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[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago (4 children)

How anybody flies without noise-canceling headphones these days is beyond me.

[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I just had a 9 hour flight where both bathrooms were plugged and aisles were completely covered in puke because this kid got so sick, and refused to throw up into a bag. Every time he got sick he ran from his mom and threw up somewhere else on the plane

Left flight with puke on my backpack and shoes. Whole back of the plane was vomiting throughout the flight due to the smell. Nobody could use the bathrooms for the last 3 hours of the flight

My noise cancelling headphones were not effective

[–] I_Fart_Glitter 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dude. How did the fucking marshals not step in? Allowing anyone, child or not, to repeatedly spread bio hazard on other passengers is not ok. One time? Fine, kids are gross and things happen. Repeatedly? That kid is a terrorist.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Canada to Germany flight. Not much can be done while you are flying over Greenland.

The kid was mentally ill. I blame the mother. She tried to wash a blanket or something in the sink, clogging the entire plane. People were pissing into bottles

Surprised this didn't make the news really. It barely sounds like a true story

[–] familyfriendly 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Believe it or not but not everyone is from the US. Flight marshals are mainly a US thing

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

Recalibrate your irony sensors.

[–] bronxasaur 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I've always had pre flight anxiety, all the "what ifs" going through my head

I actually didn't think it could ever be so bad. Forever scared to fly ever again...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Really though this is probably the worst experience you'll ever have on a plane.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Should have gotten Bose.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lol I'd have paid good money to see that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah I know it barely even sounds like a true story, but it really happened

Vancouver to Frankfurt via condor, Aug 3.

Anyone here remember the scene from team America where he vomits endlessly? It was sort of like this. The kid probably lost 50 lbs that flight

[–] electrogamerman 1 points 1 year ago

Im gagging just thinking about it. Ok, i will forever bring a facemask plus aromatic salts with me everytime i do an intercontinental flight!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

noise-cancelling headphones don't help with crying babies unfortunately, just hums & buzzes like the engines, HVAC system, etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I kind of assume people are listening to music or something with the headphones on. That does a good enough job to drown out all sounds for me. If you just put on noise-canceling headphones, turn them on, then don't play anything.... yeah.... not going to be super effective at filtering out crying babies.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're good at cancelling out deep grumbling noises but purposely let through high tones so users can hear fire / safety alarms ringing. Unfortunately baby's screaming is more similar to the latter and cuts right through to your ears

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

It still takes the edge off... I have two little sirens myself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Overpriced. And then you need them for every member of the family :)

And they also might not work well enough