The airport has bathrooms every thirty seven feet. There are bathrooms at the terminal, at the gates, at the restaurants… Why is it that on a plane with fifty passengers, forty nine of them want to use the bathroom when we’re in the air? I could understand if this were some overseas flight or if someone had a kidney problem. But from St. Louis to Jacksonville there was a line to use the bathroom the entire time and we were only in the air one hour and twelve minutes.
I noticed this only because I had seat 16A, the last seat in the plane, right next to the bathroom. When they were waiting for people to come out, they were standing on my toes. When there was a few seconds without the line for the port-o-potty the people in seats 16B and 16C were ordering beer after beer after beer. At $6 a piece, how much of an alcoholic do you have to be to pay $36 for a six pack and why can’t you get drunk on the ground at half the price? I just don’t get it.
But these people were merely annoying. The truly stupid people were out in force again today. I reacted badly to them but I tried my best to rein it in when I got home. I grumbled at people who stopped mid-walk, I yelled at people who got in my way and I swore at a guy who didn’t understand the “waiting in line” concept at the airport Chili’s. I had to calm the hostess down and assure her that “Hey fuck head” did not refer to her. After I got to Jacksonville we got my luggage and couldn’t get out of the airport because six or seven people decided that right there in the baggage claim was the best of all possible places for an impromptu family gathering. And when I said, “excuse me” to get through, they just changed the conversation to where they were going to dinner. Well I was tired and since I wasn’t going anywhere I just sat down on the floor to rest until they decided to allow me to pass. I’m such a dick.
Travel days wear me out and stupid people drain my patience to zero in a hurry. I’m home for a few days and I’m looking to make it a happy recharging weekend. All I need to do it relax and remember that the stupid people can’t get me here in my house. I’m safe until Tuesday…
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