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DH nearly knocked woman flying

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OneFlewOverTheOwlsNest · 11/10/2021 08:41

We were due to travel to Dublin and the security at the airport was ridiculously long - we were not going to make the flight. Once through security we literally sprinted to the gate, once there DH charged at the woman who was just closing the gate, she turned just in time to see him flying towards her and screamed “SHIT!!!” As he crashed into her - he caught her before she fell and breathlessly asked “we were stuck in security!”
She opened the gate back up and called the mini bus thing to come back whilst explaining that the two missing passengers had arrived - and nearly took her out in the process. I was mortified. The bus came back for us and the woman started laughing and said “Jesus, I need a drink”. I apologised profusely and she said it was ok, she just assumed she was being attacked for a minute. She then apologised for swearing (!!)
Once we were on the plane the pilot came on the tannoy apologising for the delay explaining that they had to wait for two late passengers. Everyone looked at us. I have never forgotten it and I do laugh when I think back but Christ, he could’ve been arrested!

Feeling shit today, AIbU to ask for your holiday disaster stories? (Lighthearted!!)

Also - AIbU to laugh about this now - years later - despite how “wrong” it was at the time?

OP posts:
Reallyimeanreally2022 · 13/10/2021 15:49

You can’t trust yourself not to be a security risk???

Thankfully, I trust myself and my daughter not to be a security risk.

Reallyimeanreally2022 · 13/10/2021 15:49

What were you worried you’d do @Pythonista???

Pythonista · 13/10/2021 15:50

@Reallyimeanreally2022

You can’t trust yourself not to be a security risk???

Thankfully, I trust myself and my daughter not to be a security risk.

Was that to me?
Pythonista · 13/10/2021 15:52

What does having your 18 yo have to do with it? You both being adults presumably could have managed for a couple of hours.

limitedperiodonly · 13/10/2021 15:57

Now, now @Pythonista there's no need to be snippy.

I felt my insight into small hotels in Venice and the travails of the ordinary staff who work so hard to make it such a wonderful tourist destination even though they can't afford to live there might interest people.

But if you don't care about them you're welcome to disregard it while sitting on a bench somewhere.

Reallyimeanreally2022 · 13/10/2021 16:00

@Pythonista

What does having your 18 yo have to do with it? You both being adults presumably could have managed for a couple of hours.
Do you have children?

Because at 18, I still regard myself as keeping my daughter safe

And finding somewhere to sit at 3.30am with our luggage in a foreign city…. Well, yes.

But I’m curious. Do you not trust yourself with any information with other guests you came across?

Reallyimeanreally2022 · 13/10/2021 16:01

Ah has a sneaky advanced search

All becomes clear Grin

Pythonista · 13/10/2021 16:01

Well indeed - the insight was very useful Hmm

If I'm getting 'snippy' it's probably your PA comment about being a security risk.

Pythonista · 13/10/2021 16:02

Bad form, but okay...

Pythonista · 13/10/2021 16:09

Oh hang on, you are the one that loves an advanced search...

Reallyimeanreally2022 · 13/10/2021 16:11

@Pythonista

Oh hang on, you are the one that loves an advanced search...
Not averse to it, no
Reallyimeanreally2022 · 13/10/2021 16:12

@Pythonista

Well indeed - the insight was very useful Hmm

If I'm getting 'snippy' it's probably your PA comment about being a security risk.

You don’t trust yourself?

I can trust that I would look for my booking and key.

limitedperiodonly · 13/10/2021 16:13

@Pythonista you are getting muddled. I didn't say you were a security risk. But at least you acknowledge that you were being snippy and that my insight about low paid hospitality staff in one of the most expensive tourism destinations in the world was useful.

Pythonista · 13/10/2021 16:14

Where did I say I didn't trust myself? I don't think you really need to make random shit up, do you?

However, I understand that not everyone has perfect comprehension skills and that's okay.

Reallyimeanreally2022 · 13/10/2021 16:18

@Pythonista

Where did I say I didn't trust myself? I don't think you really need to make random shit up, do you?

However, I understand that not everyone has perfect comprehension skills and that's okay.

Well that would be odd if you said it

You wouldn’t go behind reception at 3.30am because of a breach of security.

So you regard yourself as a security risk?Grin

Pythonista · 13/10/2021 16:19

Oh dear. We are clutching at straws, aren't we.

Still, you crack on making shit up if it helps the afternoon go by.

Reallyimeanreally2022 · 13/10/2021 16:25

@Pythonista

Oh dear. We are clutching at straws, aren't we.

Still, you crack on making shit up if it helps the afternoon go by.

At least you are aware of how you come across to people.
GrandTheftWalrus · 13/10/2021 16:36

Going on a flight for the 1st time with exh, all good going through security etc settled in bar with drinks when his name is called over tannoy, he'd left his boarding pass and passport at security.

Flying with my now dh for the 1st time, got to airport and had forgot my passport. My friend had to drive us back to home to get it then back to airport. Then I had completely forgotten the hand luggage rules and had left perfume in my case. But we made it to the flight with minutes to spare and even got seats together.

Going abroad again next year and I've already got the flight time wrong. We have to be at airport for 11.30am so I'm leaving home at 9am even though it is literally 30 mins away.

Pythonista · 13/10/2021 16:39

At least you are aware of how you come across to people.

Sadly you aren't. But it can't be helped Grin

limitedperiodonly · 13/10/2021 17:19

@CBroads

"Sorry but if I'd have been queueing for ages and you tried to cut infront of me because you have poor time management, you have got another thing coming mate, to the back of the line you go."

This is why ground staff patrol queues pulling people out and sending them to the front. It stops petty arguments.

I've seen those rotters with poor time management appeal to staff and they usually get shown to the front too. It makes some people angry but it makes more sense than having to unload their luggage from the hold which might cause the plane to miss its slot with all those other people on board.

All the things airport staff have to do and they have to be referees too Hmm

GreyhoundG1rl · 13/10/2021 17:29

my insight about low paid hospitality staff in one of the most expensive tourism destinations in the world was useful.
Useful? Confused. If you say so.

liveforsummer · 13/10/2021 17:33

@lorca

How on earth were they allowed to board the wrong plane? I would find that a bit worrying tbh. we once got on a flight to Iceland and found someone in my seat. I asked to see his boarding pass and he was on the wrong plane - I was horrified as I thought that couldn't happen. God knows how he got through the gate.
I was visiting my friends parents with her one evening when her step dad got a call from someone at Edinburgh. His elderly mum had decided she was visiting and had managed to get herself to the airport (East Midlands I think) and board an easyJet flight with no ticket and was unchallenged. This was a few years ago and still can't get my head around it.
limitedperiodonly · 13/10/2021 18:08

@GreyhoundG1rl

my insight about low paid hospitality staff in one of the most expensive tourism destinations in the world was useful. Useful? Confused. If you say so.
@GreyhoundG1rl

I do say so. Don't you care about how little people get paid to make sure you have a lovely holiday or facilitate the rest of your life? If Covid taught us anything it was to value poorly paid staff doing the sort of jobs that most of us take for granted. That interests me but it's okay if you're not fussed.

At least you now know that some modest hotels and apartment blocks don't have 24-hour reception staff or any over night staff and will be more inclined to believe people when they tell you things outside your experience rather than suggesting they are fibbing. I think that's very useful too.

limitedperiodonly · 13/10/2021 23:25

@Rangoon your experience at the hands of a stupid and belligerent UK immigration officer rings a bell except mine was in LA and luckily happened not to me (UK subject) but some poor cow from New Zealand. Maybe it's a NZ thing.

We were all meeting in LA for an international business conference. I'm going to try to simplify:

  1. She had dual Israeli and NZ citizenship;
  2. She was travelling on her NZ passport;
  3. She had arrived in the US from Australia where she was living;
  4. The supersleuth US immigration officer demanded to know why she had a NZ passport while her companion who sounded exactly the same had an Australian passport - Aussie and NZ accents sound the same unless you know to ask them to say the shibboleth "fish and chips";
  5. the immigration officer was a halfwit who had never heard of NZ. A bit of a failing in an immigration officer, I think;
  6. However she had heard of Jerusalem which was this girl's birthplace. She knew from her Bible stories that it was where Jesus lived. I think she thought she was on to something;
7.The NZ girl tried to explain politely which is where went horribly wrong. Never point out to a stupid person in a position of power that they are stupid;
  1. She said she was born in Israel to an Israeli mother and NZ father. She only used her Israeli passport to travel to Israel because of her justified fear of terrorism. The mention of the T word was a big mistake to an idiot in US immigration charged with keeping the land safe from Turror. She was held in a cell for over 12 hours until the organiser of the conference came to claim her;
  2. I have been to the US several times for business but my experience at the hands of their goons at Immigration at JFK and LAX makes me never contemplate it for pleasure. They actually do believe I'd want to swap life in a civilised country for somewhere I couldn't have an abortion;
10. I said I was going to be brief and I managed to explain this in under 10 points. Yay! Go me!
HopingForOurRainbowBaby · 14/10/2021 00:01

@Doubledoorsontogarden

I spectacularly smashed some glasses at the Champagne bar in Heathrow T5, tiled floor, huge sound of smashing glass everyone in the terminal turned to stare, on the plane I overheard people talking about it.

I’ve also left my car at one airport and returned to a different one by accident

Did that the first time we went to Durham. Left my car in the park and ride car park and got the bus into the city centre to have a mosey round. Queued and got the bus back to the car park and exH said he was going to the toilet so I had I'd go wait in the car. Went to where I thought we'd left it to find it wasn't there. Didn't panic straight away just thought I'd misjudged where we'd parked it. That was until I looked around to a nigh on empty car park. Legged it back to the toilets practically shouting at my ex to hurry the fuck up because my car had been nicked. He was like don't be stupid of course it won't have. Came out looked round and went oh fuck yes it has. Now the major panic starts because all our luggage is in there and our flat keys plus my drivers license that I'd put in the middle console (hidden) so I didn't lose it. Also massively pissed off because it was my Dad's car before he died so it was also sentimental to me plus it was xmas eve too which pissed me off even more thinking of some Scroogey bastard nicking it on xmas eve. Gets ready to ring the police when the bus driver who'd dropped us off beckoned me over to find out what was wrong. Told him someone had nicked my car. He said was I sure this was definitely the car park we'd parked at cos there's was another one a bit further up. Told us to jump on and he'd take us free of charge. Pulled into the car park and there sat like a Billy no mates shining away was my car. I felt like a right twat!