Oh no, when they told her that the plane was delayed because of a hydraulic leak, she screamed, "So you're putting us on a defective plane?!"

"No," he said, "we're not. That's why it's delayed."

Somehow this logic didn't appease her.

That's because it wasn't insane troll logic.

Now she has marched herself over to the gate that we'll be boarding on. She has a small but extemely vocal and annoying fan club who have joined her. The flight is fifteen minutes away now.

gah! humans.

I just want to ask people like that, "If you are so damned important, why aren't you flying first class on a legacy carrier?"

I have noticed that I bump into more raving asshats when I'm flying the cheaper carriers. It seems that the less they pay for the ticket the more they feel they have a right to be a raving lunatic.

The good thing is that they have all loudly declared that they will never fly this airline again. Express Jet now has my undying loyalty.

ooh hey... I got my new blender but so far inspiration has failed to strike. Would anyone like to post a favorite blender-requiring recipe so that I can break this bad boy in right?

If I were near my cookbooks, yes. Alas, I am not.

The nice thing is once she's onboard, the flight crew have authority. If she raises her voice or does something out of line they can refuse to allow her to fly. They probably won't go that far, but it's one big reason to never piss off the flight crew.

If you were near your cookbooks you wouldn't be having such a rollicking-good time in the airport.