I think there might be much scarier things inside an airplane. The black socks idea, though, got one’s attention so I asked about “Weird problems inside airplanes.” Aren’t there more thnings than I imagined possible.
Here’s the summary: increased flatulence due to pressure changes, unhygienic, rarely cleaned coffee/tea pipes, freezing cold windows, severe odour, unruly passengers and insects in the cabin. Taste alteration caused by low humidity and low cabin pressure can make food taste bland. Physical fatigue and dehydration can cause dizziness or fatigue. Cabin pressure can cause uncontrollable crying or emotional outbursts.
Do you know that scorpions have been found on board airplanes? This must be a life-time achievement - a support turkey was on a flight.
There’s a state called “lizard brain” where passengers exhibit the following: heightened emotions, “irrational territorialism” and “ambien zombies.” The last one happens when passengers mix sleeping medication (Ambien) with alcohol and then perform bizarre acts while essentially sleepwalking.
With so many things possible, here are the code words that flight attendants use for passenger behaviours and these are only some of them:
Gate lice for those crowding the boarding area
Philip - for passenger I’d like to punch,
Bob /Betty - best on board for someone pleasant
Screamers for unruly travelers
Mermaids for those hogging seats
Gallery queen/king - a passenger who tries to hang out in the galley area
Hot coffee - very attractive passenger
Coach roach - someone who tries to sneak into a high-class cabin
Deadhead - an airline employee travelling for work
Crotch watch - checking passengers have seatbelts fastened
Blue juice - airline toilet water
So today’s game might be to check off the list every time we spot one of these things in our daily activities.
