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I am having a great time in Boston. As you land in this city, the houses are reminiscent of Miami. Million dollar mansions on the water…minus that whole 3 degree weather thing for 9 months out of the year. Other than that, I think I could learn the language.
But my question pertains to airports. As I got on my first flight aboard a crop duster and looked around at everyone, (imaging that if I die these are the people I would die with) I noticed two things. One is that the guy next to me stunk so bad that I kept smelling myself wondering if my deodorant wasn’t working and two, that he had the middle arm rest all hogged up.
You tell me. If there are three armrests, who gets the middle one? The person that got there first? The elderly? The bigger person? Are we supposed to both get a portion of it? Cause I was huddled against the wall of the plane with ONE arm rest and desperately wanted two.
The second plane I had my eyes set on getting a double armrest and I arrived where I was in the middle of two people (that sucks) and both ladies had both their arms on both arm rests. That means I had NO arm rests at all.
In this case, do you like polity put your arm down and try to sneak one of them off? And if so…which one? Is like the one to the right yours and the person on the outside aisle gets lucky with two?
I did my best to look as uncomfortable as possible but neither lady gave up an arm rest, so I sat arms crossed for TWO hours. I need to know on the way back if its kosher to demand equal arm rest treatment.
On the plus side, I had the only working TV and used my ear phones, so it was like sweet revenge to see them watching, but not hearing, Ellen.
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Same here? I think I am more comfortable sans armrests. The vicinity to strangers on a plane sucks as it is. They can have the germ covered armrests to themselves. Pass the Purell.
I love the picture of the three of you! I hate the awkwardness of planes!
Hope you’re having fun in Boston. What accent, we don’t have accents here. haha.
I’m not a big fan of sitting in the middle while flying! At least your tv worked
This line killed me: “Other than that, I think I could learn the language.”
It reminded me of when I was a kid, and my dad and I went to Boston to see the Sawx at Fenway. My dad, born and raised in ‘Da Bronx’ asked the bus driver for directions. He had a very thick New England accent, and my father looked at him as if he were speaking French! He finally turned to me and said, “Talk to this guy, will ya? I can’t understand a damn thing!” LMAO
Your posts are the best! Who else could make armrests so completely interesting and funny?
Move their arm off when they doze off LOL
I’m really trying to think back to my last flight and I honestly don’t even remember arm rests being present.
Either way, I’d probably slowly nudge my way onto both armrests just because they were being hogs.
Wow, I just had much the same situation on a (long) trip to Florida. Only in addition to taking both armrests, I was middle seat, he was aisle, his arms were so stinking long that he kept jabbing my side. I felt bad for being annoyed by it but man…
I have no idea about armrest etiquette. I’ve never travelled alone, so usually I am sitting next to someone I know. It makes it tough that you are so small and the other people probably think you don’t need it.
I hope you are liking Boston. Sorry the weather is dreary and muggy. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts about the city.
Hmm..I don’t know. Sounds like a sharing issue. I’d say if the person is bigger or elderly, I’d probably give mine up, but if it’s another smallish person, I’d totally expect equal treatment.
I’ve learned that most adults need to go back to kindergarten. I might have looked at one of them and said “I’ll share Ellen audio if you share an armrest.”
Welcome to New England! It’s Bah-ston.
Make sure you find a Dunkin Donuts – they’re on every corner!
Complain to the airline, pilot, stewardess AND the bitches sitting next to you. Why are people so damn mean? You paid for a space just like they did.
Does every adult need to be told how to share? Again? Didn’t we learn this in preschool?
You paid just as much for your arm space as they did. So heck yeah demand that space.