Pet hates when travelling

Dirk_Gently_2

Women who use a plane toilet for a complete change of make-up and total re-style of hair in the hour before the plane is landing, so the queue outside gets longer and longer while they're trying to make themselves look beautiful.

It's a toilet, that lots of others want to use, !!!!!! - not your own personal salon!

mumonashoestring

Dirk_Gently wrote: »

Women who use a plane toilet for a complete change of make-up and total re-style of hair in the hour before the plane is landing, so the queue outside gets longer and longer while they're trying to make themselves look beautiful.

It's a toilet, that lots of others want to use, !!!!!! - not your own personal salon!

I used to commute to London every day on the train and every single evening there was one particular woman who would get herself a nice comfy seat but then get up 5 minutes before the train got to the station, elbow her way through all the people standing in the carriage and shut herself in the toilet until the train was about a minute from the station, then emerge so she would be first off the train. Pushy cow.

Generally though I can't stand the people who think that normal rules are suspended because they're on holiday, i.e. 'Sorry, we don't have locally grown fresh strawberries available in November'. "But we're on holiday"...

piglet74

I hate when you get through security and get your tray of personal items back, and your just stood there, with no shoes on, all you holiday money, passports etc, trying to juggle everything and get out of the road before the next family come through...without losing anything!

Bob_the_Saver

piglet74 wrote: »

I hate when you get through security and get your tray of personal items back, and your just stood there, with no shoes on, all you holiday money, passports etc, trying to juggle everything and get out of the road before the next family come through...without losing anything!

Especially in Dublin airport without a chair in sight.

piglet74

Bob_the_Saver wrote: »

Especially in Dublin airport without a chair in sight.

agree...thats actually where i was basing this on!

i am always worried about losing my passport, or all my holiday money, or both!!!

Dragonista

Dirk_Gently wrote: »

Women who use a plane toilet for a complete change of make-up and total re-style of hair in the hour before the plane is landing, so the queue outside gets longer and longer while they're trying to make themselves look beautiful.

It's a toilet, that lots of others want to use, !!!!!! - not your own personal salon!

That's why I take a mirror so I can do it at my seat (though I like to wash my face if I can). But brushing my teeth after 13 hours is a must!

Dirk_Gently_2

Dragonista wrote: »

That's why I take a mirror so I can do it at my seat (though I like to wash my face if I can). But brushing my teeth after 13 hours is a must!

No arguments with that - it is for me too.

But there's a big difference between "reasonable freshening up" and "complete make-over" - a difference that some people seem to ignore.

Disenchanted

When people recline their seat on the plane so that they are resting on your knees :@ This happened to us on our flight back home last year, and to add insult to injury the row in front of us was at the front of the cabin so the person reclining their seat into my boyfriends knees already had plenty of room!!!!!!!

Bob_the_Saver

Dirk_Gently wrote: »

No arguments with that - it is for me too.

But there's a big difference between "reasonable freshening up" and "complete make-over" - a difference that some people seem to ignore.

It's all down to planning. Many people go to the washroom on planes;

A
As soon as the seat belt light goes off after take off, because
they couldn't be bothered in the airport.

Answer, you can use the loo in the airport.

B
After a meal - because their bladder has just been topped-up.

Answer, pop to the loo at the first sign of grub or book a veggie so you finish first - the latter obviously is a rather drastic solution.

C
When the pilot announces that in they'll soon be starting their descent - because they need to put make-up & perfume as they
they feel ugly and smelly without - and they're often correct.

Answer, Run for it as soon as you hear the pilot start the announcement.

Don't forget to factor in a little 'preventative maintenance visit' at the first sign of turbulence. Nothing worst than being confined you your seat with
your legs crossed wanting to open that next mini-bottle of wine.

sweetcheekz

I hate that my handbag has to be my hand luggage, I often have to stuff it into my larger bag to take it through security, then get it out airside, so I have easy access to my purse, glasses, phone etc, then put it back in for boarding. I could understand if it was huge but its an average size, and since it fits in my hand luggage bag it is not taking up anymore room, it is just easier to have it than not!