There’s a reason none of us want to travel on airplanes, that transcends the quarantine issues that we face on landing: our fellow passengers.
A Washington Post news story recounts how a man returning from the lavatory with a mask dangling from his ear responded to a flight attendant asking him to put it on properly. “Why? Is something going on that I should know about?” the passenger asked. He then ripped his mask off, tear the string and say, “Damn it, I guess I can’t wear it now.”
The Post also describes a passenger who nibbled her way through a large bag of popcorn kernel by kernel, sliding through the loophole airlines provide for removing mask when eating or drinking.
Here’s the question: what do blog readers think the rest of us can do? If we can answer that, we can save lives on and off planes.
Chuckles and the thought, “This is so true!” were my first reactions. It’s true, other people and their clueless behavior can be our biggest reasons for trying to avoid certain situations.