i suffered the worst ever flight back from new york – i’m still traumatised, i swear. firstly it was a night flight – so i had convinced myself that i would sleep the whole way back and wake up back in england. if only that were the case.
instead i had 300lb fat bob in front of me with the beefiest head in the world with dry patches. i know that’s not a nice thing to say and definitely not politically correct – but seriously, he put his chair back as far as it would go and it practically touched my nose.
not only did this mean i couldn’t put my table down, thus no surface for my mac without burning my lap it meant i had practically a 5cm space for the whole of 7 hours as my chair wouldn’t budge at all.
never mind i thought, at least i had a nice young girl sat next to me and not a stinking old guy. turns out the nice young girl was a stinking old guy in disguise who turned out had the snore of a lion and the dribble of a snail!
i think it’s fair to say i’ve never loved my bed more. i’m still waiting for the day BA sends me my gold card – i’m assuming it’s lost in the post!
garrett says:
Last time I was flying longhaul I also couldn’t put my tray down because of the dude in front. I made the mistake of using my powerbook on my lap, then fell asleep and woke up in what could be described as “severe discomfort”. Flying sucks!
June 17, 2007 at 6:40 pm
randommel says:
aren’t macs just great for that?? maybe they should invent an airline with extra leg space just for those with macs? now there’s an idea!
June 18, 2007 at 6:26 am