This weekend I went for a little plane ride. My spirits
soared upon seeing that plane – it looked gargantuan!... from the outside. As
soon as I walked inside, I realized what I was actually flying in: a toy. In
less than three steps I found myself crouched over more severely than Gollum
from Lord of the Rings.
What’s worse is the fact that there is an abundance of unnecessary obstacles on the ceiling. Two, in fact. They’re disguised as “EXIT” signs but stick out exactly four inches from the already low ceiling further narrowing the tube that I already have trouble squeezing through.
As I shimmy my way down to my seat (the very last one on the plane – 18A) I looked for relief in the form of a chair… boy was I wrong. This is another person tall people face in the world (see April 7). As soon as I sit down I realize I’m in for an uncomfortable ride.
Airplanes aren’t notoriously known for being a tall person’s friend. They are a collection numerous of the #TallPeopleProblems that I’ve listed during the last few weeks, neatly packed inside a metal tube. Taking into account Murphy’s Law that anything that can go wrong will go wrong, you can rest assured that you will hit your head, knees and shins on every exit sign, armrest and seat that you pass. You should also be prepared for the five-foot, six-inch, balding man with the worst combover in the world, sitting in front of you to recline his chair back as far as possible as soon as sitting down. For a tall person, buying a plane ticket is like paying the NFL to be their practice dummy for a couple of hours, it’s just going to lead to countless bruises and a thinner wallet.
Alas, the things tall people have to go to just to overpay for mediocre food. If anything makes up for the expensive ride in a claustrophobic’s nightmare, it’s a $14 burger at the food court.
That’s all folks! Tune in next Sunday for my next post. Leave me a comment letting me know what you think and/or telling me a story about how you may relate! Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks for reading!
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Me, walking through the plane. See the resemblance? (BTW,
I’m the one on the LEFT…)
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What’s worse is the fact that there is an abundance of unnecessary obstacles on the ceiling. Two, in fact. They’re disguised as “EXIT” signs but stick out exactly four inches from the already low ceiling further narrowing the tube that I already have trouble squeezing through.
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This bad boy nearly took off my forehead. I’m still sporting
a horn from where we made contact.
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As I shimmy my way down to my seat (the very last one on the plane – 18A) I looked for relief in the form of a chair… boy was I wrong. This is another person tall people face in the world (see April 7). As soon as I sit down I realize I’m in for an uncomfortable ride.
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This is the amount of headroom I had as soon as I sat down.
Awesome.
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Airplanes aren’t notoriously known for being a tall person’s friend. They are a collection numerous of the #TallPeopleProblems that I’ve listed during the last few weeks, neatly packed inside a metal tube. Taking into account Murphy’s Law that anything that can go wrong will go wrong, you can rest assured that you will hit your head, knees and shins on every exit sign, armrest and seat that you pass. You should also be prepared for the five-foot, six-inch, balding man with the worst combover in the world, sitting in front of you to recline his chair back as far as possible as soon as sitting down. For a tall person, buying a plane ticket is like paying the NFL to be their practice dummy for a couple of hours, it’s just going to lead to countless bruises and a thinner wallet.
Alas, the things tall people have to go to just to overpay for mediocre food. If anything makes up for the expensive ride in a claustrophobic’s nightmare, it’s a $14 burger at the food court.
That’s all folks! Tune in next Sunday for my next post. Leave me a comment letting me know what you think and/or telling me a story about how you may relate! Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks for reading!
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