Guy on the Plane

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

While I can appreciate your not wanting to rock the boat on an airplane, I think you missed a great opportunity for an interesting discussion with a total stranger.

No biggie ... but think about that next time you're presented with a similar situation. If someone you don't know but are stuck with for an hour says things that totally press your buttons .... why not see it as having a purpose, the least of which would be to have the conversation that - you being strangers - risks nothing but expresses so very much?

Like I said - I know that no matter what I would have said, it would have come out wrong. And I didn't feel like making this guy feel belittled or labeled. I knew that I'd be at the very least an annoying person to him. That seemed enough of a risk to me to keep quiet.

Believe me (and as many of you know), I sure can mangle delicate conversations. Sometimes I am smart enough to keep my mouth shut.

As an aside, add to that the fact that I was (and still am) plenty sick. By the time the plane landed I was in a good deal of pain from the pressure in my ears. I may not have been in pain when were talking but I wasn't in a feisty mood either.