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When you travel enough, you will eventually find yourself seat-belted next to a smelly troll. Someone with an Air Flavor. Could be the flavor of farts, feet, halitosis, or just plain old BO. Ugh.
I hate this. Can't people shower before a flight? Wash their smelly clothes in a hotel sink or something first?
Have you ever been stuck next to a bad-smelling passenger?You can always try to change seats...although, admittedly, you are in a small confined area, breathing recirculated air. I've heard of flight attendants placing opened coffee packets in seat pockets around the offender. Hey, whatever helps!
Just don't light a match to cover the smell. A plane recently landed because a woman in flight was found lighting matches (which are illegal to bring in planes) to cover the scent of her gas.
There is probably an argument here for ponying up for Business and First Class seats. Usually people paying full fares keep their clothes and bodies clean, and maybe brush their teeth. Maybe. But there's no telling who is going to be gassy that day (it could even be you).
Remember, Beano is your friend.
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The planes are really getting packed in. In my recent flights I've simply been lucky to not be the poor shmoe stuck in the center seat. Yesterday the dude in the middle was a large fella, overflowing into my seat (aisle) and leaning over the woman at the window. I told him he could have the entire arm rest to himself.
Other than being cramped in a full cabin, my Alaska Airlines San Diego to Seattle flight went more smoothly in other areas - we were fed warmed ginger cookies, for one thing. The flight left on time, arrived on time. I know other airlines are having horrific problems.
This was a relief after the chaos in the San Diego terminal. En route to the airport I passed a sign proclaiming "heightened security". Great. The security check-in line was long, slow and tense. Airport security officials kept shouting about gels, liquids and shoes, loudspeakers announced not to leave your luggage or carry luggage for anyone else, and flustered travelers kept forgetting to remove their jackets.
I've seen calmer airplane check-ins. San Diego is usually a very pleasant airport. This day had everyone on edge. I even forgot to empty the water from my MSR aluminum water bottle. Damn it. I know better! I was pulled aside; my bags were hand searched. The guard told me she could not empty my water out, that I would have to go back into the check in area and empty it there...and then go through security all over again. I told her to just keep the bottle instead. I liked that aluminum bottle but at this point was in danger of missing my flight.
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