37A: Fear of flying
29D: Fear of change, and companies with names that represent it in math and hard sciences
44C: Because this $14.99 fruit salad tastes like latex gloves, aerosol, and eternal solitude
23E: Favorite toy is stuck in one of the overhead bins
26B: Is stuck in one of the overhead bins
24A: Because this article about the culture of French Polynesia seems a bit reductionist, and she just expects better out of Delta Sky Magazine, you know?
34C: Seemingly the only one who’s noticed that Engine 3 is engulfed in flames right now
15D: Because the blind fortuneteller foretold of doom on his next visit to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL)
22A: “I’m sorry, buddy, we only serve Pepsi products on this flight.”
23B: I have no fucking clue why this child is crying
34A: Because TSA confiscated his souvenir snow globe prior to boarding
33F: Because TSA confiscated his entire family prior to boarding
9B: In-flight movie is “The Notebook,” and I don’t think I need to explain any further
23A: Surrounded by crying children
12E: Because no matter how many inspirational Delta commercials this cabin crew makes you sit through, flying fucking sucks
Me: Same existential fear of insignificance as always
Super funny, we have been lucky, but the return trip from japan, 12.5hrs with 2 screaming kids on both sides of us, I wanted to cry. Seriously
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Glad you liked it, and thank you for the comment! Yeah, this post was inspired by an 8-hour flight back from Turkey, where the crying was essentially done in surround sound haha. But your experience sounds even more miserable. The value of good headphones can’t be underestimated.
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True, I think I will make some investments. I was just talking to my husband about this, how we have to start investing in our traveling stuff, lighter clothing, pack lighter, I will add headphones to my list.
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