TheRobSJ
May lose 10mm sockets if distracted
As I sit here in McCarran (LAS) airport waiting to board, I've been watching quite the sample of travelers walk by. But while I’m no frequent flyer, I’ve certainly flown long enough to make these observations even if I wasn’t at the airport today.
Perhaps this is just a OG craigslist style rant while I’m killing time waiting to board because this is really news to nobody. And more than likely a topic that has been covered right here in the Sink several times over the past almost two decades.
But god dammit people...can we please all try to wind up somewhere between this:
And this:
Ok? Is that too hard to ask!? So alright, flying is no longer an “event” like it was 50 years ago. It’s relatively cheap now and fairly accessible to most. But why must people dress like they’re just making a beer run to the closest convenience store?
I know there’s shitloads of articles on the internet about this topic, and I found a few of them searching for those pictures. Many of those have rationales defending the writer’s position to either dress up or down. Most of the proponents of the casual slob dress code pretty much say hey stay in your lane and don’t worry about me. As long as I don’t jam my bare nasty ass feet forward into your personal space or drape my hair over the seatback, what’s it hurting you?
So here’s my rationale. And if you wanna respond the way I think many of you will, I’ll just say in before the “Damn Rob you are one paranoid worry wart.”. I want to be prepared for the unexpected. I’m a weirdo that has a couple MREs and bottles of water in the trunk of the car. Worst case scenario short of just outright dying kinda situation. Let’s just say something goes very wrong in flight and the plane makes an emergency landing somewhere that’s maybe not even an airport. The slides deploy and everything. You don’t get to take shit with you from the overhead bins and certainly aren’t going to see your checked luggage anytime soon. So what if wherever you are now it’s snowing and dark and maybe it’s awhile before first responders can even get to you? Now the asshole that’s in shorts, tank top, and fucking flip flops (if they managed not to lose one or both in the scramble to evacuate) is now mine and everyone else’s problem because we have to worry about them because of the unexpected environment we just got dropped in. So this is why I always have a light jacket, jeans, and real actual shoes on me anytime I fly.
Stay in my lane or do I have a somewhat valid argument here?
Perhaps this is just a OG craigslist style rant while I’m killing time waiting to board because this is really news to nobody. And more than likely a topic that has been covered right here in the Sink several times over the past almost two decades.
But god dammit people...can we please all try to wind up somewhere between this:
And this:
Ok? Is that too hard to ask!? So alright, flying is no longer an “event” like it was 50 years ago. It’s relatively cheap now and fairly accessible to most. But why must people dress like they’re just making a beer run to the closest convenience store?
I know there’s shitloads of articles on the internet about this topic, and I found a few of them searching for those pictures. Many of those have rationales defending the writer’s position to either dress up or down. Most of the proponents of the casual slob dress code pretty much say hey stay in your lane and don’t worry about me. As long as I don’t jam my bare nasty ass feet forward into your personal space or drape my hair over the seatback, what’s it hurting you?
So here’s my rationale. And if you wanna respond the way I think many of you will, I’ll just say in before the “Damn Rob you are one paranoid worry wart.”. I want to be prepared for the unexpected. I’m a weirdo that has a couple MREs and bottles of water in the trunk of the car. Worst case scenario short of just outright dying kinda situation. Let’s just say something goes very wrong in flight and the plane makes an emergency landing somewhere that’s maybe not even an airport. The slides deploy and everything. You don’t get to take shit with you from the overhead bins and certainly aren’t going to see your checked luggage anytime soon. So what if wherever you are now it’s snowing and dark and maybe it’s awhile before first responders can even get to you? Now the asshole that’s in shorts, tank top, and fucking flip flops (if they managed not to lose one or both in the scramble to evacuate) is now mine and everyone else’s problem because we have to worry about them because of the unexpected environment we just got dropped in. So this is why I always have a light jacket, jeans, and real actual shoes on me anytime I fly.
Stay in my lane or do I have a somewhat valid argument here?
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