In Kindergarden We Learned to Follow to Simple Rules. Not Everyone Can Folow Simple Airline Rules.

...Yet when it is time to load an airplane, so many have lost that simple skill.

• Liquids and gels in a quart bag.
• Take off the bling and belt prior to screening. It's metal, obviously?
• Your carry-on suitcase must fit in the little test box at the entrance to the security line. No expanding suitcases.
  
• Only one suitcase and one other small item. Not an additional purse and armful of other stuff. We have too much stuff.
• Step out of the aisle after you lift your bag up. Don't stand in the aisle and decide what you need from your bag, just to pass the next few hours; you had an hour waiting at the gate to work this out. If you couldn't do it then, tough toodles. Do without or wait until we are at 25,000 feet.
  
• Bags go in wheels first. Simple--square peg in square hole. Not sideways. No wheels out. But ~ 30% of the travelers don't get it.
• Sit down. But don't buckle-up until the window seat guy is in.

Sheeze.

Needless to say, I missed a connection last night because a good portion of the people on the flight couldn't figure out how to simply sit down. I wasn't damaged--I got a nice dinner and an up-grade to first class--I was amused.

Remember when teachers would ask the class to sit "criss-cross apple sauce," specifically to make squirming difficult for little kids? That's next, you know. I don't think my knees can take it.