@yakkoTDI I’ve been there once for a woman I very much liked. Didn’t work out. I don’t think I would ever live there but it was not as miserable as I expected temp/humidity wise. I mean if you have no ac it only takes your body a week or two to adjust. It’s the in and out of AC that messes it up
"Between January and mid-June, the FAA received approximately 3,100 reports of unruly behaviour, of which 487 have been investigated. That compares to a yearly average of 142 investigations over the last decade. "
Keep in mind that is during a time period most of us dont want to be in tight quarters or on a plane.
@moonhat As a native Tampan I am a little biased. I would say yes or no based more on your hobbies and what part of Tampa or the Tampa Bay Area you are going to be living in.
@unksol@yakkoTDI As Davy Crockett once implied, Texas is the next best thing to hell. That’s all that famous quote has ever meant to me (actually, I’m of the opinion that it’s worse and I’d argue his phrasing suggests as much). And “next best thing to hell” is where I currently reside.
I sure as fuck wouldn’t get on a plane these days to go to Florida or Texas. But the fresh hell here is part of what motivates me to get on a plane–so I may depart it–despite the close quarters and unruly idiots for a few hours. I’ll be masked and I’ll have words for the stupid fucks who aren’t.
More importantly (and having nothing to do with fresh or stale hells, except as a remedy thereto):
I haven’t been in the presence of my onlyest daughter since Thanksgiving 2019.
She lives in Colorado.
I haven’t been farther from home since this started than occasionally to work (thankfully we’ve been mostly working from home); I’m vaccinated; even if this weren’t hell, it’s time to get the fuck out of here.
But speaking again of fresh hells, given the asswipe we have for a governor and his myriad likeminded constituents, I’m probably safer on a plane than I am in this genuinely damnable place.
Where’s the water??
Unfortunately, we have to take a coast-to-coast plane to visit our son, daughter-in-law and two, soon (in a week) to be three, grandchildren. But I don’t have to like the plane! (It was not so good before the pandemic).
@blaineg@show_the_maw What really annoys me is that fashionable pretentous places around here have started serving water without ice to seem European. I alway demand request a separate glass of ice.
@canuk Me too! As a kid, we only got ginger ale on special occasions, so maybe in my mind flying and special occasions are one and the same? Also, ginger is known to reduce nausea, so maybe the body just instinctively reaches for it.
@canuk I have similar feelings for ginger ale. I might drink it sometimes when I’m not flying (I prefer ginger beer), but it’s one of two things (the other is cranberry juice) that just seem especially made for flying.
I’ve always been comfortable in the air and don’t have flying anxieties–well, other than I and my legs don’t like being bottled up–but comfort is surely part of what explains it.
Coffee is a strong contender because I’m a manchild that thinks that nuking the toilet is hilarious, but planes are the one form of transportation left where you can drink on it so I can’t not go with wine.
PDX has street pricing, and they have plenty of great beers on tap all over the airport. TSA doesn’t have any issue letting you bring an empty growler through security, and the bartenders don’t have any issue filling your growler.
I don’t think you’re technically allowed to drink your own alcohol on the plane, but not being obvious or an asshole makes it easy for the flight attendants to ignore if they even notice.
Probably works at some other airports too, but it’s not worth it if they charge $15 for a pint.
@GrandmaLyn@PooltoyWolf I hadn’t been over to oatmeal in a while cause he’s slowed down to do the whole movie thing In 2019. Read the blog. Then pandemic. I wonder what happened to that movie? I was pleasantly surprised to find a few new comics the other day including this one.
@kittykat9180@tinamarie1974 it’s also possibly cabin pressure and lowered humidity. That’s part of the reason airline food has to kind of be over-seasoned. The tomato probably doesn’t taste as intensely tomato-y as it does on the earth’s surface because your palate isn’t being influenced by all the other factors that go into being in-flight.
Starts with being bedraggled and awake in the unholy morning and driving. It is exciting, to have a change of scenery, but I am mostly unconscious. There would have not been the time and setting for consuming calories or caffeine. I wouldn’t have slept much.
So it’s get parked, processed, security, gate, search out bagel and americano for half-lucidity and calories, for stability, and then have a second compensatory coffee later, on the plane, to land, upon landing, closer to the familiar space of human experience. The heat is nice too, like getting extra free humidity at that rarified altitude.
The blood of the non believers.
@yakkoTDI Which kind? Flat earth, competing airlines, UFOs, vampires, Santa Clause, Easter Bunny…?
@blaineg Yes.
In what fresh hell would I get on a plane these days
@unksol No fresher Hell than sunny Florida. I’ll buy you a beer when you get here.
@yakkoTDI I’ve been there once for a woman I very much liked. Didn’t work out. I don’t think I would ever live there but it was not as miserable as I expected temp/humidity wise. I mean if you have no ac it only takes your body a week or two to adjust. It’s the in and out of AC that messes it up
@unksol why not? Has there been a rash of recent hijackings? I love flying!
@canuk who needs highjackers when you have mass stupidity?
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210629-whats-driving-the-us-air-rage-spike
"Between January and mid-June, the FAA received approximately 3,100 reports of unruly behaviour, of which 487 have been investigated. That compares to a yearly average of 142 investigations over the last decade. "
Keep in mind that is during a time period most of us dont want to be in tight quarters or on a plane.
@unksol @yakkoTDI yakko my husband and I are thinking of moving to Tampa, is that good or bad
@moonhat As a native Tampan I am a little biased. I would say yes or no based more on your hobbies and what part of Tampa or the Tampa Bay Area you are going to be living in.
@yakkoTDI do you have any tips? Like which neighborhoods are horrible, etc. Any info is sooo appreciated
@unksol @yakkoTDI As Davy Crockett once implied, Texas is the next best thing to hell. That’s all that famous quote has ever meant to me (actually, I’m of the opinion that it’s worse and I’d argue his phrasing suggests as much). And “next best thing to hell” is where I currently reside.
I sure as fuck wouldn’t get on a plane these days to go to Florida or Texas. But the fresh hell here is part of what motivates me to get on a plane–so I may depart it–despite the close quarters and unruly idiots for a few hours. I’ll be masked and I’ll have words for the stupid fucks who aren’t.
More importantly (and having nothing to do with fresh or stale hells, except as a remedy thereto):
But speaking again of fresh hells, given the asswipe we have for a governor and his myriad likeminded constituents, I’m probably safer on a plane than I am in this genuinely damnable place.
Where’s the water??
Unfortunately, we have to take a coast-to-coast plane to visit our son, daughter-in-law and two, soon (in a week) to be three, grandchildren. But I don’t have to like the plane! (It was not so good before the pandemic).
Cold water, hot tea, or ginger ale depending on the temperature and turbulence.
Cranberry juice or club soda
@carwinew Cranberry juice (usually it’s cranapple or ginger ale).
Toss up between apple juice and orange juice.
Cranberry juice, if available.
Club soda.
Does that count in the survey as ‘Soda’ or ‘Something else’?
@togle I was gonna say Ginger Ale…and basically ask the same question.
The only place I drinks tomato juice and I love it
@castledev, I posted the same thing.
@castledev Same. No ice, and please leave the can.
@macromeh what kind of monster puts ice in plain tomato juice?
@castledev IME, most airline servers if you don’t specify quickly enough.
@castledev @macromeh, I like to have about 3-4 cubes in mine.
@kittykat9180 @macromeh
Water. Delicious moist water
@show_the_maw COLD moist water.
Want to see heads explode? Ask for ice water in an English pub or restaurant.
“Tap water? With ICE in it??”
@blaineg @show_the_maw What really annoys me is that fashionable pretentous places around here have started serving water without ice to seem European.
I alway
demandrequest a separate glass of ice.Beer, wine or liquor, depending on my mood. I do like a good tomato juice Bloody Mary mix combo, though.
@Salanth
/youtube the wine the beer the whiskey
Bailey’s Irish Cream on the rocks. Sipping on sweet, slowly melting ice can be nursed for hours.
Ginger ale
Probably wine, but I haven’t been on an airplane since turning 21 so if I reflect my actual experience… soda/water.
Double Baileys on three rocks. And if the first class cart doesn’t run out of Bailey’s, I have not done my job.
Whisky ginger
Gotta have me some Canada Dry Ginger Ale. Only drink this on planes for some weird reason.
@canuk Same… how weird is that… I don’t know why that is… actually I don’t even drink any soft drinks otherwise
@canuk Me too! As a kid, we only got ginger ale on special occasions, so maybe in my mind flying and special occasions are one and the same? Also, ginger is known to reduce nausea, so maybe the body just instinctively reaches for it.
@canuk @GrandmaLyn When we were kids 7Up/Sprite were only used for medicinal purposes. The stuff still tastes like medicine to me.
@canuk I have similar feelings for ginger ale. I might drink it sometimes when I’m not flying (I prefer ginger beer), but it’s one of two things (the other is cranberry juice) that just seem especially made for flying.
I’ve always been comfortable in the air and don’t have flying anxieties–well, other than I and my legs don’t like being bottled up–but comfort is surely part of what explains it.
@blaineg @canuk @GrandmaLyn My mom used 7Up medicinally. I still like it.
Coffee is a strong contender because I’m a manchild that thinks that nuking the toilet is hilarious, but planes are the one form of transportation left where you can drink on it so I can’t not go with wine.
PDX has street pricing, and they have plenty of great beers on tap all over the airport. TSA doesn’t have any issue letting you bring an empty growler through security, and the bartenders don’t have any issue filling your growler.
I don’t think you’re technically allowed to drink your own alcohol on the plane, but not being obvious or an asshole makes it easy for the flight attendants to ignore if they even notice.
Probably works at some other airports too, but it’s not worth it if they charge $15 for a pint.
/giphy Street pricing
@Oneroundrobb
/giphy Portlandia
@PooltoyWolf “Magic skyjuice”! Love it
@GrandmaLyn This one was just too perfect, I had to share it here. I love The Oatmeal!
@GrandmaLyn @PooltoyWolf I hadn’t been over to oatmeal in a while cause he’s slowed down to do the whole movie thing In 2019. Read the blog. Then pandemic. I wonder what happened to that movie? I was pleasantly surprised to find a few new comics the other day including this one.
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/reaching_people_2021
Never liked the whole Instagram mess, I like the website
Tomato juice and it’s the ONLY time I will ever drink tomato juice. I’m not sure why.
@kittykat9180 same here, it just tastes better served from the sky!!
@tinamarie1974, must be something about the elevation.
@kittykat9180 @tinamarie1974 it’s also possibly cabin pressure and lowered humidity. That’s part of the reason airline food has to kind of be over-seasoned. The tomato probably doesn’t taste as intensely tomato-y as it does on the earth’s surface because your palate isn’t being influenced by all the other factors that go into being in-flight.
@zachdecker The prom chaperone!
Coffee. It is part of the strategy.
Starts with being bedraggled and awake in the unholy morning and driving. It is exciting, to have a change of scenery, but I am mostly unconscious. There would have not been the time and setting for consuming calories or caffeine. I wouldn’t have slept much.
So it’s get parked, processed, security, gate, search out bagel and americano for half-lucidity and calories, for stability, and then have a second compensatory coffee later, on the plane, to land, upon landing, closer to the familiar space of human experience. The heat is nice too, like getting extra free humidity at that rarified altitude.
None is the best choice if you want to avoid using the bathroom on the plane. I want to avoid using the bathroom on the plane.
Coca-cola, to be precise.
Agua, por favor.
@zhicks1987 That’s my choice, too. So obvious that I don’t know how Meh could have missed it.
Diet coke, hold the ice
I need hard liquor!!! I don’t really like flying unless I’m flying hahaha
Tonic water.
@meber Same here. I keep thinking the quinine will help me avoid leg cramps. Never had one on a plane and you can’t prove to me it wasn’t the tonic!
Besides I like the bitterness and I can usually get the whole can, well, back when flying was a thing I would do. Have no idea any more.
Apple juice mostly, OJ for breakfast. Pineapple on rare cases that I can get it.
As many 50 ml bottles of booze as they’ll serve me. I hate flying so much.