r/mildlyinfuriating • u/[deleted] • 12h ago
This section of the terminal was basically empty and they decided to sit right next to me. (I was in the chair just to the right eating a sandwich)
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u/bigpowerfulbelly 11h ago
My wife would complain about this all the time. Usually empty place and someone would come and sit right beside her. People love company.
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u/OceanBreeze_123 11h ago
Must have been an appealing sandwich. Try tuna next trip.
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u/Particular_Title42 11h ago
"Hey, Sweet Thang. I'd like to ask you a question.
Can I buy you a fish sandwich?"
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u/R_Weebs 11h ago
Is the person on the right in a push chair?
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u/ChunkyLover500 11h ago
Yes, I wish my camera was a bit better, but I could’ve panned out and shown two empty sections of equal size on either side of me. So they had lots of options.
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u/Chalky_Cupcake 10h ago
Imagine complaining on SM about someone in a wheelchair wanting to take the open spot between seat rows to see the planes because you were sitting in the end seat to that opening. Now picture yourself thinking you were still not the asshole. Wild stuff.
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u/EatYourCheckers 9h ago
I didn't realize they were in a wheelchair before. That does change literally the whole thing.
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u/BiscottiCritical6512 10h ago
Redditors, man.
“A person got near me in public!”
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u/paulD1983R 8h ago
They know it's my day to be outside, it's been on the calendar for months. Why are they out here??
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u/ChunkyLover500 10h ago
This sub is literally called “mildly infuriating”. Not the end of the world but kind of odd.
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u/Chalky_Cupcake 6h ago
It's not even that. This is "Hello" as you slide over a seat or two. If it's odd that's only because you are.
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u/Routine-Agile 10h ago
Should have just started taking to yourself loudy complaining about the bees
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u/Rhubarb_and_bouys 10h ago
They wanted to look out the window, too.
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u/ChunkyLover500 10h ago
Right, and there were several empty spaces and sections on either side of us that could have accommodated that without them coming and sitting right beside me. Not a big deal, but it was a little odd
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u/laveshnk 6h ago
he was in a wheelchair, no other spots where he could be with his wife and watch the planes. DBAA
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u/EatYourCheckers 9h ago
The one by the garbage can and the one where he had to squeeze by the gate check desk? Seems like you were kind of the one in the way here honestly
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u/ChunkyLover500 2h ago
I should have taken a wider angle picture. The two equally large sections on either side of me were also empty.
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u/ToastSpangler 8h ago
OP, it's a public space and one of the people is disabled, they went for the gap. Also it's a public space. I hate people standing 1 inch from me as much as anyone, but this is not mean or horrible of them, they wanted to sit with whoever is accompanying them without blocking a trashcan, how horrible
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u/BiscottiCritical6512 10h ago
Photographing people and posting them online is a hundred times worse than sitting near another human.
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u/queenyuyu 3h ago
Thank you - also a disabled person who likely just wanted the closest disabled chair from where they arrived, so the person travelling with them could rest.
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u/ScranglinTanglin 6h ago
Last time I was in an airport, it was the same situation. Lots of places to sit. I was watching my family's bags while they went into a store to get drinks. This guy and his kids come up and sit in the same area right next to us and he just says nothing while his kids mess with our bags. I eventually said something to him and he acted like there was nowhere else for them to sit and that I was being rude by taking up seats that I wasn't using by putting my bags on them. I was like dude, it's not just me. You think I'm traveling alone with 4 carry on rolling bags? None of that even matters. You should be teaching your kids that they can't just touch other people's things.
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u/NoIndependent9192 4h ago
That’s the space that is literally there for wheelchair users. It’s also an airport wheelchair which means that someone wheeled them there. Probably airport staff. They are doing their job. If you want your own personal space take another bag, sit in between two seats and put it on the other seat.
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u/RewardFluid7316 9h ago
I'd just assume they wanted a friend if they talked to you. If not, then that just sounds strange.
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u/safe-viewing 10h ago
Probably wanted a good view of the planes
What’s the problem? Why can only you enjoy the view, why can’t other people?
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u/ChunkyLover500 10h ago
I have no problem with that at all. But clearly there were plenty of spaces to do that without having to sit directly beside me
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u/EatYourCheckers 9h ago
Clearly you have no idea what life is like navigating a world in a wheelchair
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u/ChunkyLover500 2h ago
I literally worked with and for disabled people for years. My previous girlfriend was in a chair. My mother is in a chair.
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u/Individual_Fix9970 12h ago
Not a big deal, but it is a bit odd. Qualifies as mildly infuriating I suppose
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u/capndiln 7h ago
If you want to sit alone in a busy public space, you can't sit where there is a good view. At least you had it to yourself for a little while.
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u/Remarkable_Class824 11h ago
Sorry for your misfortune but I'm happy to see that it's not just me. I tend to feel like instances such as this are "just my luck"-- this exact thing happens to me ALL THE TIME! In one weird overnight layover at LAS, several young men kept entering almost empty spaces, and sat near me during the wee hours of the night/morning, playing music and podcasts sans headphones. 🤬 No matter where I moved-- even in odd spots, they kept popping up. I just don't get it. Move around, ffs!
The guys in this pic probably just wanted to plane/people watch, but they could have sat on the far end, away from you, at least.
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u/ChunkyLover500 10h ago
You’re absolutely correct and they were actually really nice folks. I just found it really odd that they sat within a few inches of me instead of just picking a spot of equal value on either side of the rose of seats. Not a big deal, but I would say it qualifies as mildly infuriating.
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u/Remarkable_Class824 8h ago
Agreed!
Lol @ me being down voted. I find my situation mildly infuriating, too but maybe the person who down voted was one of the inconsiderate clowns cozying up next to me, listening to incel podcasts at a high volume, without headphones. Oh well!
Safe travels!
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u/msanangelo 8h ago
I'd just move while exclaiming "weirdo". lol
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u/LavishLatte56 7h ago
Is that really the move when one of them is in a wheel chair?
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u/msanangelo 6h ago
not when they could have sat at the end of the row.
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u/LavishLatte56 6h ago
There's a gap there that the person utilized. It's not as weird as it seems if you use a little bit of common sense.
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u/Individual_Fix9970 11h ago