the stick, the stone and the puddle

anyhow, as i mentioned it countless of times before, i can’t seem to understand why more airports do not follow vancouver’s move…offer free wi-fi. the beauty at yvr is that you can check your emails right before boarding, you can log on and be able to ‘kill-off’ some time doing something, rather than walking around. while i understand that when it comes to money, everyone will try anything to make a profit, so i guess my opinion on the matter is quite futile.

back to toronto, lovely city for what it is. it’s urban, it’s happening and everyone seems they have a place they need to be (well at least that is what i observed in their behaviour). enjoyed seeing the distillery district (gotta give it to the guy that came up with the idea…purchased a cheap and out of business distillery, and essentially turned into a place ‘to-be’, with expensive hang out places), visited shortly ‘little italy’ (patios everywhere…well that’s what i remember of it anyhow), and enjoyed the dowtown area…with the university of toronto campus…the company during the site-seeing visits…made it even better.

on my way back, i got stunned by immoral, unethical and selfish behaviour. while i tend to like using technology more and more, i still did not use the ‘early-check-in’ option that air canada offered…meaning i did not get to choose my seats the night before. i ended up sitting in the middle. to my right…some young business ‘wanna-be’ guy, showing his blackberry the whole time and having some sort of an issue with everything around, and to my left…a lovely lady, 85 years old and traveling. for the most part…i tried to enjoyed the selection of movies that the airline provided, however i did have a chance to have a nice conversation with the lady to my left. sweet old lady. after the 5 hours of flying…we land in vancouver, and the old lady turns to me….and offers to move out of my way if i want to get off the plane quickly…as she was waiting for assistance. as you may all know…as soon as the plane reaches the gate, the isle becomes a line-up…with people eagerly waiting to get off and with everyone looking more anxious than the rest. anyhow, long story short…i tell the lady that she should sit down, as i’m in no hurry; besides, the isle was packed, and the old lady did not quite have where to go. on top of that…the extra 5-10 minutes meant that i get off the plane in a civilized fashion and without being pushed…

i turn to the guy on my right, and i ask him if he wants to get off quickly…now given my expression was somewhat of ‘sit your a_ _ down’, he responded he’s in no hurry. however, the old lady was being polite and offered him the same line as she did me…and he took it without hesitation. while doing so, he did not wait for the old lady to be able to pull her legs towards her…nor did he take the time to be careful and just blasted right through…something similar to a football player going in for a touchdown…he does manage to hit the old lady’s leg…and without hesitation continues to march on, no apologies…i’m stunned and didn’t even manage to say anything…although at this point i think i should have at least made a scene…on top of that, a young twenty something girly, from the seat behind us…does a similar thing…and barely misses the old lady on her way out…eager to get off the plane…not sure what she was in a hurry to get to, but i guess if the plane’s on the ground…one must get off.

disappointing the eagerness of some people, to get off the plane as soon as possible, regardless of who they hurt in the process…only to wait for the luggage. quite disappointing to witness such behaviour, and at this point i guess i should have said something. live and learn, perhaps next time i’ll be a bit more ready to offer my comments.