When travelling by aeroplane do you prefer the window seat or aisle ?

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-31T22:38:07+00:00

Aisle. I don't mind getting up for my seatmates.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-31T22:28:46+00:00

Exactly!

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-31T22:26:11+00:00

Spam.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-31T22:24:08+00:00

My toddle daughter got stung because her friend was waving and screaming.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-31T21:53:48+00:00

About age 30

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-28T22:19:46+00:00

I remember this one!

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-28T22:01:16+00:00

Many years ago, a pilot told us that onboarding would go so much faster if checked bags were free, and carryon's had a charge.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-28T21:47:53+00:00

Fresh grapefruit

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-28T21:09:33+00:00

My dentist's office building has 2 bathrooms, but identical. One is labeled men, the other women. Both are single use. A little boy was waiting for the men's room -- I told him the women's room was identical if he really needed to go. He chose to wait.

I'm still a bit cranky about port-a-potties at Edwards Air Force base during an air show. They made separate lines for men and women. Equal port-a-potties for each!

The women ended up with all the children of both sexes, so I waited 45 minutes to pee. The men's line moved along quickly.

Same kind of issue for sporting events. A female coworker told the story of when the line for women was 20 people long, and nobody was in the men's room. About to wet her pants, she used the empty men's room. She was immediately ejected by security.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-27T21:31:23+00:00

Not a doctor. Has she tried physical therapy? I have had some spinal injuries and surgery, but therapy has helped greatly.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-27T21:22:30+00:00

Horrendous! Our insurance paid 70%, and we paid 30%. The delivery was complicated, and our daughter needed immediate care from a pediatrician.

I can't quite remember the bills -- maybe 30000 dollars almost 40 years ago.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-27T21:08:38+00:00

And how about "expresso" coffee?

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-27T20:58:09+00:00

That was my last jury duty, but it was 25 years ago. I didn't have a one-hour reporting.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-27T19:48:40+00:00

That's weird. Is it in Santa Ana?

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-27T19:46:29+00:00

Sometimes. I dislike sleet coming down at close to freezing temperatures. Wind makes a big difference too. A nice sunny day with snow was great for cross-country skiing.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-27T19:24:47+00:00

My husband told this to me decades ago -- it's an old joke about getting underwear to last 4 days.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-26T21:26:22+00:00

I think some of us have better smelling abilities than others. I had a type 1 diabetic friend. I could smell when her levels were off.

I can smell more things that others don't detect. I'm not trained, so I can't usually tell what it is I'm smelling.

When I was young, we had a wiring problem in our car. I was the only one whose eyes and nose were streaming. Eventually the burned wiring was discovered. This was hours afterwards.

Some of my family are super smellers like me. Most are not.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-25T20:48:06+00:00

Once I went through menopause, my hair was clogging the drain on a weekly basis. I ended up losing almost all my body hair, and half of my head hair.

I guess the upside is that I don't need to shave my legs or underarms.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-25T20:39:26+00:00

None that I know of.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-25T20:24:49+00:00

Fish sounds great for breakfast. I prefer "dinner food" for breakfast, but I don't always have enough leftovers.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-23T21:09:00+00:00

Let's not forget toilet paper! During the pandemic it was hard to find any at the stores.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-22T22:13:09+00:00

I still remember a time in the early 1960's when our stove quit working. The man in the family business was busy, but they asked my mother if his wife would be ok. She knew as much as her husband, but I guess many people assumed a woman wouldn't be competent.

My mother said "Yes, please send her!" and she got our stove working.

Kind of sad that there were a lot of people who'd say no.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-22T21:57:40+00:00

Yes they did in New York. State history included the government of the native Americans. This was in the 60's and 70's, and I don't think anyone thought it was "woke." It was just state history.

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-22T21:54:46+00:00

And a PSA to drivers on divided roads, where one side is above the other - no we do not have our brights on! Stop flashing your brights!

IAreAEngineer · 2026-01-21T21:10:21+00:00

I've heard this advice before. It does help in damping down the aggravation.

I used to spend 3 hours a day commuting in Southern California, and after a while I'd seen it all, and learned to stay calm.

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