Flight 376

As I boarded my 19:55 flight back home last week Tuesday, the look on the flight attendants' faces held a sense of urgency.

The flight attendants were gossiping about the Obamas leaving Hawaii and the problems it would cause for our return to Oahu. One fellow passenger heard the gossip and immediately called someone over their phone to boast the news that a flight would probably be delayed because of the President. They were in row 8 or 9, I was in row 1. They were speaking so loudly into a device that was an inch and a half away from their mouth, that I could hear them clearly as if they were next to me. This person went on to say that President Obama, himself, has ruined their vacation because the airspace restriction has locked down the airport. This news spread amongst the passengers as multitudes of people began making phone calls of the same nature.

It was a pathetic thing to see & hear...

At this point, we were still boarding and hadn't even pushed back from the gate yet. The ranting, blaming and name calling continued on and evolved from a simple, "oh my, we are going to miss our connecting flight back home", to a full blown political argument.

Seriously people....get a life, enjoy your vacation and quit worrying about things that haven't even happened yet. Be prepared for the worst case scenario, but don't guarantee that it is going to happen. I just wanted to get home, I really didn't feel like listening to the political rhetoric that all these people were jabbering about. I popped in my earbuds and jacked my little iPod shuffle up to 11, or whatever number freakin' loud falls under.

We made it back to Oahu on time and with no abnormal circumstances. The person who started all the needless and just plain idiotic commotion was saying that they were going to miss their flight back to the mainland, even though we arrived at the gate, right on time. I guess the Obamas changed that person's itinerary and forced them them to be late on a flight in which everyone else took and was on time. Pundits are freaking idiots and I hope they all miss their flights that they are on time for...I guess I'm a pundit too, for posting a blog..

By the way, thank you President Obama and family! You continuously put Hawaii into the spotlight and give us free added attention in the national media. Our economy isn't as bad as other metropolitan areas, but we sure do appreciate any boost to it.