My observations as an infrequent flyer

altitude has no effect on alcohol metabolism, regardless of whether you're a pressurized cabin or not
 
hmmmm... learning new things. It's not drastic or anything, but why do I feel more buzzed on the plane? Could it be because of increased oxygen?
 
rhino said:
hmmmm... learning new things. It's not drastic or anything, but why do I feel more buzzed on the plane? Could it be because of increased oxygen?
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It could be because you expect to feel more buzzed. Expectation can play a large role in experience of a substance's effect.
 
rhino said:
hmmmm... learning new things. It's not drastic or anything, but why do I feel more buzzed on the plane? Could it be because of increased oxygen?
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no idea. all the studies that have been done on this showed effects. most likely, it's because you've heard that people tend to feel more buzzed on planes. the placebo effect is very real.
 
I hardly ever fly and can count on one hand how many times. That may change soon, and I gotta say, I'm a bit nervous about it. One thing I will do, and that's travel as light as possible.

Last June I had a conference in Orlando, 560 miles. I could've flown, and got a few raised eyebrows when I told them I was going to rent a car. It wasn't bad at all, I rented big freakin' black Impala and made a nice trip out of it.
 
I used to fly once or twice a month for work and still take a few flights a year. The security circus is annoying and airports are awfully boring, but nothing will top the total squalor of flying Spirit airlines. I'm not a particularly tall guy (5ft 10in) and yet I spent all two hours of my flight time pretzeled in an eensy seat with my knees crushing my internal organs.

I can't imagine what human freaks like Mark Wein would do in these situations. They'd have to tie him to the roof with twine.
 
rhino said:
From the TSA website
  • Travelers may carry as many 3.4 ounce bottles of liquid (mini bottles of liquor are 1.7 ounces) that fit comfortably in one, quart sized, clear plastic, zip-top bag. Comfortable means that the bag will seal without busting at the seams. One bag is permitted per passenger.
  • Liquids (including alcohol) purchased after clearing the security checkpoint are permitted on the aircraft.
  • FAA regulations state that “No person may drink any alcoholic beverage aboard an aircraft unless the certificate holder operating the aircraft has served that beverage.”

From my personal experience, a quart sized bag full of 3.4 oz of liquor bottles is enough to get a pretty great buzz, especially when you're however high airplanes fly. I've yet to have a flight attendant say something about it, but I wouldn't necessarily broadcast your baggy of booze either.
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I've never thought about doing this. The TSA lets the mini bottles of booze through security? Have they ever questioned you about them? Even on a 5 hr, coast to coast flight, I doubt I'd have more than 2 or maybe 3 drinks. I could easily fit that in my liquids bag. Hmmm....
 
I fly way too much. It's never a pleasant experience, but some airlines put forth more effort than others. The TSA might be more pointless than the national helium reserve. They are by far my biggest source of frustration when flying. But it still beats driving for 7+ hours.
 
When I booked the cheapest flight I could find I didn't notice the seven hour layover on the return.

I could really use a smoke.
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7 hours is more than enough time to leave the terminal and smoke your face off. hell, you could take a cab someplace nice and get a decent meal and still have plenty of time to go back through security.
 
Every time I've flown over the past three or five years, it's been in an aircraft that is full to the gills. This weekend was no exception. My only advantage is that I normally arrange my travel through my work provider (Orbitz), and thus get the TSA precheck. However, the issue of carry-on baggage is getting worse and worse. Yeah -- the airlines are making a mint by charging $25 for checked bags, but as a result the process of emplaning and deplaning is getting more and more convoluted as people try and bring bigger and bigger "carry-ons" onto the plane. I was able to bring my guitar on all the flights last weekend (a small Emerald X7), but in several cases had to put it in the closet in first class because the overhead space was all taken up by carry-on bags. This was never the case when I traveled for business in the early 90s, and your ticket allowed you to check a bag for free.
 
Went outside and smoked. Spent 40 minutes getting back through security. Now I'm ready for another.
I forget. What did we do before 911?
 
BlackCat said:
Went outside and smoked. Spent 40 minutes getting back through security. Now I'm ready for another.
I forget. What did we do before 911?
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Some airports still have those little fish tank smoking lounges, don't they? I think you're guaranteed a few lung lesions just by setting foot inside one though.
 
Posting this from the Aruba airport. Flight was just delayed an hour :embarrassed: . Yes, flying sucks but at least on most airlines you can watch free movies. I watched Spotlight and half of Star Wars on the way down, and plan on watching the other half of Star Wars and The Big Short on the way back.

When I used to travel a lot for work I loved drinking at airport bars during layovers. It was always fun to strike up a conversation with someone from some random part of the country/world. :embarrassed:
 
rhino said:
From the TSA website
  • Travelers may carry as many 3.4 ounce bottles of liquid (mini bottles of liquor are 1.7 ounces) that fit comfortably in one, quart sized, clear plastic, zip-top bag. Comfortable means that the bag will seal without busting at the seams. One bag is permitted per passenger.
  • Liquids (including alcohol) purchased after clearing the security checkpoint are permitted on the aircraft.
  • FAA regulations state that “No person may drink any alcoholic beverage aboard an aircraft unless the certificate holder operating the aircraft has served that beverage.”

From my personal experience, a quart sized bag full of 3.4 oz of liquor bottles is enough to get a pretty great buzz, especially when you're however high airplanes fly. I've yet to have a flight attendant say something about it, but I wouldn't necessarily broadcast your baggy of booze either.
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Now that i think about it, I've brought beer that I had left over that I didn't drink on my trip in my carry on. Never more than 4-5 beers. This was 2005-06. They came in handy when I was routed Pensacola to Mobile to Cincinnati to Pittsburg to Allentown, PA. Round trip 18 hrs. Bitch of a secretary said I couldn't put it in as OT as i hadn't "actually" worked that day. I stayed home the next two days. Nothing was ever said.
 
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