@georgetakei@universeodon.com “The lady turns around and she goes, ‘Oh, so your daughter does know how to smile.'”
This says it all for me. Just a nasty person. I’d much rather have a sound machine than a crying kid.@georgetakei@universeodon.com it’s people’s own responsibility to bring noise cancelling headphones when flying. With those on the volume isn’t a problem, and it’s not your baby, so that’s not a problem either.
In short, bring noise cancelling headphones to your flight.@georgetakei@universeodon.com This is why I don’t fly unless I am out of choices.
@georgetakei@universeodon.com Planes are already loud and uncomfortable. Playing a sound machine is as annoying as playing music or a movie without headphones. I don’t like being that person, but if you can’t travel by air without disturbing other people with your noise, don’t travel by air. I know not all other alternatives are good, and staying home may be lonely, but the level of entitlement here is just extreme. And the “I could have murdered her” comment is just gross.
@georgetakei@universeodon.com How loud was it? Doesn’t need to be on very loud at all for the baby to hear (assuming earbuds are not an option) and shouldn’t carry much beyond the seat. If it was so loud other passengers were complaining I can see their point.
@georgetakei@universeodon.com I have to say I would rather external noisemakers of any kind - without headsets/earpieces - should not be allowed to be used. Period.
Do not think you can do so just because it is the only thing that stops your baby from crying.
Ever think of recording the white noise and playing it through a “pillow speaker” so your child can hear it but it doesn’t bother anyone else?
@georgetakei@universeodon.com I mean my first reaction is “complaining lady clearly has NFI how much more pleasant her flight probably was, with the sound machine rather than a constantly screaming baby”.
Edit: but having said that, feeling like you can just bring a sound machine on a plane does seem very entitled@georgetakei@universeodon.com
Honestly, if you hate kids, and can’t regulate. Stay in your damn house; this world will be theirs.@georgetakei@universeodon.com
I think airplanes should have one of those measuring sticks at the door like Disneyland has at the ride entrances. “If you aren’t THIS tall, you can’t take this ride!”
Make the stick about 4’6" tall. 😏
@georgetakei@universeodon.com maybe ask before you do something like that, rather than just deciding that it is fine?
Seriously, be a little mindful of others Kaley, you are coming off as being kinda selfish and removed from reality. While your comments about wanting to strangle the complainer were just completely out of line, for which you should apologize immediately.
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Noise canceling headphones are a must on flights. I really wished I had them on the flight where I had a nosy society column writer sitting next to me.@georgetakei@universeodon.com The request was reasonable, however their reaction to the complaining passenger was not. They should have explained the situation and they should have said something like, “Let’s give it 10 more minutes and the baby should be asleep by then.” I always take earbuds with me on the plane so that I can block out the noise with music or my own relaxing sounds.
@georgetakei@universeodon.com Easy. I use a sound machine every night so that my dogs don’t react to every critter sound throughout the night. I’d 1000% rather hear a humming noise than a screaming child…especially on an airplane!
@georgetakei@universeodon.com They were both wrong.
@georgetakei@universeodon.com difficult one + let’s face it flying + the whole airport experience makes people tense anyway.
Sound machine or crying baby? I’ll take sound machine, but - they’re plugging additional sound into a captive environment + sound that’s a matter of taste - I don’t sit there with my headphones unplugged + Slayer pumping out… but again, crying baby vs settled baby vs kindness. Then again, she does sound kinda entitled about it. Valium + alcohol = peaceful flight ;)
