The Most Disgusting Airline Story Ever

In this week's episode Scotty and Hannah talk about the hard hitting stories out of Burning Man and one flight no one would ever want to be on.

Episode Transcript

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It's time for non headline News withScotty and Hannah on the point five.
We'll welcome to our extended version ofnon headline News. My mom's favorite segment,
by the way, right, shelikes this part of the show.
Scotty and Hannah here from Greensboro,North Carolina. That's where this show comes
from, by the way. Andwe just kind of cover some of the

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things that we cover on our radioshow and then we get a little more
into them, and some of themwere a little more delicate on the radio.
Like there's one story coming up alittle later on, is it my
favorite story, the most disgusting airlinestory I'll ever hear. But let's get
started with. Well, what turnedout to be a big old mess as
well, and that's burning Man thisyear the Burners Unite. Now, you

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had friends that were there and itwas made out to be this horrific experience
and people were stuck because of floodingand they couldn't get through the mud,
they couldn't get out, they wererationing, food died going on, according
to your friends. So for Backard, I used to live in bernie Man
Central, Like everyone would go toReno before they'd head off to burning Man.

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So apparently it was torrential rains thewhole nine yards and they had to
close down the entrances and exits.Just one thing after another. But from
the pictures I saw of my friendswho were there, it didn't look like
it was that bad. I feellike the news just painted it out to
be this horrible thing, which theydid have to get Washoe County Sheriff involved.
They did a fantastic job getting everyoneout of there. But I was

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just like, Oh, the desertgot some rain, right, that's shocked
cool. But it would kind ofturn into like a woodstock vibe. It
seemed like as all mud, they'rejust walking in mud. There's people that
had plastic bags on their feet,yes, just to get through the mud.
And part of me wonders because whatI saw were people who live in
northern Nevada, right, They knowwhen you go to Bernie Man, you

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have to prepare because you're in themiddle of the desert. It's very isolated,
there's nothing around you. Were peoplejust prepared more than others because they
were familiar with the ply in whatall went with it. Then let me
just fly in for the weekend.Yeah, sixty four thousand folks were stranded
there for quite a while. ChrisRock was among those. Oh really,
DJ diplow And what they did?They actually hiked five miles to a road

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and grabbed a ride from a passingmotorist. Can you imagine driving and listen?
This was some good old boy Nevaddenright, who's like seventh generation,
very proud of it. All ofa sudden, like Chris Rock is in
your truck? How cool would thatbe? Really? Everyone flies out of
Reno and flies in a Reno forBernie Man. I one time made the

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mistake of flying out the same timeall of the burners flew out. Was
the smell on that flight exactly?Because here's the deal. After Bernie Man,
they all go to a hotel forthe Great kne Pressurization is what they
call it, so they can acclimateback to the regular world, which don't
get me started on that rant.So I'm in the airport and like,
who are all these unwashed people?Like unwashed? And this is my first

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year I live in Reno. Peopleare getting on flights without shirts on.
One guy had like this buffalo hornthing on with a matching vest, and
I'm like and he's an accountant,right, and you're just like you're on
the plane and you're like, pleasedon't sit with me, Please don't sit
by me, Like oh oh,like you didn't get the middle seat.
It was so bad. Oh mygoodness. Well I'm glad everybody, well

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most everybody came through that. Okay, okay, let's talk about something else.
This totally unrelated, by the way, In case you're waiting for a
connection, there is none. Ifit was Monty Python, this sea and
now for something completely different, solidreference. Netflix is getting rid of their
DVD by mail service. Yes,and first of all, yes, they

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still had that going on. Therewere people still getting DVDs. Do you
have a DVD player that works atyour house? I don't even know the
answer to that because I have nothingconnected to my TV because they're all smart
TVs. So this is years ago. I had a DVD player and I
wanted to watch a movie and Iasked Frank, like, oh, I
want to hook this up, andhe goes, it's not going to hook
up to your TV. And Igo what He goes, Yeah, that
My DVD player was from like theearly to mid two thousands, and like

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on a current TV. He's like, that's not gonna work. I had
no clue. I'm like, that'sa thing, and he's like, yeah,
the red and black cables and all. I just thought you plunged it
in the back of your TV andyou'd be fine. Well, apparently September
twenty nine that's the last time thered envelopes will go out. So if
you've been relying on the DVD service, come to the current technology. Now

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do they collect late fees on those? We sent it out and we never
got it back. That's gonna beI cannot imagine that someone's going to be
beaten down your door to get theirDVD back, right, What are they
gonna do sell those? I mean, seriously, you might as well keep
the last batch, that's all I'msaying. Yeah. True. And there
is a Turkish Dutch I think it'sCorindin airlines and they are testing the adult

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only zones on flights starting in November. So at the front of the aircraft
there's nine x L seats with additionalregged legroom, and then ninety three standard
seats, but the deal is onlyadults can have those seats. Okay.
Then there's walls and curtains separating thatsection from the rest of the plane,

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and that's where the children will be. What do you think about they said
they want a quiet environment. I'min full support of this, okay,
And hear me out as someone whoflies quite a bit. I see people
with children, and it takes somuch extra time and energy to get a
child on a plane, and thenyou're worrying about the baby crying and all

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that Jazzn't not everybody is as forgivingas others. Like I see a crying
baby on the plane, I'm like, oh my gosh, you poor thing.
I get it. I have anaunt, for example, who will
throw a fit and ask you tomake your kid not cry it anymore.
Yes, because that's how it works. I think this is a win win
for everybody. Parents don't have thestress of oh my gosh, the whole
plane is going to hate me becausemy child is crying. Adults who don't

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want to be near children don't haveto be near them. It's a win
win for everybody, all right.As a non mom, I appreciate that
you took that perspective, because,yes, you understand that it is a
challenge when you have a family andyou need to travel, So let's make
it possible that we could separate thepeople that would be bothered by that by
putting them in a different location.Now, how much would you be willing

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to pay? See, that's thething. I'm cheap, especially when it
comes to airline travel, because I'mlike, I'm going to be miserable no
matter what. So what's the extras? What? Okay, if you just
want to be up in that sectionwhere's just adults, it's an extra fifty
dollars if you want one of theExcel seats, one hundred eight dollars,
that's on top of your airfare.Okay, depending on what you're that's not
horrible, right, Like, dependingon where I'm going, I might spring

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for the extra fifty. But ifit's just a little two hour flight,
you don't put me in with everyone. But here's the other thing. Babies
screams can be piercing. I don'tthink the plane's curtain is going to protect
us, you know what I'm saying. Yes, So I note though my
aunt that complains about babies on aplane, like clockwork, there's one crying

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baby always sitting behind her, andwe're like, you know, this is
what you get right like, thisis you, This is karma, and
she'll find out somebody in your family'sbeen setting that up for her the whole
time. Can we move the familywith the baby right near my aunts?
Okay, last last story, andthis we say the best for last.
I guess there was a Delta Airlinesflight. You've probably seen the video by

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now, and gosh there is videoof someone of someone deplaning and getting video
of the other aisle where all ofthis took place. But because we're a
podcast and we're not on the radio, I will just say someone had diarrhea.
Oh this poor passenger. The flightwas on their way from Atlanta to

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Barcelona and it had to go backto the airport. The pilot reported it
this way, this is a biohazardissue. We've had a passengers had diarrhea
all the way through the airplane,so they want us to come back to
Atlanta. So I don't think anybodyon the plane was surprised by that announcement

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because they were smelling it. Asa matter of fact. I read a
I think it was Twitter. Someonehad said they were on that flight and
they thought someone near them had,you know, let out again. Podcast
a juicy one. But in fact, this person was, as they described

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it, fifty yards behind them.So can you imagine being back there listen
here? Do I feel bad forall the passengers? Yes, but that
four person like one. You haveto sit in your own self for a
while, and you're the reason anentire plane. And this isn't a puddle
jumper. This is a plane fullof hundreds of people. Be careful with
the word true ballot boyd I justwant, oh the humiliation, the humana.

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Yes, you're exactly right. Sothey took them back and then they
cleaned the plane. I would think, give me a new one, but
no, they cleaned it, sanitizedit, I guess, and then eight
hours later they were on their way. So those passengers that that was flight
number two for them, Hello,flight number two. You see what I

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did? Thank you? Oh wellwe all saw that one. Yeah.
Oh, by the way, youknow, we said we said diarrhea here.
I wonder why it's so frowned uponto say it on the radio,
and yet they can sing about it. Why are we allowed to play this
all over the place on TV andradio? Listen, because if we add

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a cute little song to anything,it's socially acceptable. And why did they
have to make the best part ofthe song? You know, I'm saying,
everyone sits there, they listen tothe other part, and then they
all sing together in your car onthat note. Yes, that's quite the
note. That's going to wrap itup for this edition. The extended version

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of non headline News. I'm Scottie. That's Hannah. We'll see you next
time. I had two one moretime.