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Flying AA1487 JFK to PHX. More Lav Follies.

February 15, 2020 by 67 Comments

I ran the themes of this post by S&S (Spouse and Son).

Both gave me the “meh“.  “Tired.” “You’ve done this before.” “What’s so strange about that?”

Give me a hat tip. I choked down my usual retort. “Dumb and Dumber. What do you know?”

But Mind only needs a bit of push back, and they had me spinning away from the Topic. Maybe they’re right.

“He who- what was it?- walks out of step, hears another drum.”  Me and Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

The Lav drum beats.

JFK to Phoenix. Wide body Airbus.  My usual seat. Exit Row. One seat back from Lav, and clear shot of incoming and outgoing Lavatory activity.

5+ hour flight.  300 minutes of Showtime.

Game time.

  1. Occupant. Male. Boomer. In. Out. Leaves door open. Looks back down aisle, notes door is open, keeps walking.
  2. Occupant. Male. Millennial. In, with Smartphone in right hand. Out, with Smartphone in left. Can’t be without a connection at all times. Helps bowel movements.
  3. Occupant. Female. Boomer +. Waiting in aisle for Lav to free up. Slides into our row to let another passenger pass by. Backs her toosh right into my seatmate’s face.
  4. Occupant. Female. Blonde. Gen X. First in line of 3. “Stinks really bad. I can’t go in there.” Nose scrunched up. Walks to back of plane to find another lav.
  5. Occupant. Male. Millennial. Was standing behind Occupant #4 above. Looks around to see if anyone heard previous occupant. Dips nose in, concludes: Toxic.  Line stretches out.
  6. Occupant. Flight Attendant. Comes by to check the root cause of ruckus. Toilet not flushing.  Accumulation backing up. Steps in. Repairs malfunction. “This was not in the damn training manual.”
  7. Occupant. Millennial. Female. Bose wireless over-the-ear headphones. No point in skipping a tune while conducting your bus-i-ness.
  8. Occupant. Retiree +. Male. Cardigan. Jacket over the top of cardigan. He is pushing, pushing, pushing on door. Passenger taps him on shoulder and points up to the Occupied sign. He shrugs his shoulders and shuffles down the aisle to the Lav in the back of the plane. Occupant inside at the time comes out with “WTH is going on?!?” look. Lady waiting in line lip syncs: Not me!
  9. Occupant. Mom. In 20’s. Holding diapers. With Toddler. Little boy, blond hair, sucking on lollipop, runs back down the aisle. “Poopy Mommy. Poopy.”
  10. Occupant. Man. Early 30’s. Grey Hoodie. Faded blue jeans rolled up to show ankles +. (That’s still in style?) Neck pillow, around his neck. Never know when you’ll need your neck pillow in the Lav when it gets rockin’ in there.
  11. Occupant. Man. Gen X. Face covered with Face Mask, Coronavirus protection?
  12. Occupant. Woman. 50’s. Wearing dark blue, down puffer jacket. Buttoned up to the neck. She comes out, red faced, forehead glistening.  Puffer Jacket in Lav? Really?
  13. And let’s close with the Finalist and Award Winner.  Occupant. Man. Middle Aged. Sport coat. Slacks. Silver pin in lapel. Stripped socks. No shoes. No Shoes. No Shoes. No. No. No.  Can’t be possible. No. No Way!

Photo: View from the Wing

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  1. Sawsan says:
    February 15, 2020 at 5:29 am

    Meh!

    Good morning. Good “Saturday Morning” to you!

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  2. mimijk says:
    February 15, 2020 at 6:10 am

    I pictured each person in line…thanks for the morning giggle!

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  3. Writer Lori says:
    February 15, 2020 at 6:12 am

    Now all I need is a running post and my weekend will be complete! 😜

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  4. beth says:
    February 15, 2020 at 6:12 am

    I love the play-by-play and I just want to take a hot shower after reading this )

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  5. Ray V. says:
    February 15, 2020 at 6:33 am

    I can’t think of anyone else who could make me keep reading this to the end. I suppose congratulations are in order ? PS … bring a book to read next trip 😊

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  6. marlandphotos says:
    February 15, 2020 at 6:39 am

    You made my day! Giving me my morning laugh! Thanks

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  7. Darlene says:
    February 15, 2020 at 7:17 am

    People watching is always good entertainment. No shoes???

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  8. Live & Learn says:
    February 15, 2020 at 7:17 am

    I was trying to get a picture of him with no shoes and I couldn’t get the camera out fast enough!

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  9. Kiki says:
    February 15, 2020 at 7:46 am

    OMG; nearly needed to run to the …
    I would do the same thing but then, HH always takes the Exit seat – he has really long legs and he loves to stick them out to the gangway so that E.v.e.r.y.body can stumble over them….. Nice!
    That was a bit of a ‘choker’…. not a joker. But fun! Thanks – might go back to do more packing, piling stuff up, or maybe divert myself towards kitchen and bake a quiche, not really ‘the thing’ as I have also onions, garlic, smoked lardons AND then the cheese mixture. Cleaning out the freezer before move homewards!

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  10. Relax... says:
    February 15, 2020 at 8:36 am

    Don’t ask, but all my life, I’ve never used a public (gendered or otherwise) bathroom for any serious business. So guess who always encounters the freshly unthinkable for minor business visits. Really, we are Poop Nation. We eat too much!

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  11. https://jotsfromasmallapt.com says:
    February 15, 2020 at 10:39 am

    Isn’t there a song for that?

    “This Loos For You?”

    No?

    Well! There should be…

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  12. Louise Gallagher says:
    February 15, 2020 at 10:40 am

    Oh my. Now that’s all rather disturbing! 🙂

    Recommendation 1: If you can still see all the images in your mind, give it a good flush.
    Recommendation 2: Next time, along with an audiobook and headset, bring a sleep mask.

    And really? Sock feet? Ugh.

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  13. Laura says:
    February 15, 2020 at 10:49 am

    Too funny! I was laughing with each description. I could just picture you in despair, especially with
    the barefoot guy!

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  14. Looking for the Light says:
    February 15, 2020 at 11:07 am

    just another day of flying! Hi David 🙂

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  15. joannerambling says:
    February 15, 2020 at 4:49 pm

    This cracked me up

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  16. Christie says:
    February 15, 2020 at 6:42 pm

    I know you have a history with socks…and they must be black or blue…Where his striped socks wild colored or a bit subdued ? Of course DK would not approved occupants #13 for those in high powered Manhattan directors. Would have been more hilarious if his socks would have been themed – Charlie Brown characters, perhaps Snoopy in his Red Baron outfit…with Woodstock slippers /// I also have to dig up the most perfect video regarding airplane travel …

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  17. Christie says:
    February 15, 2020 at 10:57 pm

    I guess if one flies commercial this will do in a pinch, no? This plane has a nice bathroom.w/shower, nice food, nice bed 2morrow I’ll send a video w/even nicer digs

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  18. Live & Learn says:
    February 15, 2020 at 11:00 pm

    Oh, yes it would.

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  19. Christie says:
    February 15, 2020 at 11:37 pm

    Where you able to watch the entire video? Really something…

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  20. emjayandthem says:
    February 16, 2020 at 10:57 am

    snorted out my coffee at “Never know when you’ll need your neck pillow in the Lav when it gets rockin’ in there.” HA HA HA!

    ~ oh we humans are an odd bunch.

    -MJ

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  21. Christie says:
    February 16, 2020 at 4:42 pm

    One Must Watch to believe the decadence… This is the top bar flying…”Etihad A380 The Residence” your own 3 room suite, (larger than some NYC digs) with up to 14 ft of leg room, own private bathroom w/shower 2 tv’s, one refrigerator drawer, multiple meal courses, etc

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  22. Ken Powell says:
    February 16, 2020 at 5:00 pm

    Loved this! 😂

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  23. Christie says:
    February 16, 2020 at 6:13 pm

    Re: Your reply to the “Etihad A380 The Residence” You must be approaching 2.5 million airline miles? & had to use the flying port a potty so many times that you would only like to experience the exclusive, excessiveness of Top Drawer Flying Only Once? + I had no clue it was so noisy on an airplane…I’ve technically flown only once and I was about Ten Days old! I assume it was a military transport plane…from DC metro…I can think of only one reason I would fly and that would be a dire emergency…

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  24. wordsfromanneli says:
    February 16, 2020 at 10:24 pm

    Who needs a movie when you have this show right in front of you?But I’m wondering about the wisdom of being so close to the toilet for 5+ hours. Thanks for the fun commentary.

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  25. Bela Johnson says:
    February 17, 2020 at 1:00 am

    Omfg! 😝👹😂

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  26. renplus says:
    February 17, 2020 at 7:02 am

    OMG I’m laughing so hard! I’ve been in the lav monitor seat several times. Good laugh for the morning!

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  27. Dale says:
    February 18, 2020 at 11:05 am

    That’s one way to keep yourself entertained…

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  28. Jim Borden says:
    February 19, 2020 at 12:33 am

    potty humor never gets old. thanks for the laughs…

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