Sedars' "Standing By"

In Sedaris' essay "Standing By," he is describing his own personal experience with flying and the fears and difficulties that he had endured as well. One of the most frustrating things about air travel is timeliness of flights and altogether the growing impatience of passengers and even airline employee's dealing with these problems. "They told us we'd leave at three instead of  two-thirty so I went to go get a frosted pecan wrap, and when I came back they changed it to four (Sedaris 275)." As I am sure, this can be one of the most aggravating problems involved with air travel especially for  a business man who travels a lot like Sedaris. Meanwhile during these waits for on-schedule flights, one's  mind does tend to wander and begin to experience new and sometimes surprising people and may sometimes catch the attention of those unwanted which can sometimes be the most excruciating thing to endure. Sedaris begins to shift his attention to some of the most unpredictable appearances of others around him. Almost every time, there is always something astonishing about the people that you may see and the statements that they make just by their appearance , behavior, and how they conduct themselves. Soon after arriving to the connecting flight, Sedaris and any other passengers are directed to customer-service which was a big pain for everyone. At this point, the thoughts running through many individuals minds are " How are we going to get to...," or "The airline workers are never going to fix this problem," or maybe even "These people can care less about our plans." This can truly be a hassle for the passengers and the workers. Both groups of people are growing more impatient as the attitudes begin to show which contributes to no solution at all. At this point, the frustration and having heard many people complain Sedaris would rather be gone. Sedaris' mind begins to wonder about the grandmother and her children versus some young teen parents and their grandparents and is unwanted engaged in conversation with a fellow passenger. Throughout this conversation Sedaris and this man with a thick and curly mustache bonded over some things in common such as their anger for the attendant and how rude they were being. As a person coming into an environment, such as an airport, one may experience some weird and even crazier acquaintances that may even heighten the fear or even disgust of air travel. There may even be other people whom you may not want approach or engage in conversation with because of the statement they are making with how they are dressed or how their personalities portray them as. It can be a good thing to keep an open mind when traveling or in any public place of travel and conduct yourself in a manner that is safe and respectful to everyone around.