CLUELESS About How To Behave On A Holiday Flight
Last week I read a very funny script —
CLUELESS ABOUT CHRISTMAS —
about wigged-out Flight Attendant, Ali Payne, who gets fired for her bad holiday attitude after a youtube-worthy meltdown on a hellish, delayed Thanksgiving Weekend Flight.
Then this weekend I read this hilarious Tweet-Summary about an annoying airplane passenger — a real live “Pain”– on a real live hellish, delayed Thanksgiving Weekend Flight — who could’ve been in the script I read. It’s so crazy how life imitates art and art imitates life, isn’t it?
Do you think it’s a sign — the synchronicity? Is the world speaking to me because I’m destined to play Ali? (I wish!)
I’d never heard of Tweeter/Producer Elan Gale till I read this Huffington Post article, but I looked him up and ironically, he produces Reality TV. (Reality TV’s not my thing, but Elan Gale’s my new hero, ahaha.)
Here’s the Tweetathon from The Huffington Post — I had to include it all!
Annoying Airplane Passenger Thinks She’s The Only One Who Celebrates Thanksgiving
The Huffington Post | Posted: 11/29/2013 12:51 pm EST | Updated: 11/30/2013 10:56 am EST
This extremely passive-aggressive airplane feud is one for the ages.
It took place on Thanksgiving Day between a middle-aged woman known as “Diane” and a righteously-indignant TV producer, Elan Gale, who live-tweeted the entire hilarious, maddening encounter as it happened.
The saga began when the US Airways flight to Phoenix was delayed at takeoff:
Our flight is delayed. A woman on here is very upset because she has Thanksgiving plans. She is the only one obviously. Praying for her.
She’s telling the flight attendants that it is Thanksgiving. She wants them to know she wants to have dinner with her family
The male flight attendant said “I understand ma’am. I’m looking forward to seeing my family too.” She responded “This isn’t about you”
Her family is very important to her, she says. Her family has a special recipe for stuffing. She needs to be there to help. It is crucial.
She has a connecting flight. Why doesn’t anyone understand she has a connecting flight? Why do people not understand her needs?
“Today is Thanksgiving! I’m supposed to be with my family. NOT with you people I barely know!”
She had to sit down because we took off. She has been muttering “about DAMN time” and I can hear her breathing from 5 rows back
I sent the lady a glass of wine and a note:
Elan’s Note To Witchy Woman
Now for all of you who are hanging out at the airport, waiting to fly home after the long Thanksgiving Weekend — GOOD LUCK! Hopefully “Diane” won’t be on your flight!
Whatever… SAFE TRAVELS — and wherever you are, FIND THE FUNNY — like Elan Gale does 🙂
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