Why?

What is this internalised misogyny of which you speak? Is it widespread?

Sounds like some misdirected hostility

Seriously, that was fucked up. It’s like she doesn’t even know any black people with kids...........

You clearly don’t know what Occam’s Razor is, but I’ll move past that. The problem with all of your approaches is that they waste valuable time. How long do you think it’s going to take to run everything up the chain of command and get a resolution? It could be hours. That’s the problem. To accommodate one man…

They couldn’t have had him arrested after the flight. You aren’t allowed to fly without a seat. The gate crew is not authorized to give more than a certain amount in compensation.

Sure, it could work and be okay. But you can also have an abortion and be okay. You have two beautiful kids already, and even if life with a third child could be fine, there is nothing wrong with deciding you want to keep the life you have. You described feeling viscerally that you don’t want another child. It sounds…

Brag thread! What’s a super cool thing you have accomplished recently?

I’ve told this story on here before, but...

I’ve been sitting in my office this afternoon hearing the sirens and chaos outside. I’ve had to feel the complete horror of calling everyone you know to see if they’re safe, freaking out if someone doesn’t pick up. We always feel so safe here, I could seriously not believe it when I saw the news. I was just thinking…

Yeah, you know never get used to the bus trips. I actually acquired my habit of being able to fall dead asleep in three minutes because of those bus rides (either you stay awake and get nauseated, or fall asleep and wait for your stop). Guatemala’s beauty really is in it’s sights and it will feel like uncharted…

I do not signal when I enter the roundabout. My opinion is that there only one place to go at the entrance of a roundabout, and here in the U.S. that is in a counterclockwise direction, so there’s no need to question as to where I am going to be going. I turn on my right blinker when I’m getting ready exit the…

I don’t wash my legs or my feet and I pee in the shower. IDGAF!

A good captain works in concert with the cabin manager. Of course in operational matters the captain decides, but when it comes to the passengers the cabin manager is the expert.

Sometimes airlines spark controversy for judging people’s clothes, like when United recently barred two teenage girls from a flight just for wearing leggings.

Former FAA rulemaker here- Actually it’s not safe to hold a child of any age in your lap when flying. The safest thing is for a small child to be in an air travel approved child seat. In unexpected turbulence, your child is a projectile to be injured or injure others or both. The only reason there aren’t regulations…

I was a flight attendant for a year and can absolutely attest to this. The LFA is *usally* a veteran FA with more than a few years under his/her belt and knows the laws and wants to run a tight (safe) ship. The pilot doesn’t see what’s going on in the main cabin so they trust the judgement of the LFA....so basically…

As a formerly large person (400+ lbs), flying was not comfortable for me or the person sitting next to me. I had to use the seat belt extender, and usually put the chair arm up. I felt horrible for the person next to me. Most of the time when we flew, we would buy 3 tickets for 2 of us (my wife was large too).

The other thing to keep in mind about flight crews is how close they all are. The “Captain” holding the big wheel in the front of the plane may seem to be “in charge,” but the real power on an aircraft is the Lead Flight Attendant. And they all know each other from constant contact over years of flying. When the phone…

It’s even worse.
The non-revs were apparently two teenage girls traveling together and wearing the offending leggings. The employee who got them passes must be dying right now.
The 10-year old and family were apparently just customers who overheard and thought the dress code also applied to their daughter and…