Back to the Big Apple - again!
So, another week at work, another trip back to NYC.  On the plane as I write, trapped in a window seat this time, and trying to ignore the increasingly insistent nagging from my pea-size bladder that i need the loo.  Which, in order to get to, i will need to disturb some old and frail looking people.  I did give them fair warning about my limited capacity, however, so i will try not to feel too British and guilty about it.   Fortunately, they both seem to be chugging back the Chardonnay, so hopefully their bladders will give out before mine and I can escape.    The flight attendants have just passed through the cabin on the drinks service and the guy giving all the service announcements seemed just waaaay too excited about the in-flight snackboxes for purchase.  Perhaps he owns shares in Nabisco.  So for the moment, i'm trapped in by tray tables and mountain of crap food detritus on them - plus the captain has just turned on the fasten seat belt sign.

And, of course, a Class A douchebag has just gotten up to go to the restroom.  Again?  Is the "Fasten Seatbelt" sign not working in your seat row?    I happen to be risking urinary retention right now, but i'm still respecting the rules!!  Sheesh.  I think one of the things that annoys me about that is that - by insisting on having to get up, you make everyone else in your row get up too to let you out - so you're putting other people at risk too.  Its simply selfish and ignorant.  I have noticed, though, that the flight attendants don't seem to be as vigilant in sending people back to their seats anymore - i wonder why that is?   Perhaps they are in favour of natural selection - so if DoucheBag wants to go to the restroom during some Expected Turbelence, and then gets his cranium cracked on the ceiling if we hit a massive patch of rough air, then let him.  Edit out the pool of Annoying Travelers.  At least Irritatingly Chirpy Whistling Dude isn't on my flight.  Who whistles (loudly) as they go through the Security Checkpoint? I just read a book recently which went into how you identify psychopaths (you have to score greater than 30 on the Hare Psychopathy Checklist) and i dont recall whistling to be on there, but maybe i missed it.  I wouldn't have minded so much if his whistling had either a) a point (i.e. summoning a bloodhound or ordering me a drink) or b) a tune, but sadly his pointless pursing lacked either.

Anyhoo.  Enough rambling for now - back to work.  And - btw - Kitchen Store Cupboard challenge resumes on Friday night, when i'm back from NYC.