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I was on a flight from Salt Lake City to Chicago, and it was full — of passengers and stress. We were quite late in departing, and many overhead bins were off-limits due to being full of ski gear. For a while, we idled on the tarmac with no heat. There were gripes enough that everyone could latch on to the stressor of their choice.
But for me, this flight brought the rare joy of getting bumped to First Class. The man beside me, however, was not a happy traveler. Besides the delays, my neighbor was angry about the meal offered in First Class. “You call this food?” he asked. Then he loudly announced, “I wouldn’t feed this to a dog!”
His increasing anger — and vitriol leveled at the cabin’s two servers — made everyone uncomfortable. One of the attendants, patiently offering the man every conceivable food or drink option, was rebuffed numerous times. “I paid for First Class,” he barked. “Get some decent food on the plane, for God’s sake!”
Everyone else in the cabin (me included) tried to compensate by smiling and profusely thanking the attendants. But it seemed the harder they tried, the more abusive the man became. I spent the majority of the flight praying — praying for the angry businessman and for the beleaguered attendants.
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But for me, this flight brought the rare joy of getting bumped to First Class. The man beside me, however, was not a happy traveler. Besides the delays, my neighbor was angry about the meal offered in First Class. “You call this food?” he asked. Then he loudly announced, “I wouldn’t feed this to a dog!”
His increasing anger — and vitriol leveled at the cabin’s two servers — made everyone uncomfortable. One of the attendants, patiently offering the man every conceivable food or drink option, was rebuffed numerous times. “I paid for First Class,” he barked. “Get some decent food on the plane, for God’s sake!”
Everyone else in the cabin (me included) tried to compensate by smiling and profusely thanking the attendants. But it seemed the harder they tried, the more abusive the man became. I spent the majority of the flight praying — praying for the angry businessman and for the beleaguered attendants.
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'Angry flyer in First Class' loses to power of prayer
Arriving at O Hare airport in Chicago, I noticed that grumpy businessman didn t de-plane as the rest of us passengers hurried to exit
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