanting to take pics while the plane was below 10K feet.
(AKA The Bitch)
Well, took a brief trip to DC this last week and flying back the American Airlines plane was late getting to the DC Airport.
As we boarded the plane a short young woman in front of me stopped at her seat and attempted to put her carry-on in the overhead bin. She made a couple of tries and the suitcase started falling and she asked for help. I grabbed the bag and pushed it into the overhead but the flight attendant who was standing nearby admonished the passenger not to bring luggage too heavy to handle. Actually, the bag was not heavy at all, she was too short.
Anyhow, as we were coming in over Miami Beach, I took out my Kodak Easy Share that I have used to take pix from the airplane windows because there were a couple of shots I wanted of my hometown from that perspective.
This same flight attendant came and told me and the guy behind me to turn off our cameras. OK, a digital camera is an electronic device but it does not put out radio waves or any kind of detectable EM field, so I thot it was exempt from the rules against cell fone use. Tried explaining that to the stewardess, but she was insistent.
I just restarted flying last August and on ALL the four planes I took, I got pix while taking off and landing with this same camera and NO ONE told me not to.
MIA Below 10K Feet
Miami, Still Below 10K Feet
Miami Rush Hour Below 10K Feet
However, I did learn something on this flight. If you are going to mumble to the guy behind you what a bitch the stewardess is, swallow first. I had noticed that my hearing would diminish unnoticed until I swallowed then there would be a burst of sound hit my ears. Apparently, I made that comment too loud and the bitch came to my seat to let me know she heard my “joke.” I think the implication was that she was being nice not to report me to the TSA Gestapo which can violate any protections we once thot we had guaranteed by the US Constitution.
However, I was safe from any further reprisal because on landing we had one of those fast braking moments when everyone was pulled forward in their seats and the food cart broke loose and went barreling down the aisle. It hit a guy’s leg that was out in the aisle and he let out a scream and a long line of moaning in Spanish.
So, we had to wait to get off the plane until the paramedics removed the guy in a wheelchair. As I left the plane I noticed the Miami-Dade cops were taking a statement from everyone – probably going direct to the lawyers – so the flight crew had more problems than some irate old man wanting to take pics while the plane was below 10K feet.
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