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🎙️ Episode Title:
My Top Ten Travel Annoyances
🧠Episode Summary:
In Episode 12 of The Final Third, John Mesko counts down his top 10 travel annoyances — those little things that chip away at your patience when you’re just trying to get from Point A to Point B. Whether it's slow walkers clogging the airport concourse or parents philosophizing over buffet fruit with a toddler, John uses humor, storytelling, and a bit of catharsis to highlight what makes travel both maddening and meaningful. It's not about the flight or the seat — it’s about the people. This episode is part therapy, part confession, and entirely relatable.
🔟 Segment Breakdown:
10. The Engagement Assumer
People who can’t read the room — or your silence — and insist on conversation when you clearly want to be left alone.
9. Seat Floppers & Helpers by Default
From passengers who collapse into their seat like it's a recliner to strangers who assume you’ll help them lift or move without asking — the lack of self-awareness stings.
8. Backpack Bashers
Wearing a backpack down the aisle is fine — until you spin around and whack someone in the face without knowing it.
7. The Overhead Bin Wrestler
Oversized bags, wrestling matches with the bin door, and the expectation that others will help — it’s chaos overhead.
6. “This Is My Living Room” Syndrome
Talking loud on the phone, walking laps while on Zoom, barefoot on airport chairs — some people forget they’re in public.
5. Unready Deplaners & Excessively Polite Waiters
If your row is up and you’re not packed — you’re holding up the whole plane. And if you're behind someone who isn’t ready, don’t just wait out of politeness.
4. The Stand-Up Police
You stand when the seatbelt light goes off — not to rush, just to stretch. And yet, some people get very upset about that.
3. TSA Precheck People Who Still Don’t Get It
You paid for the faster lane. Why aren’t you ready? Empty your pockets. Pay attention. It’s not that hard.
2. Buffet Philosophers
"Which slice of watermelon looks good to you?" At a free buffet, this is not the moment for life lessons — just grab and go.
1. Slow Walkers in the Middle of the Airport
People strolling three abreast, oblivious to the traffic behind them — this is not a Sunday at the park, folks.
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