Heck of a Nerve

On a flight I took last week I was just settling into my seat when this big guy presented his wide belt at the level of my eyes and asked if he could sit on the aisle instead of beside me in the middle. I told him I needed the aisle seat myself since I get up to go to the bathroom about every 30 minutes. Oh he said bit he didn’t like to be squished in the middle.  I told him "Neither do I which is why I book early and always get the aisle."Then the flight attendant came along and very nicely asked him to sit the hell down (though not in so many words.)He resisted, saying couldn’t possibly and why didn't she put him someplace else. Still she very politely said she said she was sorry but the flight was fully booked and could he please sit down now.He ignored her completely; just stood there and stared at the other passengers, hoping that  maybe six or eight of them would spontaneously stand and offer him their seats and he'd have a choice.When nobody did, the flight attendant told him he was holding up the whole flight. Still he stood his ground until – darned if some poor soul didn't rise and gave him her seat - which he sat right down in.  Then he pulled out his cell phone and yelled into it “We’re leaving! Be there in three hours. Leave now. Do NOT fall back asleep! Oh and don't bring the dog.” A short pause. “I said ‘DO NOT BRING THE DOG!’” Then he hung up and the plane took off.He worked his bottom into the seat, threw back his head and fell into a deep sleep – until suddenly up there at 35,000 feet his phone rang. His phone! and here he was yelling  “ What's wrong with you? I told you not to call me!"  and hung it up once more.And that man did not even look sheepish about the fact that in defiance of every rule in the book he had chosen to simply leave his cell phone on for the whole first hour of our  flight.Nervy people Jeesh. I sometimes think they’re the ones who’ll inherit the earth – by driving the rest of us meek ones clean out of the galaxy.