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What really irritates me about flying these days is those infernal carry-ons that people insist upon toting on-board with them. What is it with that? Why can't they just check their luggage like normal folk?

I don't do the carry-on routine at all. At most, I might take my laptop bag. But usually, I'm content to come aboard with just a good book to read and a bag of peanuts (to supplement the 7 1/2 peanuts that come in an airline peanut package).

And what is it with the people who insist upon standing up in the aisle as soon as the plane gets to the gate? What's the big hurry? You know it's going to take a few minutes for the gate people to secure the gate to the airplane and get the door open. Yet these people insist on standing up in the aisles, looking like the dorks that they are. Why can't they just calmly remain seated (as I do) and read their damn books? What I do, is I purposely stay seated until everybody is off the plane. Then I calmly get up and stride confidently to the baggage carousel, by which time all the people who were in such a rush to get off that plane are STILL WAITING for their luggage, huffing and puffing and all stressed out over nothing at all.

Oh yeah, and I have a message for all the mothers who insist upon taking their young ones on the plane with them. Your children are NOT cute. Instead, they are an annoyance to me and you really should keep them seated and quiet for the duration of the flight.

Thank you and good day.

I really hate people who jump on their cell phones as soon as the captain says it's "ok" to do. it makes me wanna scream like howard dean!!

Thank you and good day.

No, thank you. I second your rant.

"What really irritates me about flying these days is those infernal carry-ons that people insist upon toting on-board with them. What is it with that? Why can't they just check their luggage like normal folk?"

1. It eats 20 minutes at the arrival terminal, more on some flights, not to mention earlier arrival at the departure terminal to check the luggage. If you are flying international with connections, it can be even worse, i.e. missed connections.
2. Some things are not meant to be thrown 6-feet or more. Camera lenses, laptops, other fragile items, are not going to be reimbursed by the airline at a fair value.

""And what is it with the people who insist upon standing up in the aisle as soon as the plane gets to the gate? What's the big hurry? You know it's going to take a few minutes for the gate people to secure the gate to the airplane and get the door open. Yet these people insist on standing up in the aisles, looking like the dorks that they are. Why can't they just calmly remain seated (as I do) and read their damn books? What I do, is I purposely stay seated until everybody is off the plane. ""

They could have
1. A tight connection
2. No baggage to pick up, thus their exit from the plane speeds their exit from the airport
3. Somewhere to be asap, or something to avoid (i.e. rush hour traffic, etc)
4. A desire to be off the plane as soon as possible for other reasons.

""Oh yeah, and I have a message for all the mothers who insist upon taking their young ones on the plane with them. Your children are NOT cute. Instead, they are an annoyance to me and you really should keep them seated and quiet for the duration of the flight."

I wouldn't mind seeing no children under 5 or whatever the no-cry age is in, or put them in a special section. Flying next to a loud young child is torture if they are in a bad mood.

Hi, Andy Rooney!

What get me is like, when the plane, like, crashes and you, like, get to die!

What really irritates me about flying these days is those infernal carry-ons that people insist upon toting on-board with them. What is it with that? Why can't they just check their luggage like normal folk?

As long as they don't have the slightest weapon to defend themselves from hijackers, they can get just about anything on board, eh?