Anyone with more than a passing acquaintance with "Seinfeld" is probably familiar with Jerry Seinfeld's philosophy of "Even Steven." For everything bad that happens to Jerry, it will be balanced by something good.
This theory goes far toward explaining today's events. I'm currently in DC's Dulles Airport, recovering from the first leg of our journey. It was not an auspicious start. I've always been amazed by our luck in our encounters with babies and small children on flights. At first, there is the fear that the children will act up, cry, etc. and make for a flight that is more miserable than it otherwise would have been. (Is any flight actually enjoyable anymore?) Almost always, the kids have been angelic -- airborne dolls.
Today it was payback. Even Steven time. Two Russian parents boarded with their two young girls -- maybe 2 and 3 years old -- and plunked themselves in the row in front of us. And thus began four-and-a-half hours of tag-team tantrums. Not crying and whining, mind you; full on tantrums.The parents did little to quelll it, and on we flew. Trapped!! A flight attendant told me that she hadn't seen anything like it in her 15 years in the air and was wondering whether she could ditch her uniform at the airport, don civvies and head for the nearest bar.
Boarding for London is just ahead. Hoping for better luck.
Bill is crying tears of laughter into his newly tapped Hefe (Yum!) as I read today's episode to him. He says that child preferred seating is on the wings of the plane.
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