re: Airports and the decline of humanity

Airports went to hell on January 5, 1973, when the FAA first required metal-detector screening of all passengers.

I'd rather go to the zoo.

I flew weekly for years until about 5 years ago. I am over it.

I'd be ok to skip the airport for the rest of my life.

Airline travel, like any mass travel now a days is legit terrible. Not because of the product, although airlines make it worse with the way they do things, but because of the people, and the deterioration of any standards.

Thank a democrat for this.

Flew Breeze Airways recently to RDU. The whole experience was extremely frictionless. My fellow passengers were considerate and quiet. My checked bag was just rounding the carousel in the five minutes it took me to get to baggage claim after deboarding. The website was also a pleasure to use. My only complaint would be the lack of snacks provided, but it was not a long flight, so no big deal.

Travel by air used to be something special. The airlines strived to make it pleasant with spacious seating, in flight meals, courteous attendants, etc. Then the seats started getting crammed together to fit more people on board and lower the cost of travel by offering more seats. The attendants are essentially cattle herders with first aid training. You might have a beverage offered during the flight, and a package of four or five peanuts to go along with it.

With the whole experience being turned into basic bus travel by air, is it any wonder that folks show up in gym clothes and pajamas with snot-nosed rug rats leaving Cheerios crumbs all over the place?

It's not just airports and public transportation anymore. It's the whole damned country. There is no sense of decorum related to anything anymore. Nothing is special. The whole thing has become common and profane.

(I'm gonna be a really awesome grumpy, old coot in about ten more years!)

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pajamas with snot-nosed rug rats leaving Cheerios crumbs all over the place

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Kids are rarely the issue with air travel in my experience

Bill Burr already did this bit.

No need to quote everything you wrote. I just wanted to comment- "Well said."

You nailed it.

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When half you brokedicks are constantly bitching about airfare prices I’m celebrating. I hope plane tickets get way more expensive.



You get what you pay for.

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Essentially.

I don't have the problems being described here when I fly.

My world got rocked by watching this dude get up out of his seat multiple times with his gym shorts down around his knees. The entire flight his bare arse is touching the seat and he gave zero fricks. I suppose I should be grateful he had the decency to pull them up before strolling down the aisle.

"I'm fine with humanity; it's all the people I can't stand."