I mean… those airport lines do be annoying though:-P.
As a parent myself now, I completely understand this behavior.
Gotta budget 15 minutes for tying their shoes, 20 if they are doing the tying.
Don’t forget the 15 minutes of inexplicably staring out the window, when you sent them to put something warm on.
i still remembe needing to wait literal hours at the gate every damn time. we were never even close to late. they were always panicking. i don’t understand it…
it’s not just parents either. some people are just like that when they travel. I’ve tried going places with friends that made it absolutely miserable as an adult because they were fucking panicking the whole time until we sat on the plane. i swear some people have never dealt with a deadline before or something. don’t know how to deal with a clock ticking down i guess.
it’s not just parents either. some people are just like that when they travel.
Dude I flew out somewhere for a work training and it was 11x easier than my parents ever made it out to be. Just read the signs, follow the directions and get there about 1-2 hours before boarding. The biggest hassle was finding coffee in the Orlando airport (I ended up finding it tucked in the back corner of a bar)
The whole experience was more enjoyable than I ever remember flying being and it just comes down to going with the flow and being ready to roll with the punches
You flew by yourself, without taking care of a child, and you’re surprised it’s easier? Everything is easier without a kid. Your parents flew all over the place before you arrived. Planes weren’t invented when you were born.
Nah they would get freaked out by the smallest inconvenience and just getting to the gate was an odyssey for them somehow. With my own kids I’ve got plenty of things I look back on and go “oh yeah I understand why my parents did that now” but also plenty of things where its 100% “how the heck was this such a challenge for my parents to handle?”
Well put. Also, it’s not like there’s 1 single sky zeppelin that you won’t see again for weeks. Admittedly, I’m a bad about deadlines and preparing. I traveled for work for years and missed several flights. Not fun, but as long as your actual schedule isn’t too tight, it’s usually no big deal. I talk to the airline, they put me on another flight later, I wait around a bit or go home and come back for the alternative flight.
At one point I lived like 15 minutes from a smaller airport. I could literally get there 30 minutes before departure if I overslept or something and usually made it through the quick security and onto my flight…
My guy, you’re missing flights. That’s exactly what the panicked people are trying to avoid.
I traveled the world for years and missed several flights
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just off of that line I would assume the dude’s made way more flights than missed
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he went on to say it’s not the end of the world if you do miss a flight. As it’s not. Since there will be more flights soon; so there’s no need to panic
It’s the complete loss of control which panics me. It’s quite understandable that people also get anxious over maybe forgetting to remove stuff (from their bags which the security wouldn’t let through) or rechecking if they’ve everything. Because if not, you have to run around a lot and potentially miss your very expensive flight with likely no monetary compensation
Airport security when you forgot to take off your belt:
When I fly, I fly from Oklahoma City. Getting through OKC is a dream. Hardly anyone flies out of here. Tix are usually cheaper flying from DFW. In my experience, you have to leave really early, maybe get a motel room, and it costs at least another $70 worth of gas to get there. It’s so much extra cost and inconvenience. It’s actually been cheaper overall for my wife and I to fly from OKC since we live here.
It’s like 30-45 minutes getting from your car to your boarding area. Getting through TSA is always pretty quick and easy. I can’t imagine the place is solvent.
