Coffee, Tea, or Drop Dead?

Flying is a generally unpleasant experience. You're herded through security, sit in an often dirty terminal, and then enter the cattle car of the plane itself. Seats keep getting smaller; space, tighter. You'll be lucky if there are peanuts or cookies to go with a drink. Bad food costs. You might be tempted to pony up for something with alcohol and curl up, withdrawing from the scene as much as possible. Until the child four rows back starts screaming.

But it could be worse. You could have a rude and useless flight attendant who could push you over the edge of discomfort into the land of misery. Stand up for yourself and there's always the lurking fear that you'll get turned over to TSA agents when you land. The site AirfareWatchdog.com recently polled its members for their opinions on the US airlines with the rudest flight attendants, as the site's founder, George Hobica, blogged in Huffington Post Travel.