The Beesnatch on the Plane

When we booked the flights, for the return flight we were unable to get contiguous seats. All the aisle seats were sold out, so we had two window seats, and one middle seat next to one of the window seats.

I figured we'd switch seats on the plane, with the aisle person in the row where we already had two of the three seats. We'd play the "traveling with an infant" card. Who wants to sit next to a baby on a plane? So, we boarded early, when they called for with the children and elderly.

When the passenger who was the aisle seat stood arrived, she told me I was in her seat. I asked if she wouldn't mind, could she....

"NO." She declared before I could even finish the question. "I got an aisle seat because they're better. I paid for an aisle seat and I will have an aisle seat."

Fortunately, there was a family of 6 traveling, and they had an aisle seat across the aisle, and they offered to give their aisle seat, and take the middle seat, sending the middle seat passenger to our window seat.

Beesnatch reluctantly agreed to this arrangement, though she made it clear she wasn't happy about it.

As Earl will tell you, Karma is for real. The family of 6? All the kids were under 7 years old, and all were loud. Very nice family, but very loud. And they climbed over the seats. And this woman had to sit next to them.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer person.