I face two choices: 1) Stay indoors and avoid humans. 2) Continue to write the Etiquette of Things in an attempt to shame those who misbehave. The latest installment comes from my horrific business class flight to Buenos Aires (see Surviving Avianca’s ‘Business Class’: Medellin to Buenos Aires). With no Wi-Fi and no IFE, I utilized my Kama Sutra skills to fall asleep. Despite wearing eyeshades, I woke up to a bright light overhead.
My neighbor, who was frantically writing like a serial killer from the moment we were seated, decided that his overhead light was not sufficient. He decided that turning on my overhead light was the solution. Initially, I left the light on and tried to get back to sleep. Then I thought that passengers around me would wonder why I was asleep with eyeshades on while a bright light was disturbing everyone else. As the authority on etiquette, I could not let that stand. I promptly turned off the light. My neighbor was upset and told me that he needed it because he was writing. I told him that I, too, would be writing, and the post would be about him.
Yeah, touch my air vent or light… not happening. It’s bad enough most overhead lights aren’t aimed very well and are horribly bright. This is also why I hate seat-back screens. They should be rigged to go dark after a 60 second idle timer.
A couple weeks ago on an American flight, person across the aisle from me for whatever reason was using their iPhone screen light to read a book (like, holding it up to light up a book). I don’t know if they just didn’t know there is a light provided, but the flight attendant even during beverage service said nothing (I know, it is AA)… or maybe it could have been broken (again, it was AA so probably).
That’s the most irritating light of all. People are stupid. I need to avoid humans.
Friends and family sometimes think I’m odd (well…) for spending layovers in the airline club in the furthers back work cube without any windows. Well, it’s somewhere I don’t have to look at other people. And not usually crowded. Maybe like an alternate Minute Suites (but not that creepy gym mat bed/couch those have, made for easy hosing off after people who just met on a flight use it for a hook up).
Lol