We’d like to think that most people follow the Golden Rule and treat others like they would like to be treated. And although it’s probably safe to say that *most* people probably follow that, unfortunately, not everyone does. Which is where this story came from.
It made the rounds on Reddit nearly a year ago. But it’s a great story of a passenger not distracting a sleazy old guy from the flight attendant, but also putting him in his place so he’d finally shut up and leave people alone.
The story was written by a Redditor with the handle of jewellya78645. They never mention their gender but based on the story, I’m going to assume they’re female, so I will refer to them as “she.”
Anyway, the writer said the event happened back in 2014, when she was flying from Tucson to Houston, after visiting a relative. They apparently were supposed to have a layover at DFW, but there was a storm over Dallas, so the decision was made to divert and land in Abilene until the weather passed over and it was safe to fly again.
jewellya78645 said she was in the middle seat, next to a passenger who was an older (mid-late 60s) male. Said guy had been continuously flirting with the flight attendant during takeoff in Tucson. He then brought it up a notch and said something so skanky it made the FA’s eyes roll.
jewellya78645 decided to take control of the situation so the FA could do her job in peace, without some degenerate old guy continually trying to get her attention, and get his jollies.
So she took one for the team and began to talk to the guy.
“I played coy,” she said.
…deflecting any serious inquiries while i scrolled pictures of my trip on my laptop. He spoke of his family and adult children. At some point his leg was pressed against mine and I left it there without acknowledgement. Calculated choice.
When they landed in Abilene, there were serious concerns about missing connections. That’s when nasty old dude apparently tried to up the ante.
“Hey, when we get to Dallas and have missed flights, I could get a hotel room, it would be no trouble,” he said.
“Oh, that’s sweet, you’re so silly,” jewellya78645 replied.
Sleazeball: “It’s no problem! I do it with my daughter all the time!”
“I bet you do,” she retorted.
Brutal. But she obviously made her point. And he obviously got the hint.
He sort of sucked in his gasp and went quiet. My words and their implication just hung there between us. His leg didn’t touch mine again and he was silent for the remainder of our time on that plane.
YESSSSSSS!
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