I finally get to see The Kooks!
MC Squared and I are off to Sunset Sounds tomorrow and Thurs and I finally get to see The Kooks play live! I still haven't gotten over missing out on a ticket to see them last year. Lots of other cool bands playing as well but The Kooks and Franz Ferdinand are my two must see acts. I actually like music festivals as it is a chance to check out other bands you've never heard of - you never know, they may just become your new favourite! Plus I think there would be nothing better if you were a band to get to play live to a bunch of carefree souls at an open air event.
The other thing is that I will be taking my SheWee out on its maiden voyage! I have a thing about portaloo's. The hygiene factor causes me considerable stress. More stress than a squat toilet in a third world country for some reason. So I intend to stand in a portaloo like a man and pee standing up! No hems of pants hovering in the floor phlegm for me anymore! Hope I develop a shake system that doesn't see me smelling of my own urine for the rest of the event!
In the paper on Sunday was as story about travellers biggest annoyances. Globally the most hated annoyance is children kicking the back of your seat. This was followed by people taking too long to stow their luggage, talking loudly on mobile phones, armrest hogs, people eating smelly food and people who read over your shoulder.
It got me thinking about what bugs me. For short distances (like catching the bus to work) it is people who ask the driver oodles of questions and THEN get out their purse/wallet to buy a ticket. Hello! Information boards! Ticket sellers! Just get on the freaking bus you tool! The next issue for me is people who have eaten something very smelly for breakfast, something that is simply oozing from their pores. Nope, I need oxygen to start my day with, not your leftovers. Then there is the nutter who decides to speak to you out of the blue. I try not to catch their eye in the first place. Lastly I can never understand the people who sit in the outside seat and make people ask them to move, like they can't see that they have a spare seat right beside them on a peak hour bus.
Long distance air travel is different. I hate those people who jam all your possessions into the back corner of the overhead locker just so there's can live in luxury and be accessible during the flight. My stuff is just as important as yours you know! Next is probably the smelly people whether it is BO or bad breath or even smelling like their last meal. It makes me feel oozy. Then I guess there are those people built like small trucks who ooze out of their own chair into yours the whole flight. Their legs are in your space (your penis isn't that big!) and their arms are over both armrests. And they stupidly get middle seats so they have to get you out of your seat everytime they want to get up or down. Preplan and get yourself a more practical seat will ya! Lastly I think I would like to kill those people who during the middle of the night on a darkened plane need to have their little light on so they can read. Normally this little light is pointed in my direction, even if I am sitting 6 rows back.
I must admit that seeing kids or babies board a plane doesn't bother me. People who don't stow their luggage, put their seats upright and seatbelt on when the sign says to do. If you've ever been in an emergency landing then you will know why - these safety procedures are there for a reason. I don't want that airborne Gucci bag or its owner hitting me!
