As I type this, I am on yet another LONG flight. This one is trans-Pacific. By my count (you do things like count flights when bored on a LONG flight), this flight will be the 55th time I have flown over the Pacific Ocean. Add to this the 20 times I have flown over the Atlantic Ocean (not to mention flight from Asia to Europe), and long flights are one of the few things I can truly say I know well.
In honor of my vagabond lifestyle that I have lived for much of my adult life, I am going to do a LONG flight blog or two. This first one will be on the characters that I often see on these flights.
You see, there really are a few characteristics and/or characters that you seem to always fly with on these flights. Let’s take a look at a few of them.
- The “I can’t stay awake” guy – This guy gets on board, settles his bags, fastens his seat belt, and IMMEDIATELY starts the involuntary forward head bob. He can’t wait until the flight gets up in the air in order to push his seat back, so he risks serious back injury by simply leaning forward the entire time. The seatbelt keeps him still, yet is also the reason way he won’t be able to walk when we stands up for the first time in a few hours. I envy these guys, I really do. I have trouble sleeping in sterile, comfortable settings, yet [Read more…]