DH nearly knocked woman flying

[OneFlewOverTheOwlsNest]

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?

Fuck me some of the comments.

We’ve missed a flight after getting stuck at Stanstead security. Tried to ask the security personnel for help and she about ripped me apart and told me she’d guarantee I didn’t travel anywhere 😬 I clearly look like a drug dealer because I continually end up with extra swabs.
In Turkey my iPad was pinging for some chemical. I was properly patted down, bag completely searched and then walked back through to the scanners again for a further X-ray on the iPad. Guy taking me was lovely, asking about our holiday what we’d done etc etc. it was only once I was back at the gate ready to board that I realised the nice ‘conversation’ was basically him subtly interrogating me. I’d be a shite trafficker 🤣

Seems like a classic case of male privilege. Go charging in the direction he wants, and if the little woman doesn't dive out of the way in time, fuck her.

Yes. The OP says he charged AT the woman who was closing the gate. And she thought for a moment that she was being attacked. That must actually have been pretty fucking scary for someone who works in an airport.

@MissChanandlerBong81

Seems like a classic case of male privilege. Go charging in the direction he wants, and if the little woman doesn't dive out of the way in time, fuck her.

Yes. The OP says he charged AT the woman who was closing the gate. And she thought for a moment that she was being attacked. That must actually have been pretty fucking scary for someone who works in an airport.

This. But the OP and all her mates think it was hilarious

I mean if that situation would have happened today I don't think it would have washed well, a male charging at an unsuspecting female. Especially in light of recent events. I do hope he apologised profusely.

@CBroads

I mean if that situation would have happened today I don't think it would have washed well, a male charging at an unsuspecting female. Especially in light of recent events. I do hope he apologised profusely.

I asked earlier if OP husband had apologised (as well as her own "profuse apologies") but OP hasn't replied yet. I also don't find it funny I have to say. Agree it smacks of male privilege - he must have seen her before crashing into her?

Mid-90s….

Semester studying in Scotland, there were about 80 stupid and now jet lagged American university kids landed at Heathrow, including me. I get off the plane and start looking for a place to smoke. So I end up going through several doors and can literally smell the smoke, so I figured I was getting close to a smoking lounge.

Suddenly a very unhappy police officer asks me what I’m doing in the restricted, authorized personnel only area. I truthfully tell him that I was looking for a smoking lounge and must have gotten turned around. He then asks me what ‘they are doing here’. I look behind me to find the entire group had followed me! At that point all I could do was laugh and hope I didn’t cause an international incident. I think I muttered something like ‘oh shit…’

I did ask him if it was a restricted area shouldn’t the doors be lock or something? He wasn’t amused, but did agree with me. Anyway, it was a bit of a blessing in disguise, as I asked him for directions to the nearest smoking lounge as he was escorting us out. He told me there wasn’t one until you passed immigration. He also kindly escorted us to the front of the line , probably so he didn’t have to deal with us anymore.

To this day I thank my stars that the group did follow me. I’m not so sure he would have believed me otherwise.

Ah..to be young and stupid again!

Queued up for the Isle of Wight ferry instead of our P&O cruise ship to Spain.

@Travis1

Fuck me some of the comments.

We’ve missed a flight after getting stuck at Stanstead security. Tried to ask the security personnel for help and she about ripped me apart and told me she’d guarantee I didn’t travel anywhere 😬 I clearly look like a drug dealer because I continually end up with extra swabs.
In Turkey my iPad was pinging for some chemical. I was properly patted down, bag completely searched and then walked back through to the scanners again for a further X-ray on the iPad. Guy taking me was lovely, asking about our holiday what we’d done etc etc. it was only once I was back at the gate ready to board that I realised the nice ‘conversation’ was basically him subtly interrogating me. I’d be a shite trafficker 🤣

Or a really good one😒🤨🤣

Well this is pleasant.

Many years ago I was late getting onto a flight back from Tenerife. I got the obligatory round of applause as I made my way along to my seat. Only for the captain to come over the tannoy and say ‘I don’t know what you’re all clapping for we’ve just missed our flight slot’

Whenever I read a thread, the same users everyday are commenting and moaning, trying to drag the whole mood of a thread down. Absolute miserable fuckers!

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!”

If anyone had charged and crashed into me in my job knocking me over then security would be caused not a mini bus

@AuntieJoyce

Well this is pleasant.

Many years ago I was late getting onto a flight back from Tenerife. I got the obligatory round of applause as I made my way along to my seat. Only for the captain to come over the tannoy and say ‘I don’t know what you’re all clapping for we’ve just missed our flight slot’

That is awful. I bet they stopped clapping quickly enough.

My DH used to work at our local airport, so when we arrived for our flight to Spain we stood talking to some of his mates, when we heard an announcement asking my DH to go back to the check in desk. When he got back, he was laughing his head off, as apparently they'd put our case through the X-ray machine, and thought they saw a gun!! It turned out it was a garden tool that we were taking out with us, as we couldn't find one in Spain. He never lived down being called back by security because he had a 'gun' in his case!

@ArcherDog

Queued up for the Isle of Wight ferry instead of our P&O cruise ship to Spain.

When did you realise? Hopefully before Cowes? 🤣

On another occasion, while travelling with my Ex DH to Jersey, we arrived at the airport for our flight home, and just as we were checking in, I asked him if he had the car keys handy for when we landed. It was lucky I asked, as having patted himself down, he couldn't find them, we searched all our bags, but no sign of the keys, then suddenly he remembered putting them in an ashtray upon arrival, and realised that he hadn't picked them up again. I waited at the airport with our young daughter, terrified that I would have to take the flight home on my own, as he had literally 30 minutes before boarding, in which time he had to run to the car hire company, reclaim the car that we'd checked in, drive like a maniac to the hotel, find the keys, drive back, and check in again. With 5 minutes to go I asked the guy at check in what would happen if he didn't make it back in time. He told me very matter of fact, that I had a choice, either I could get the flight with my daughter, or I could wait for DH, and then we'd ALL have to buy new tickets! We were on a really tight budget at the time, and the holiday had been a last minute cheapie, so the thought of having to pay out for 3 new, full price tickets, was very scary, particularly as we didn't even have a credit card in those days! As it turned out, he made it with about 10 seconds to spare. After that, whenever we went on holiday, the car keys went in my handbag, I wasn't going to risk going through that again!

I once managed to trap the sleeve of my jumper in the luggage collection conveyor belt, qué me shuffling slowly around trying to pull my jumper out, but the more I pulled, it seemed to chew it up more and people were shouting for someone to stop the belt (I think, I don't speak fluent Spanish) and then this random man came trying to be helpful and started pulling on my arm really hard. Meanwhile people in High Viz were slapping the stop button but it took what felt like ages to respond to the button.

Shamed....utterly shamed 🤦🏻‍♀️

@Pythonista from Hero to Zero in two seconds flat

Whenever I read a thread, the same users everyday are commenting and moaning, trying to drag the whole mood of a thread down. Absolute miserable fuckers!

Oh, the irony.

@limitedperiodonly

We were at the airport in Rome and had paid for the VIP lounge which was a bit shabby to be honest but my mum, who was 80, loved it because it was posh. She wandered off to the loo. Suddenly the alarms went off and security staff rushed past us.

She'd opened the doors to the balcony to get a breath of fresh air. They didn't manhandle her or shoot her or anything but when we went to claim her an officer told us it was a very serious matter and we should take better care of our mother or there could be consequences. I couldn't say anything because I was going to laugh.

"She's a very difficult old woman," said DH. Turning to my mum he said: "What are you? A very difficult old woman. Now say sorry." The officer gave him a look of sympathy. He didn't see the secret look between DH and my mum.

Fun sponges do your worst.

Do your worst?

Not sure how you think they can, there's no fun to sponge.

Traveling back to DM's home in Spain after DF's funeral. DM had his ashes in her hand luggage as were taking them back to scatter in their garden.

I had been carrying both our hand luggage bags as we approached the security gates. We stopped by the gates and I pointed at DM's case and asked her to take her case through the automatic gates as I couldn't get both cases through at once. I then went through gate with my case and she followed.

As we approached the scanners I turned round to her. No sign of her bag. She hadn't heard me and thought I was still carrying it. The bag was still sitting somewhere on the other side of the gates!

Panic ensued! I charged back to the gates and begged them to let me through to get the bag. They looked a bit alarmed when I said "I need to get my bag, my Dad's in it!" Once I had explained it was in fact his ashes and I hadn't stuffed a full grown adult man into my hand luggage, they let me through. Meanwhile a group of security staff had gathered round the bag and were about to announce an evacuation because of a suspect package! I just got there in time.

After getting a severe ticking off for nearly causing a security alert they let me go back through the gate and could finally go on our way.

DM remarked that DF always knew how to cause a commotion!

The posters who say you should have gone directly to the front of the line are correct. I have always done so. It pays to be polite but assertive.

If you miss the plane and your cases are booked on the flight it means endless problems and will cause a delay anyway while they search in the hold for your bags to offload them! You dont have to worry about getting dirty looks from the people in the queue because you are never going to meet them again.

Glad she was okay about it he needs to watch himself. My DP can be a bit inconsiderate of women too and I go mad at
Him

I wonder a) if he’d have done the same thing had the attendant been male and b) if he had done the same thing to a man, all the ‘lolz hun I spat out my coffee’ brigade would find it so funny. No way of knowing but I suspect the answers are no and no.

@simitra

The posters who say you should have gone directly to the front of the line are correct. I have always done so. It pays to be polite but assertive.

If you miss the plane and your cases are booked on the flight it means endless problems and will cause a delay anyway while they search in the hold for your bags to offload them! You dont have to worry about getting dirty looks from the people in the queue because you are never going to meet them again.

You've always done so? Why are you always late?

Pre-covid I would take at least 20 business trips abroad every year (now more like 10) and haven't once needed to push in at security, even if travelling economy and not having a fast track pass.