[Maximus of Texas]

Man, that sucks. I would have started drinking big time and then maybe the mom would have gotten worried about her daughter sitting next to a drunk.

I had a recent trip where a young child kept staring at me from across the aisle. It was one of those things where you could tell someone was looking at you, you know? Bugged the crap out of me. Forunately, it was only a 1.5 hour flight and I tried to sleep most of the way.

[DocRock]

I was leaving Sydney for LA and had about 10 minutes to make the gate. I had already entered the International terminal and had an exit stamp on my visa when I saw my plane rolling away from the gate. I was shocked that the plane was leaving early, but I noticed about 250 people heading my way from the gate. I checked the plane and it was missing an engine cover and I was standing near the only bar in the terminal, so I ran in and got a seat. Nobody was allowed to leave the International terminal as they had all officially "left" the country.

Five hours later, they had fixed the engine and we were on our way to New Zealand for a quick stop before heading to Honolulu next. They had some nasty cold chicken with what appeared to be a spoiled and deadly sauce which everyone decided to avoid for obvious reasons. We were told we would get a hot meal after we left Auckland, but the plane needed a little more service there, too. When we were in the air on our 13 hour leg to Hawaii, we were informed that the plane had been on the ground so long, that ALL food on board was quarantined for health reasons.

So, I was locked away from food for almost 24 hours with a bunch of starving drunks. I've never flown since that I didn't take my own survival pack.

[Kramster]

Man, that sucks. I would have started drinking big time and then maybe the mom would have gotten worried about her daughter sitting next to a drunk. ---

LOL !!