Skydrol From Canada, joined Oct 2003, 859 posts, RR: 11 Posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 15293 times:
As many here may be aware, Westjet does not use the in-seat video for the safety demos; they are performed by the flight attendants.
This was a flight from YYC to YYZ, and as we were being pushed back from the jetway, the flight attendants had introduced themselves, and were in the process of describing the location of the emergency exits when suddenly a man jumped up from his seat, which resulted in the F/A interrupting the commentary with "Hey!!"
The man said something to the F/A standing at the center of the aircraft for the safety demo, which was close to where he was sitting, and then he bolted to the lavatory at the rear of the airplane.
The safety demo stopped, and everyone was surprised with what was going on, there was an incredible silence (remember we were in the process of being pushed back, so the airplane was quiet). And then the guy starts vomiting so loudly, everyone of us in the rear of the airplane got more than our fair share of insight into what was going on. In fact, the F/A standing in the aisle by the rear lav and galley for the safety demo even knocked on the door and asked if he was OK. A muffled "yeah". Two minutes and four toilet flushes later, the man exited the lav and sauntered back to his seat.
F/A: "And after a brief interruption ladies and gentlemen... this aircraft has six exits, two in the front..."
Gotta love how she just carried on! (...and now back to our regular scheduled program)
I have suffered from motion sickness countless times over the years, but always inflight, or on approach/landing, never during pushback! Witnessing this was a first. This was a good example when background noise from the engines is a good thing!
Tu204 From Russia, joined Mar 2006, 904 posts, RR: 19 Reply 1, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 15113 times:
Quoting Skydrol (Thread starter): I have suffered from motion sickness countless times over the years, but always inflight, or on approach/landing, never during pushback! Witnessing this was a first. This was a good example when background noise from the engines is a good thing!
That is a funny story.
But as an explanation to his behaviour, he could have been drunk or hungover Happened to me once...it didn't involve a plane though but a friend's car as soon as I got in it and sat down.
I do not dream about movie stars, they must dream about me for I am real and they are not. - Alexander Popov
LimaNiner From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 391 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 13795 times:
N243NW From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 1491 posts, RR: 21 Reply 3, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 12115 times:
Quoting Skydrol (Thread starter): I have suffered from motion sickness countless times over the years, but always inflight, or on approach/landing, never during pushback!
It also may have been nervousness about the flight manifesting itself in the form of nausea. I've experienced it many times and was so nervous during my private pilot checkride that I almost needed to use the sick sack (I passed, though!)
TupolevTu154 From UK - England, joined Aug 2004, 2116 posts, RR: 31 Reply 4, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 11201 times:
I still quite often get nervous and work myself up when it comes to long haul flights, and I never know why. It's not intentional but I end up making myself feel sick. I did two long hauls in two days last week and I was fine before the second one. Strange how the subconscious works!
ArmitageShanks From UK - England, joined Dec 2003, 3361 posts, RR: 16 Reply 5, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 9704 times:
I've been in his shoes before. I was horribly sick with some gastro bug on the way back from Costa Rica and I had to run to the lavatory about 5 times on the flight back to the states. Awful.
Western727 From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 579 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 8626 times:
captainstefan From United States of America, joined May 2007, 338 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 7546 times:
757luver From United States of America, joined Jan 2010, 143 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 7170 times:
ual777newpaint From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 43 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 6971 times:
I've always considered myself lucky that my stomach has never acted up on any flight - I would really hate to have to do anything more than simple business in one of those tiny, often gross lavatories. Poor guy. I'd be mortified if I interrupted the safety demo like that, too.
unattendedbag From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 2240 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 6463 times:
It starts with a slight fever and dryness of the throat. When the virus penetrates the red blood cells, the victim becomes dizzy, begins to experience an itchy rash, then the poison goes to work on the central nervous system, severe muscle spasms followed by the inevitable drooling.
At this point, the entire digestive system collapses accompanied by uncontrollable flatulence.
Until finally, the poor bastard is reduced to a quivering wasted piece of jelly.
Maverick623 From United States of America, joined Nov 2006, 4744 posts, RR: 6 Reply 12, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 3885 times:
Quoting N243NW (Reply 3): I've experienced it many times and was so nervous during my private pilot checkride that I almost needed to use the sick sack (I passed, though!)
The same thing happened to me. My FE even offered to take the airplane while I drank some water and calmed down. Apparently, according to her, it's quite common, especially in the desert heat.
bravogolf From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 535 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 2148 times:
Is there anyone on this board that doesn't know the dialog from Airplane! ? Oveur
warden145 From United States of America, joined Aug 2010, 426 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 2031 times:
Quoting bravogolf (Reply 15): Is there anyone on this board that doesn't know the dialog from Airplane! ? Oveur
I just don't get why they think he had the fish. I thought he had lasagna.
fanoftristars From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 1573 posts, RR: 5 Reply 17, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1995 times:
Lol fun story. That's happened to me twice... Once on a 767-400 to Atlanta. Man jumps up and heads for the lav. We waited in the holding area on 16L in SLC for 10 min while he kept throwing up. The FAs tried to get him to sit down so we could take off... We ended up heading back to the gate to drop him off. They locked the restroom and considered it inop for our flight... 30 min late into Atlanta...
Another time on final approach into EWR when the winds were blowing. We were doing the circle to land and a lady in coach jumped up to use the mid cabin lav between F and Y. The FA at 2L on our 757 tried to get her to sit back down, but when she saw what was most likely coming up, she let her go. She yelled through the door to stay in the lav until we landed and were at the gate. Unfortunately those of us up front had to walk past the mess she made as she didn't quite make it to the lav...
captainstefan From United States of America, joined May 2007, 338 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1982 times:
Yflyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2007, 837 posts, RR: 1 Reply 20, posted (2 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 1278 times:
Quoting bravogolf (Reply 15): Is there anyone on this board that doesn't know the dialog from Airplane!
Since we've already strayed this far from the original topic... Last October I was on a United flight from ORD to SMF. After we had started to taxi out to the runway, a crewmember announced that we would have to go back to the gate because a passenger was ill (I had actually been listening to Channel 9 and sort of knew what was going on before they made the announcement). I thought about shouting "Did she have the fish?" but was too shy to actually go through with it.
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