Jason Better’s Plane Adventure
3:44 P.M. – I board the plane and I’m greeted by a stewardess with bloodshot eyes. Somebody steals my overhead luggage space. So, I jam both of my carry-on pieces under the seat.
Naturally, the blood-eyed stewardess catches me in the act. She confiscates my laptop and reading material to “make room” for my feet. Gosh, this three hour flight is going to be a long one…
As the plane crawls to the runway like a 70 foot snail…
The captain of this cigar tube pipes-up over the PA system, “brop, buppa, yah… chussshhh… chussssshhhhh…. brub…” And, while I can’t quite figure out what the captain is trying to say, it sounds like we’re running (or flying) behind.
Still, that’s not the part that worries me. The part that worries me is that the captain sounds like he hasn’t slept in days. While I worry about that I’m distracted by the plane “dandruff” shooting out of the air conditioning vent over my head…
Now it’s time to buckle-up the stewardess says…
There’s actually two of them (Stewardesses, is that how you make that plural?) and they’re trying to show me how to put on my seat belt… It looks like a magic trick to me… but I finally buckle-up on my own…
So we’re all set, I think…
But when the plane prepares to take off it sounds like it’s running gravel, this should worry me but it doesn’t, because I’m still trying to tighten my seat belt.
However, I do get a little worried when the plane lifts off on a 70% angle instead of the gentle slope I’m used too… for a full 10 minutes I feel like somebody strapped me to a space shuttle… not a plane…
When it finally levels out the plane starts to wag its tail like a wet dog. They call it turbulence. But, I feel like I’m in a blender not a plane… and when I look out the window… the wing is shaking… like it’s going through withdrawals or something…
Honestly, didn’t think I was going to make it, but here I am…
It wasn’t all bad, they did bring me a cup of Starbucks coffee mid-flight, and that sorta makes up for the almost dying part. (Okay, so I’m a little dramatic.) I’ll just say I’m glad to be on solid dirt right now…
Because I have a few more planes to catch today.
Now, I wish I could say there’s some kinda “moral” to the whole story, but the only thing that comes to mind is that you get what you pay for… and when you try to save a couple of bucks on a flight… well… you get a ride on a rocket instead of a plane…
It’s the same in Multi-Level Marketing… or any business at all for that matter… if you want to have a smooth flight to success… you better be willing to invest a couple of bucks.
If you don’t, well, you’re in for the bumpy flight from hell.
Have you ever been on a plane flight from hell? Well, tell me about it! Seriously, join the conversation by leaving a comment today. I promise I’ll read your story after my next flight… 
To your success,
-Jason The “Better Networker”
-The Jason Better Blog
65 Comments
Josh Garcia on May 3rd, 2010
Hey Jason,
Do you realize that some people pay top dollars to feel that experience over at Universal Studios? Sounds like you got the best thrill ride.
I’m the first to tell you I don’t enjoy flying. But I do like to get to my destination as fast as possible so driving is not really an option. So I’ll pay! Some goes with learning from the best. I’ll pay for that experience as well.
Chat with you later…
Josh
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May 4th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
Hah!
Yeah, it was more like a roller coaster than a plane flight Josh.
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Hector Cuevas on May 3rd, 2010
Hey Jason..
I wouldn’t necessarily say from hell.. but the last time I got on a plane I was on my way to Orlando.. and I got a great deal on the flight – but man oh man was the food nasty..
I get what you’re saying about the smooth ride in business – I get a weird feeling in my gut when I see people ask about about free services (such as autoresponders and the like) and then expect great results..
I do understand that a lot of people on a budget right now.. but maybe they should get themselves situated first.. and THEN hit the business world.. – just my opinion.. what do you think?
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
I know what you mean Hector.
It’s the old “There’s no such thing as a free lunch” lesson. 
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Marcus Baker on May 4th, 2010
Hi Jason,
“…a stewardess with bloodshot eyes.” and “…the captain sounds like he hasn’t slept in days.” – Are you sure they’re not network marketers working part time for the airline???
Happy flying!
Marcus
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Dwayne Huggins on May 4th, 2010
Nice
I am on a plane tomorrow. I hope my experience will be some what better than yours.
Have a safe and enjoyable traveling time.
Chat soon
Dwayne
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Yadvinder Singh on May 4th, 2010
Hey Jason That’s cool to know you are very busy catching 3 flights a week. Nobody would mind such busyness only if they are building a million dollar business and most of us pay to get there. One positive thing about being awfully busy is you hardly have the time to thing negative thing. I would also recommend you to try different cuisines on the flight . Have a nice flight.
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
Nevermind three a week.
That would be a piece of cake Yadvinder.
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Yo Le on May 4th, 2010
Jason,
What airline were you flying?
I’ll make sure I don’t ever fly with them.
Can’t really say I’ve had and flights from hell like that… but I have had some “trips from hell” where everything seems to have gone wrong except for reaching my final destination.
Hope the rest of your travels are much more pleasant.
- Yo
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
United.
I believe they merged with Continental now too.
Me too Yo.
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Matthew Pedler on May 4th, 2010
Those Stewardesses are like ninja’s with the whole seat belt deal, crazy skills.
I’ve had a couple of bad flights, you get the feeling that some days the pilots just don’t care…
Had one landing where I wasn’t sure if i was meant to leave through the front exit or pick my way through the wreckage.
Hopefully your next flight is less entertaining
Matt
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Seat belt ninjas!
Yeah, and I totally got that vibe from some pilots.
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richard kaulfers on May 4th, 2010
At least its not a C-130 packed full of cargo and your entire squadron. That has been waiting in a terminal for 18 hours for the delayed flight. What Leg room or man space. In-flight movie is your buddy drulling on the person next to you. Enjoy your flight god bless.
Its all worth it in the end.
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Rhonda Miller on May 4th, 2010
Wow, I am so glad you survived that flight. I know it wasn’t funny at the time, but you put such a humorous twist on a rather unpleasant experience. Shows the mark a true leader.
I do remember back when I had only flown a couple times, we were landing (and all I can say is the pilot must have been a rookie) I’m pretty sure there were some concussions on that flight and possibly some whiplash. I was glad to put my feet on the ground b/c I get nautious when turbulence is too bad.
Good side is I do love flying just not the bouncing around part of it. I think the shock absorbers in my belly are shot. lol
Anyway, we’re glad you’re safe to keep on posting.
Have a awesome grounded day,
Rhonda
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Hey there Rhonda,
I confess, it was actually funny at the time too…
I get a kick out of watching things unfold when you can’t actually fix them…
Except when I had to use the restroom… gosh… smacked my head on the wall… I have to watch that thing… it’s like a pumpkin.
And definitely enjoying the ground tonight.
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Hmm. This is becoming kind of like a game of Jason Better Clue.
“Jason in the airplane lavatory with a big pumpkin head.” So, we can now rule out that you ARE much taller than 2 inches:)
I’m gonna have to start putting some sketches together. I don’t suppose I could get out of you what you were wearing, i.e. jeans & a t-shirt, dockers & a pocket tee, dress slacks & a polo. LOL
Rhonda
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Monique Alvarez on May 4th, 2010
Oh, I’ve had some crazy flights…some L O N G flights. The thing is flying used to be fun-maybe even glamorous!
I flew into Cortez, Colorado on a 18 seater once (or twice) in a blizzard. We were all set to land, except for one thing-the pilot couldn’t see the runway! At the last second he took us straight up and we had to fly on into New Mexico. Definitely had that “rocket” feel.
But, I’m now I’m just thankful for “paved runways” after flying into Myanmar, Albania and Kenya.
Wishing you a great day and safe travel!
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:23 pm
You’re braver than I am Monique.
I think I’ll stick to sunny skies and paved runways… never mind blizzards and goat trails!
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Tommy DiPietro on May 4th, 2010
Hey J
You do get what you pay for
and that is why I use priceline.
When my wife and I travel, we stay at 4 star hotels and take the best flights are half the cost.
I learned how to take advantage of this especially when traveling for business. You wouldn’t believe the amount of money we’ve saved the past few years.
If you are on a budget, this is just one of many ways of finding the right prices for items on the Internet. Take advantage of it.
Have a safe flight,
Tommy D.
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
Awesome,
Well, I’m back in one piece.
No budgets for me.
Every time I pinch a penny it bites back.
And that’s what frequent flyer miles are for too.
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Nelson Montanez on May 4th, 2010
Wow! That was a heck of a ride but I’m glad you arrived safely Jason. I for one enjoy flying even though I haven’t done so lately. However when you’ve got blood shot eyed flight attendants and a captain you have no idea what he’s saying, I would feel a few red flags going up in my mind.
Be blessed
Jason
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Totally,
My head was “bobbling” like one of those bobble head dolls. 
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Ilka Flood on May 4th, 2010
Glad you made it through safely, Jason. Hopefully the rest of your trip will go smoother.
I actually remember two flights from hell …
One was from London into Hamburg. Not only was there a lot of turbulence but the landing was very, very rough.
The second one was on a trip with our sons hockey team to Marquette Michigan. It was on one of those little puddle jumpers. What worried me was, that they weighed every person and hockey bag before they let them on the plane on the trip there, but didn’t do so on the way back. Now logic tells me that hockey bags are heavier after the game because of the sweat. So I worried the whole time we were on that little plane.
Obviously we made it okay. But boy, what an experience.
Stay safe!!
Ilka
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
What, pack a parachute?
I think I’ll stay away from puddle jumpers and stick to the big guys.
I was actually on a smaller flight the other day and they had to move people from the front because the plane wasn’t balanced… weird how that works.
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Jeremiah on May 4th, 2010
Jason,
I’m cool with flying no matter how bad it gets or at least it hasn’t got bad enough for me yet…
My worst was watching someone else go through it in a bad way. I was on one of those little planes that you catch when flying from large international airport to a small obscure one. This lady is freaking out before the plane even moves. She’s panting, sweating, shaking, just a darned mess.
Then I started to get worried. Is she going to throw up? You know how there can be a chain reaction when 1 person throws up and it pushes everyone else over the edge…
Well she did, several times. I’m just thankful that I (nor anyone else) didn’t continued the trend. Plus…she didn’t run out of barf bags so that’s always a good thing.
Note to self: Drive from Denver to Cheyenne…
Regards,
Jeremiah
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Wayne Vassell on May 4th, 2010
Man, now you got me worried about flying this summer now!…
First it was volcanic ash preventing flights in and out of Europe, now this!
Well, wish you the best for all your other flights you have planned my friend.
Wayne Vassell, signing out…
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
Watch out Wayne…
United and Continental are apparently merging.
United couldn’t even “man” their desks this morning and they even locked a whole group of us up in a ramp…
Seriously, we got off the one plane and the ramp led us to a bunch of locked doors… not even kidding…
Then my luggage went missing.
I’m worried about those two companies.
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Amy Starr Allen on May 4th, 2010
Yup. I’ve been on a few of those flights.
One in particular that stands out is when the turbulence was really bad and we were dipping terribly and everyone thought we were goners… and the woman next to me started screaming out all of her confessions (that she had cheated on her husband, etc) so loudly that everyone on the plane could hear her.
I’m sure she felt pretty embarrassed when the turbulence stopped and we landed safely .
Glad you survived… we need you! xo
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
Well,
You could also say that’s karma in her case…
Hmmm…
And a warning to others?
I hope I’m never on a flight like that though.
Gosh.
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Melodie Kantner on May 4th, 2010
Oh boy. Flying scares me but I do it often. I’ll be taking a flight soon. I need some EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). Tap, Tap, Tap. ; )
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
I need to learn some of that mind kungfu.
Hey! That would probably be a great idea for an article too.
(Always thinking.)
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Stacy Holder on May 4th, 2010
Hey Jason-
Just last month as I boarded my luggage too was confiscated at the gate – and as I would later find out….tagged with someone elses flight info…but that’s just the begining! As we crawled out to take off the flight attendant came over the loadspeaker and just said the airspace for our route was temporarily shut down!! WHAT!! HELLO PANIC!! Then after we all called our families and friends to say goodbye they said it was just a long stretch of tornados reaching up to 50k feet. Ok – so that makes us feel better, I think. Well after sitting in the steam tube for two hours on the tarmac we took off. A five hour roller coaster ride put us in so late that EVERYONE missed their connecting flights and if we wanted our luggage we were told to wait 3 hours or just go to the trashy hotel they were putting us up in.
So off to the trashy hotel (the kind where the doors open up to the outside and the locks look like they’ve been kicked in a couple times.) with no luggage to grab a couple hours sleep then back to the airport to catch the 7am out of the desert.
Well, you know what’s coming…finally arrived at my destination and….no luggage!! This is when I found out they tagged it to someone else and it was on it’s way to Seattle so I filled out my reports, stopped by the mall for a pair of jeans and went straight to the seminar.
Did I mention….I was the one presenting? Gotta love air travel. And yep…back on a plane tomorrow to do it all over again…this time with my luggage handcuffed to me!
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
Aww shucks…
It was “just” a few little tornadoes… hah.
I’m terrified of losing my luggage… glad it only happened for 45 minutes… never mind when you get to a seminar.
I swear they kick the luggage around like soccer balls in the back…
Your story makes me feel soooo much better Stacy.
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Jerome Ratliff on May 4th, 2010
Wow Jason,
Sounds like you had one heck of an experience. I have to agree with you, if you want to have a whole “better” experience, then it’s going to take some investing on your part.
Sometimes that means money, sometimes it’s resources, and sometimes it’s time.
I’ll tell you what, nothing is more rewarding then looking back and seeing how well that investment has grown.
If people want to reap the rewards then they better start sowing.
Have a great day,
Jerome Ratliff
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
The old parable of sowing and reaping Jerome.
Sometimes it means more patience too… I gotta work on that… even “better” isn’t perfect.
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Twila Jacobs on May 4th, 2010
I’m laughing hysterically because I was a Flight Attendant aka stewardess for 8 years on the smaller “Rocket Ships”.
They work you like slaves with no breaks and short overnights hence the bloodshot eyes.
Maybe I should just write a book…
Bu-Bye,
Twila
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
It has to be a very demanding job.
Half the attendants I see look like they haven’t even heard of sleep.
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Gayle Buchanan on May 4th, 2010
Oh yes, been on those (although Amy’s is better then mine) company plane, 8 seater, very large samoan german co-worker, he changed colour coming into the ‘exciting’ Wellington Airport (cross winds are common) we bunny with wings hopped (does that make sense?) not nice my hand was numb for hours LOL. fly safe, we need you
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Note to self: Stay away from Wellington airport…
Okay, all set.
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John Rothstein on May 4th, 2010
Hey Jason,
Man I can relate to this. A week ago I had a 9:30 AM flight out of JFK coming home to L.A.. First off I slept through my alarm, no time to take a shower and my driver did not call me to let me know I was late, even though he was parked outside of the SoHo apartment in which I was staying. We get to the airport just in time…only to find out my flight was delayed for 3 hours. We also had a not so nice take off! Still I was lucky, as this was the only flight I had to take that day.
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
That’s “Parondo’s paradox” John.
To loses make one win… like a ratchet effect.
Hmmm… so maybe what we both need is more bad luck?
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Alan on May 4th, 2010
I can totally agree and sympathise with you Jason. You get what you pay for. Me personally I am tired with paying for cheap seats and have set my sites on Virgin Upper Class when next I fly.
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Good idea Alan.
I picked the flight based on how fast I would get there and boy did I pay for it.
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Shawn Easterling on May 4th, 2010
Hey Jason I’ve been on a flight like that also, I’m also a guy who is big on aviation and has studied airplanes a lot and I can tell you this as long as wings, alerons, flaps, elevator, rudder, vertical and horizontal stabilizers are working properly and you can basically tell by looking at them no matter the turbulence you are on a safe flight, hope that ease your fear of flying if any after that flight and what you said in the post is so true you have to properly invest in your business to be successful at it.
Hey Jason I know you are a very busy guy, I just started my own blog and am currently a student of Traffic formula 2 Take a look at my blog and tell me what you think some helpful tips would be highly appraciated it’s http://ultimatenetworker.info/
Thanks!!!!!!!
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
Just headed over there and left some thoughts.
Hope you find them useful Shawn.
You’re off to a rocking start.
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Chris Owen on May 4th, 2010
Hey Jason,
I have a good one. I once volunteered to load the baggage on a military flight out of Hunter Army Air Field in Savannah GA. It was a good way to get out of standing in line for 5 hours.
Anyway, while me and a friend were sitting in the luggage area with out feet hanging out of the plane we saw the pilot and another guy walking under us in a huge argument. The pilot said the 400 passenger plane was too heavy to take off with all the gear.
The man replied, “this tar mac is long enough for two planes to land from different directions without hitting each other. Use the whole thing, and if you can’t get it off the ground stop, and we’ll drop some weight”.
We did use the whole strip and it looked like we were gonna clip the trees. But the worst part was knowing that the plane had to make it all the way to California and land.
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
Chris,
You are a way braver soul than I am.
That is CRRRAAAAZZZZY.
You have enough material for five gazillion blog posts with some of the stuff you’ve done.
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Anne on May 4th, 2010
Hi Jason,
“Airplane dandruff?” Never heard that one…that’s pretty funny.
Flying these days is just like a worn out relationship…they’re not exciting or fun anymore and they are no longer “cheap.”
Missing you from Maine!
Anne
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Yeah, it was shooting out of the air vents…
Terrible… disturbing… a little revolting too.
No idea. It was only that one plane.
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Derek Alvarez on May 4th, 2010
Hi Jason,
Hilarious! One time, an ex-girlfriend and I took a trip to San Diego for spring break…
It was a fairly normal flight, except when she started screaming hysterically on take-off and landing!
Then I knew, I had to find me a world traveler like my wife, Monique. LOL
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May 4th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
Way to pick them Derek.
What do you do – push them off the plane?
You need to put out some DVDs about this “technique”.
You’ll be competing with the Dating gurus in a month or two.
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May 5th, 2010 at 10:28 am
I like this idea, Jason!
I’ll call it, “How to date and marry a girl who’s out of your league.”
Whaddaya think?
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May 5th, 2010 at 10:47 am
Sounds like a bestseller!
Add… without being a jerk…
How To Date And Marry A Girl Who’s Out Of Your League Without Being A Jerk…
Haha.
Susanna on May 5th, 2010
Hey Jason,
I’m late to this show but after reading all those comments after the post, I’m glad. HAHA
The worst flight I was on, as far as bumpy, I don’t wanna die type, was a Qantas flight from Alice Springs to Sydney. Oh that was bad!
Thanks for the great story. You’re right, you get what you pay for!
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May 6th, 2010 at 8:46 am
Hmmm….
I’ve been hearing some scary things about Australian flying.
Are the pilots kangaroos or something?
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Matt Cassity on May 21st, 2010
I have spent 3 years being a tight wad about investing into my business. When I finally started to buy some courses, that is when I started getting my questions answered.
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Gosh, seems like I’ve been halfway across the world these last few days… In actual fact, I gotta catch a plane soon too… well… 6:00am.
Six flights in three days! Ouch.
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