BAD part, major weather front rolling through Virginia…
Sitting next to a co-worker on the trip home, he’s a retired helo driver, so we had both checked the weather. Coming in was going to be a penetration through a line of moderate to severe thunderstorms.
And as we boarded the lady across the aisle was saying how she was not a good flyer…
Oh joy… Â We checked for sick sacks, just in case.
So every little bump coming across she would do one of those “Eep” sounds loud enough to be heard through the headset and across the aisle. Â
Sure enough, started the descent, started bouncing and the drivers put the flight attendants in their seats and said for everybody to just hang on to anything (cups, etc). Â
Sure enough, the “Eeps” started being interspersed with “URPS”…
Poor lady went through all three sick sacks on that side, and we passed both of ours over.
I’m glad we were in a 757, not an Airbus, as it was about like riding a bull in the rodeo. Up, down, sideways, lightning on both sides, things bouncing around in the galley for probably 30+ minutes…
I think that lady threw up everything including her toenails there at the end! And the flight attendants couldn’t do anything to help, nor could anybody else.
When we landed, the poor lady was just about catatonic, and I’m pretty sure they called the paramedics to come check on her.Â
Pro tip- If you’re NOT a good flyer, check the weather and TAKE A DIFFERENT FLIGHT!!!Â
Sigh…
And in other news, apparently somebody threw a molotov cocktail into a food court at the Ballston Mall in Arlington, VA at noon today. Thankfully it didn’t catch fire. Â But the police found three more waiting to be thrown. I know this mall, and it’s frequented by a number of government employees and military personnel every day at lunch. Â I ‘wonder’ what the story is going to be on this one…