Whine like a baby, now with 500% more drama!

fade · Nov 23, 2015

I never understood the people who just HAVE to stand as soon as the plane gets to the gate. You're not going anywhere yet, and now your crotch is in a bunch of people's faces.

Tinwhistler · Nov 23, 2015

fade said:
I never understood the people who just HAVE to stand as soon as the plane gets to the gate. You're not going anywhere yet, and now your crotch is in a bunch of people's faces.

It sounds like you understand me perfectly...

I keed I keed

Fun Size · Nov 23, 2015

I think you just explained your own mystery.[DOUBLEPOST=1448311886,1448311855][/DOUBLEPOST]Shoot, ninja'd.

Terrik · Nov 23, 2015

fade said:
I never understood the people who just HAVE to stand as soon as the plane gets to the gate. You're not going anywhere yet, and now your crotch is in a bunch of people's faces.

At least you get to the gate. In China, th ey practically stood up as soon as the plane touched down

GasBandit · Nov 23, 2015

Maybe airplanes need rollercoaster-style restraints for takeoff/landing, that the attendants open from a master switch at the front door.

Dei · Nov 23, 2015

As an aside, I wish I could stay at a hotel, instead of staying with my parents so they don't act offended. And thus I am trapped in forced social interaction until I can finally go home. [emoji14]

Ravenpoe · Nov 23, 2015

GasBandit said:
I'd have hit the goddamned roof if they expected to stay at my place. That they're staying where they are is what squeezes them through the narrow gap of "not completely thoughtless," but it still rings pretty inconsiderate when my first clue is a phone call at 11am on monday saying "Hey, we're all here, come on over why dontcha?" BECAUSE I HAVE TO WORK. I mean, even if I did have a backup to cover for me, I would have needed more than zero days' notice to get thanksgiving week off.

Did I forget to tell you that I'm crashing at your place for PAX South?

AshburnerX · Nov 23, 2015

Hour 3 at Gate 34: Was at wrong gate. Want to sleep but can't find a safe place to. About 4.5 hours til boarding.

Celt Z · Nov 23, 2015

Dei said:
As an aside, I wish I could stay at a hotel, instead of staying with my parents so they don't act offended. And thus I am trapped in forced social interaction until I can finally go home. [emoji14]

If you feel like driving South, you guys can always come to Jersey. Nothing like "Surprise, I have a twin you didn't know about!" to give Thanksgiving that telenovela-feel it so desperately needs.

Dei · Nov 23, 2015

If we were visiting my husband's family in Connecticut I'd seriously consider it.

strawman · Nov 23, 2015

Dei said:
As an aside, I wish I could stay at a hotel, instead of staying with my parents so they don't act offended. And thus I am trapped in forced social interaction until I can finally go home. [emoji14]

When you have 8 kids they expect you to stay at a hotel, and often they'll pay for one of the two rooms you get...

blotsfan · Nov 23, 2015

GasBandit said:
DFW is a shopping mall with airplane parking. You're gonna be paying shopping-mall prices.

I don't know what kind of malls/airports you've been in, but I'd kill to have an airport only be shopping mall prices.

And as for my whine, Buffalo finally remembered that it supposed to snow this time of year. Yay...

Dei · Nov 23, 2015

I'm in Orchard Park right now and nada.

blotsfan · Nov 23, 2015

Dei said:
I'm in Orchard Park right now and nada.

Odd, its only a few flakes, but my suburb calculations come out to 5 northtown flakes = 3 feet of southtown snow.

AshburnerX · Nov 23, 2015

AshburnerX said:
Hour 3 at Gate 34: Was at wrong gate. Want to sleep but can't find a safe place to. About 4.5 hours til boarding.

I have apparently learned to sleep in a chair. About 2.5 hours.

PatrThom · Nov 23, 2015

AshburnerX said:
I have apparently learned to sleep in a chair. About 2.5 hours.

It's not that difficult.
Just make sure it's not the driver's seat.

--Patrick

DarkAudit · Nov 23, 2015

GasBandit said:
Maybe airplanes need rollercoaster-style restraints for takeoff/landing, that the attendants open from a master switch at the front door.

Airlines should apply the policies of The Jaunt by Stephen King. All passengers are anesthetized before boarding, and are only revived after arrival at the destination.

Squidleybits · Nov 23, 2015

I kind of fly that way now. My coworkers always laugh. I hardly ever stay awake past take off.

My boss says its a gift!

Tinwhistler · Nov 23, 2015

DarkAudit said:
Airlines should apply the policies of The Jaunt by Stephen King. All passengers are anesthetized before boarding, and are only revived after arrival at the destination.

I love that freaking story. So creepy. I read it in junior high.

Squidleybits · Nov 23, 2015

I'm supposed to be editing a report. It's late, I'm bitchy and parts of it are poorly written. Procrastinating here is much better!

GasBandit · Nov 23, 2015

DarkAudit said:
Airlines should apply the policies of The Jaunt by Stephen King. All passengers are anesthetized before boarding, and are only revived after arrival at the destination.

Tinwhistler said:
I love that freaking story. So creepy. I read it in junior high.

HA ha ha ha haaaa... I love it. "Long jaunt! Long, long jaunt! Looooong jaunt!"
Of course, in today's lawyer-happy environment, you'd have enough trouble getting the anesthesia alone.

ThatNickGuy · Nov 23, 2015

So I deleted my profiles on OK Cupid and Plenty of Fish. And uninstalled Tinder. I've come to the realization that I'm just not in any shape or place to date right now.

Not like I was getting any dates or messages, anyway.

Hailey Knight · Nov 23, 2015

My younger brother may have re-enlisted ... without telling any of our family first.

Not sure how I feel about that.

DarkAudit · Nov 23, 2015

GasBandit said:
HA ha ha ha haaaa... I love it. "Long jaunt! Long, long jaunt! Looooong jaunt!"
Of course, in today's lawyer-happy environment, you'd have enough trouble getting the anesthesia alone.

Longer than you think, Dad! Longer than you think!

WasabiPoptart · Nov 23, 2015

Squidleybits said:
I'm supposed to be writing a paper. I'm really not into the topic and parts of it are poorly written. Procrastinating here is much better!

This fits my night.

Terrik · Nov 24, 2015

I hate this Organic Chemistry literature project more than any other project I've had thus far. It's due in 24 hours, I can't sleep, I have to go to school tomorrow, and I got nothin.

bhamv3 · Nov 24, 2015

Organic chemistry literature? Like, are you supposed to write a novel on benzene?

Terrik · Nov 24, 2015

bhamv3 said:
Organic chemistry literature? Like, are you supposed to write a novel on benzene?

No, I'm supposed to write about an article + reaction steps + electron pushing mechanisms + Chromatography technique

Cheesy1 · Nov 24, 2015

Terrik said:
No, I'm supposed to write about an article + reaction steps + electron pushing mechanisms + Chromatography technique

AshburnerX · Nov 24, 2015

8 hours turned into 10 as the plane had issue son the runway. Finally home.

bhamv3 · Nov 24, 2015

Terrik said:
No, I'm supposed to write about an article + reaction steps + electron pushing mechanisms + Chromatography technique

Oh... cause I could've helped with the novel. I could've helped come up with character names, for instance.

Terrik · Nov 24, 2015

bhamv3 said:
Oh... cause I could've helped with the novel. I could've helped come up with character names, for instance.

WasabiPoptart · Nov 24, 2015

I just wrote 3 pages of crap about cultural impact on behavior during crisis as it applied to my mother, Aussie, and me during/immediately after the September 11th terror attacks. I still have three more sections (spiritual development, psychosocial stages, and resiliency skills) to go. This is only supposed to be 8 pages at the most. I see a lot of revision and condensing in my future.

blotsfan · Nov 24, 2015

Its gotten to that part of the year where I'm trapped in my bed.

So comfy...

PatrThom · Nov 24, 2015

WasabiPoptart said:
I just wrote 3 pages of crap about cultural impact on behavior during crisis as it applied to my mother, Aussie, and me during/immediately after the September 11th terror attacks. I still have three more sections (spiritual development, psychosocial stages, and resiliency skills) to go. This is only supposed to be 8 pages at the most. I see a lot of revision and condensing in my future.

I always have the opposite problem.
"We need this paper to be 25 pages minimum."
"But I only need 6!"

--Patrick