The fugging airline industry is about to charge us to sit next to

[frazzled]

22. I have a good story about that

My nephew and his husband were flying somewhere a few years ago with their young daughter (she was probably 16 months or so at the time) and had booked seats together in one row, but the airlines changed them (probably because someone paid a premium for the window/aisle seats), leaving their baby stuck in a middle seat with complete strangers and them in two separate rows nowhere near. They called the airline explaining that it had stranded an infant, but the agent refused to budge on it. "Fine," they decided. "We'll just plant her alone in the assigned seat and see what fun ensues."

They boarded the plane and strapped the car seat and baby/toddler into the middle seat and told the two passengers, sorry, but this is what the airline did. If she starts crying or giving you trouble, we're in rows x and y. Otherwise, she's all yours. The passengers immediately jumped up and offered to switch seats, allowing the parents to regain their spots with their child. It was a smart move.