Monday, July 01, 2019

Oblivious

On a small regional jet. Canadair CRJ200. Tight quarters. The guy next to me is crunching his potato chips so loud. Oblivious.  Driving me crazy.


He asks the flight attendant if she has silverware to help with the brisket he brought onboard. No, it's a small plane that doesn't serve food. Oblivious. The flight attendant starts the safety announcement. We are in row two within easy conversational earshot of her giving the announcement. HalfwAy through potato crunching guy calls his wife. The FA stops the announcements. Says over the PA "your phone needs to be in airplane mode." He continues his conversation as though he cannot hear her. Oblivious. He finishes his conversation while the FA says "we will all wait for you to get your phone in airplane mode." He says it is. She says "you can't make calls in airplane mode." He says it is now. She says "ok, I will start my announcements over since I was interrupted." 


Uncomfortable. He still seems oblivious.