:holidaybells: 🦐 :Santa_finger_guns_cool: :holidaycandle: on Nostr: I was on a flight today and I had to switch seats with someone so I could sit next to ...
I was on a flight today and I had to switch seats with someone so I could sit next to my wife and daughter.
The person I switched with was totally fine with it. (I mean who would want to sit next to some random 2-year-old on a flight anyway. (Well, I would. (She's adorable.)))
So one of the flight attendants hears this and I'm convinced she must just be the enemy of cheeriness because she swooped down on us with a furious determination to end our 2 player game of musical chairs.
It sounded something like this:
> If you guys are going to change seats you need to notify a flight attendant.
> you cant just switch seats that puts the balance of the plane in jeopardy.
> They balance out the plane according to the weight of the passengers using the luggage in the undercarriage if people switch seats it throws that whole thing off.
> I will need to speak to the captain about this.
And she does.
While she is up there talking to the captain two dudes in front of us had the following conversation.
> Did they take your weight when you ordered your ticket?
> No. Did they take yours?
> No. But, she's totally right. You know they got a guy down there with the luggage during the flight right?
> What?
> Yeah hes down there. Every time someone goes to the bathroom he has to run to the other end of the plane to keep it balanced or we crash.
> …
> Yep. And if it's a really big guy he has to like pick up weights and carry them.
> Me: Yeah. They call them Weight Runners. Super important people.
> (We sounded very convincing)
The third guy totally bought this. It was hilarious.
So anyway, the flight attendant comes back and just like totally ignores us. Doesnt even report back what the captain says.
I don't even care though. We just convinced a guy that Weight Runners are real and they know when you go to the bathroom.
The person I switched with was totally fine with it. (I mean who would want to sit next to some random 2-year-old on a flight anyway. (Well, I would. (She's adorable.)))
So one of the flight attendants hears this and I'm convinced she must just be the enemy of cheeriness because she swooped down on us with a furious determination to end our 2 player game of musical chairs.
It sounded something like this:
> If you guys are going to change seats you need to notify a flight attendant.
> you cant just switch seats that puts the balance of the plane in jeopardy.
> They balance out the plane according to the weight of the passengers using the luggage in the undercarriage if people switch seats it throws that whole thing off.
> I will need to speak to the captain about this.
And she does.
While she is up there talking to the captain two dudes in front of us had the following conversation.
> Did they take your weight when you ordered your ticket?
> No. Did they take yours?
> No. But, she's totally right. You know they got a guy down there with the luggage during the flight right?
> What?
> Yeah hes down there. Every time someone goes to the bathroom he has to run to the other end of the plane to keep it balanced or we crash.
> …
> Yep. And if it's a really big guy he has to like pick up weights and carry them.
> Me: Yeah. They call them Weight Runners. Super important people.
> (We sounded very convincing)
The third guy totally bought this. It was hilarious.
So anyway, the flight attendant comes back and just like totally ignores us. Doesnt even report back what the captain says.
I don't even care though. We just convinced a guy that Weight Runners are real and they know when you go to the bathroom.