Ever have awful Table mates?

[gooch47]

Not a terrible table mate, but an odd one.  Every night for dinner her entire meal consisted of things not on the menu.  Special requests.  It took forever for her to order.  But I forgave her when she talked the head waiter into getting apple pie for Thanksgiving dinner the next night.  They brought out the biggest whole pie I have ever seen.  It was a four-top we were at so we shared it with a couple tables near us.

[ontheweb]

1 hour ago, Velvetwater said:

 

I also have T1 hubby.

 

If anyone thought him a bad table mate for 'insulin stealthing' (he discreetly injects insulin with a pen type needle under the table-designed so there is is no blood) I would consider them awful table mates. If they ever so much as mentioned it they would get a rather long lecture on the complications of diabetes from myself.

 

Health comes first. He tests his sugars in the cabin before we eat and afterwards also as that involves blood of course.

Of course health comes first. I suppose they would also consider him a bad tablemate if he passed out at the table instead of taking his shot.

[zitsky]

2 hours ago, Velvetwater said:

 

I also have T1 hubby.

 

If anyone thought him a bad table mate for 'insulin stealthing' (he discreetly injects insulin with a pen type needle under the table-designed so there is is no blood) I would consider them awful table mates. If they ever so much as mentioned it they would get a rather long lecture on the complications of diabetes from myself.

 

Health comes first. He tests his sugars in the cabin before we eat and afterwards also as that involves blood of course.

 

I have no problem with needles but some people do.  If it's under the table, no one will notice.

[$hip$hape]

3 hours ago, CPT Trips said:

 

Yep! That's me on aircraft.

With the short turnaround times there is no way planes get cleaned. 

I also ask the TSA staffer to change gloves before poking around in my CPAP or other carry-on. 

I also use hand wipes after returning the menu to wait staff. Hang out by the podium and see whether they are even wiped down, let alone cleaned. 

 

In someway, a related story...

Memories; Hot summer day, waiting with me 7 year old grandson

in a long que at an amusement park ride.

Looked down to see him running his tongue along the handrail. 😮

 

BTW, 3 years later, we are both doing fine.

 

Edited July 22, 2019 by $hip$hape

[slidergirl]

4 hours ago, CPT Trips said:

 

Yep! That's me on aircraft. With the short turnaround times there is no way planes get cleaned. I also ask the TSA staffer to change gloves before poking around in my CPAP or other carry-on. 

I also use hand wipes after returning the menu to wait staff. Hang out by the podium and see whether they are even wiped down, let alone cleaned. 

 

I always ask the TSA smurf to change gloves if I'm going to be frisked or if they are going to touch my bags.  Nothing wrong with that.  On a plane, I'll wipe down the tray before using it - I've seen too many snotty toddlers doing God knows what with their toys and such on those trays!!  

I would think someone a tad "touched" if he brought out the wipes to give the dining ware a once-over in a dining room.  But, I would more OK with that person than the blowhards who have to talk, talk, talk through dinner.  

[CPT Trips]

3 hours ago, $hip$hape said:

In someway, a related story...

Memories; Hot summer day, waiting with me 7 year old grandson

in a long que at an amusement park ride.

Looked down to see him running his tongue along the handrail. 😮

 

BTW, 3 years later, we are both doing fine.

 

 

Better on a hot day than a freezing day.

Long live Flick!

 

2 hours ago, slidergirl said:

I always ask the TSA smurf to change gloves if I'm going to be frisked or if they are going to touch my bags.  Nothing wrong with that.  On a plane, I'll wipe down the tray before using it - I've seen too many snotty toddlers doing God knows what with their toys and such on those trays!!  

I would think someone a tad "touched" if he brought out the wipes to give the dining ware a once-over in a dining room.  But, I would more OK with that person than the blowhards who have to talk, talk, talk through dinner.  

 

Any words of wisdom for the Moat Dragon?

[zitsky]

What's a most dragon?  Ship security?

[CPT Trips]

59 minutes ago, zitsky said:

What's a most dragon?  Ship security?

 

Nope, a role in airport security theater. Occasionally a smurf, but more often just a muggle.

[MicCanberra]

11 hours ago, Velvetwater said:

 

I also have T1 hubby.

 

If anyone thought him a bad table mate for 'insulin stealthing' (he discreetly injects insulin with a pen type needle under the table-designed so there is is no blood) I would consider them awful table mates. If they ever so much as mentioned it they would get a rather long lecture on the complications of diabetes from myself.

 

Health comes first. He tests his sugars in the cabin before we eat and afterwards also as that involves blood of course.

Now that is how it should be done, it doesn't need to be a big thing and exhibited to all and sundry around.

[Silent Penguin]

Fortunately these people were not our regular dinner tablemates. I think it would have gotten awkward fast.  When our kids were 4, 6 and 9 we took our first cruise.  At the embarkment lunch, we were escorted to a table that already sat a an attractive, nicely tanned, expensively dressed family of 3 -older man, much younger wife and cute little girl of about 4 years old.  The man immediately greeted us. Very nice manners. Soon, we were all socializing except for the wife.  She was stony-faced and only spoke a few words to the little girl. I figured she had a headache or something.  Maybe she and the husband had words before we got there. No eye contact between the parents. The man  mostly boasted about his real estate business but was interesting to listen to. As the meal went on, his little girl lost interest in eating  her chicken nuggets and french fries and started playing with them. Her mom told her to stop playing with her food or she wasn't going to be allowed any dessert. The girl didn't stop. She continued dancing her chicken nuggets around her plate and onto the table. The mom more loudly threatened something else (don't remember).  The girl put the nuggets down but she started fingerpainting her plate with the ketchup that was on it.  Mom was really ticked now.  She hissed a threat at girl who was completely ignoring her,  and barked at the husband -who appeared to deep in conversation with my husband and pretending to be not at all aware of the mother-daughter conflict-"Do something with her!"  With dead eyes, he flicked a look at his wife and calmly said, "You started it," and immediately went back to talking to my husband about real estate.  

[slidergirl]

20 hours ago, CPT Trips said:

 

Better on a hot day than a freezing day.

Long live Flick!

 

 

Any words of wisdom for the Moat Dragon?

1.  Yes, New Mexico IS a state.

2.  The GE Card is #4 on your list of acceptable IDs.

3.  Barking at clueless tourists to take off their shoes and take out their Kippie bags does no more than speaking politely.

[electro]

34 minutes ago, slidergirl said:

1.  Yes, New Mexico IS a state.

2.  The GE Card is #4 on your list of acceptable IDs.

3.  Barking at clueless tourists to take off their shoes and take out their Kippie bags does no more than speaking politely.

2. What is a GE card

3. what is a kippie bag

[$hip$hape]

43 minutes ago, slidergirl said:

1.  Yes, New Mexico IS a state.

2.  The GE Card is #4 on your list of acceptable IDs.

3.  Barking at clueless tourists to take off their shoes

and take out their Kippie bags

does no more than speaking politely.

Dear Slidergirl,

WE are in the process of getting our GE (Global Entry) Cards.

Since you are here, could you mention the top # three forms of "acceptable" ID ?

Michael

Edited July 23, 2019 by $hip$hape

[slidergirl]

17 minutes ago, $hip$hape said:

Dear Slidergirl,

WE are in the process of getting our GE (Global Entry) Cards.

Since you are here, could you mention the top # three forms of "acceptable" ID ?

Michael

1.  Drivers License (soon to be REAL-ID compliant licenses and Enhanced licenses only)

2.  Passport

3.  Passport card

4.  GE, Sentri, Nexus cards

 

for Electro:

 

GE = Global Entry.  one of the Trusted Traveler cards.  

Kippie Bag = your 3-1-1 baggie that you put your liquids into for TSA inspection.  Named for Kip Hawley, the first TSA Administrator.  

Smurf - TSA Agents.  Named for the blue shirts and many times overweight appearances of original TSA agents.

Moat Dragon - the person at the head of the TSA line who yells and barks at people to take off their shoes, take out their Kippie bags, take all metal out of pockets, take off jackets, take off belts...  Will yell at some unsuspecting soul who forgets the rules.

Edited July 23, 2019 by slidergirl

[electro]

2 minutes ago, slidergirl said:

1.  Drivers License

2.  Passport

3.  Passport card

4.  GE, Sentri, Nexus cards

 

for Electro:

 

GE = Global Entry.  one of the Trusted Traveler cards.  

Kippie Bag = your 3-1-1 baggie that you put your liquids into for TSA inspection.  Named for Kip Hawley, the first TSA Administrator.  

Smurf - TSA Agents.  Named for the blue shirts and many times overweight appearances of original TSA agents.

Moat Dragon - the person at the head of the TSA line who yells and barks at people to take off their shoes, take out their Kippie bags, take all metal out of pockets, take off jackets, take off belts...  Will yell at some unsuspecting soul who forgets the rules.

thanks Slidergirl!

I have to say, in all my travels, I have never heard the term kippie bag, and I lived in and flew out of the US for 4 years.

[$hip$hape]

1 hour ago, electro said:

Thanks Slidergirl!

I have to say, in all my travels, I have never heard the term kippie bag,

and I lived in and flew out of the US for 4 years.

Yes, Slidergirl...

😮

Just trying to remember life back in the 50s and 60s 😊

Edited July 23, 2019 by $hip$hape

[CPT Trips]

I hate to disagree, but Edmund "Kip" wasn't the first TSA Administrator. He was the Administrator when the 3-1-1 bag requirement was implemented.

Also, some consider the Moat Dragon as the positionthat pre PreChecks documents and sorts people into lines before the document check.  Not all screening locations use this and those that do, frequently have a civilian, not a Smurf. But that's just a quibble.

 

FlyerTalk security board definately have their own language.

[MicCanberra]

Jargon even?

[mkcurran]

My solution to the problem is that my husband and I wear matching shirts that say: Sarcasm is the officially spoken language of my people

The table mates laugh or they change tables, either way no problems. 🙂

[zitsky]

26 minutes ago, mkcurran said:

My solution to the problem is that my husband and I wear matching shirts that say: Sarcasm is the officially spoken language of my people

The table mates laugh or they change tables, either way no problems. 🙂

 

I detect no sarcasm in this post.  Either I'm stupid or just disappointed.

[MicCanberra]

They put it in layman's terms so that people could understand.

[slidergirl]

9 hours ago, CPT Trips said:

I hate to disagree, but Edmund "Kip" wasn't the first TSA Administrator. He was the Administrator when the 3-1-1 bag requirement was implemented.

Also, some consider the Moat Dragon as the positionthat pre PreChecks documents and sorts people into lines before the document check.  Not all screening locations use this and those that do, frequently have a civilian, not a Smurf. But that's just a quibble.

 

FlyerTalk security board definately have their own language.

I stand corrected on Hawley - I could have sworn he was the first.   At my home airport, the Moat Dragon has always been a Smurf.  You couldn't enter the machine until you got past the Dragon...

 

[DarrenM]

7 hours ago, mkcurran said:

My solution to the problem is that my husband and I wear matching shirts that say: Sarcasm is the officially spoken language of my people

The table mates laugh or they change tables, either way no problems. 🙂

Ah sarcasm. Life greatest form of wit.

 

Do you sell these t shirts?

[Benthayer Gonbak]

On 6/18/2019 at 4:52 PM, MicCanberra said:

Why would they rant about you living on planet earth?😋

 

 

I was thinking the same thing😇.  Perhaps it’s his fault that climate change is happening?  

[MicCanberra]

2 hours ago, Benthayer Gonbak said:

 

 

I was thinking the same thing😇.  Perhaps it’s his fault that climate change is happening?  

I am not sure that was it.