Dear SGs, Deodorant is NOT Optional! Just Back With A Lot oF SGTs!

[Lasolimu]

It was funny, for the two months or so leading up to BlizzCon I was checking the boards and a lot of people were saying it was going to be a problem, than I got there and it really wasn't. I thought they may have had a point because of the number of bodies in an enclosed space with no windows and doors only opening every once in awhile.

[felinefan]

One time, many years ago, I was reading Dear Abby, and the issue came up with how to handle smoking odors in public places--yeah, back when you could smoke wherever you wanted. One woman wrote in that she went to the army-navy store and bought herself a gas mask. Whenever she's in public and someone nearby starts smoking, she straps on her gas mask. She said she got a lot of looks, but she was trying to make a point--smoking stinks. I wonder if that strategy could be used while in a place where it seems nobody wants to bathe and/or use deodorant--along with a T-shirt saying "Thank you for bathing/using B.O. juice!" (what my classmates in girls' P.E. in high school used to call deodorant--"pass the B.O. juice!" meant share the deodorant.)

I remember mom saying one time she knew someone who worked at a counter position, and she kept encountering people with no sense of proper hygiene. She kept a can of deodorant in her drawer, and if an offensive customer came up, she'd spray 'em.

The most hilarious commercial for men's deodorant I've seen is this one for Axe--dude sprays it on, becomes a living chocolate statue. He's out on the street, people--well, girls--are chewing his ears off, one girl takes a big bite out of his butt, and at one point he's standing at the curb when a sports car goes by, and his whole left arm gets torn off. And he's cool with all this!

[Syndrome]

I can see the SG approaching the bag check area and a special dog. You bags are checked, next comes the deoderant dog. He sniffs you. If he pants, you are wearing it properly. If he has a hissy fit, you have to purchase a stick and then apply it. If you fail to do so, you can not come in.

This reminds me of a situation I once saw on Southwest Airlines. I was sitting up front so I could see the people as they were boarding. The last guy on was stopped by the flight attendant. I'm guessing they had purposely made him board last because of what happened next. She had a little conversation with him and handed him what appeared to be some sort of little hygiene kit and a Southwest Airlines t-shirt. He went into the front lav and came out in a few minutes wearing the shirt and (presumably) cleaner and smelling better. I was a little too far back to hear the conversation or catch any wafting scent but I'd guess it had to be bad to get him detained and forced to clean up and change.

[Cranbiz]

Thats one way to get a free t shirt. How many SG's will try that.

[Whazzup]

One more reason why I can't wait for Southwest Airlines to start operating in Pensacola. ;)

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

This reminds me of a situation I once saw on Southwest Airlines. I was sitting up front so I could see the people as they were boarding. The last guy on was stopped by the flight attendant. I'm guessing they had purposely made him board last because of what happened next. She had a little conversation with him and handed him what appeared to be some sort of little hygiene kit and a Southwest Airlines t-shirt. He went into the front lav and came out in a few minutes wearing the shirt and (presumably) cleaner and smelling better. I was a little too far back to hear the conversation or catch any wafting scent but I'd guess it had to be bad to get him detained and forced to clean up and change.

If you ever watch "airline" they filmed at SWA, and sadly that situation has happened a couple of times.

once they refused bording to a guy because he wouldn't do anything. (he said something about being natural)

another time the guy took the items and went into a bathroom to clean up. they let him board.

a LOT of the problems come from people being drunk. quite a few of those miss their flight.

hehehehehe

[AvaNellMouse]

a LOT of the problems come from people being drunk. quite a few of those miss their flight.

Note to self: take some mentos to airport to kill off the eau de six pre-flight martinis.

I think the people that they don't let board are funky drunks that act like hose heads before they even get to the gate. If you can't hold your dosage, perhaps you should abstain.

[Syndrome]

I used to love "Airline." Some of the episodes were filmed at Midway in Chicago when we were commuting back and forth to FL nearly every week. We saw the film crews a few times, and while the situations are real, they would often escalate them or do some kind of set-up to make it more interesting. Still, it was real enough to scare me.

My favorite SW experience was when they were returning a bunch of SeaWorld animals to Orlando from Taste of Chicago. Each had its own boarding pass, like "Otter, Sea" or "Puffin, Crested" or whatever and its own seat for its carrier. Once we were airborne, one of the handlers took out a huge bird and brought it up and down the aisle. Pretty cool.

[hobie16]

Once we were airborne, one of the handlers took out a huge bird and brought it up and down the aisle. Pretty cool.

I was returning from a business trip and got upgraded to 1st class with a seat in the second row. A guy came on board with a huge bag. He put it in the window seat in front of me and he sat in the aisle seat. A F/A came back and told him he couldn't take up the seat with the bag. He pulled out tickets for both seats. It turned out the bag had Big Bird from Sesame Street inside. He didn't go up and down the aisle. Bummer.

[DisneyMom]

I was returning from a business trip and got upgraded to 1st class with a seat in the second row. A guy came on board with a huge bag. He put it in the window seat in front of me and he sat in the aisle seat. A F/A came back and told him he couldn't take up the seat with the bag. He pulled out tickets for both seats. It turned out the bag had Big Bird from Sesame Street inside. He didn't go up and down the aisle. Bummer.

Even Big Bird likes to travel, but apparently flightless birds need airline tickets :p:
And seriously, aren't we glad birds that big don't fly overhead? ;)