Dumb Questions do exist

[glasspilot]

You know how when you're traveling in uniform the general public seems to think you're an information booth? The worst I've been asked is if I know the country code for New Zealand and if I have change for a $20.

I figured ya'll must have a million of these so I'm starting this thread to get a list together. I'm hoping for a couple of pages of one liners of the dumbest questions you've got from the public while in uniform.

(I know alot of guys don't travel in uniform for this reason. You don't have to post that)

 

[JetProp]

I was walking through BOS one day to catch a flight home and a lady runs up to me all frantic like and says "Sir! Sir! Whare's my car?!" Me: I dunno, there's a nice state patrolman over there, perhaps he can help you. Then I went on my merry way.

 

[Dilligaff]

Excuse me, sir. Can you check your passenger list and tell me if my sister is on the flight from Manchester?

 

[CherryBomb]

Q: What are you?

A: Uh, human?


Very vague question, but I've been asked this several times.

 

[Club ORD FO]

I love the "do you work here?"

Never sure how to answer that one...

 

[hammer2]

At Wal Mart in uniform lady asked us where do you keep your towels? My FO told her, in my bathroom, where do keep your?

 

[XBI]

On a through flight stopover in OKC in about 1979 on a 727, an older gentleman asked me where the men's room was. I directed him to the foreward lav. Before he entered, he turned and asked me if he could flush while the plane was in the station.

 

[bigbird]

I was sitting in the right seat getting the aircraft ready and a passenger comes up to the cockpit. She looks in and asks me if I could get her a water with ice. I looked at her like she was insane then she says, "Im sorry I know youre a pilot and getting the plane ready, but the flight attendant is busy." I told her I would pass her request on to the flight attendant if I remember.

 

[nyboilermaker]

Whenever I seem to have my hat on, I get people asking me to take their bags up to their rooms.

The tips are great!

 

[flagshipper]

Sitting in the AUS terminal one day waiting for a flight an older lady starting ask me about my computer and what I was doing. I told her I was on the internet. She asked me where she could get a CD with the internet on it. I thought about explaining but instead I blurted out "Best Buy" and she left.