A Lousy Cappucino and...A Pad

I was sitting in the middle seat on my flight this week, with a twenty-something girl sitting near the window.  The flight attendant came by and asked what she wanted to drink.  Here's how the dialogue went:  

Flight Attendant:  Would you like something to drink?

Girl:  A cappucino  

It was really noisy, so the flight attendant said, "Excuse me?"  

Girl (growing irritated):  A cappucino!  

Fortunately, the flight attendant still couldn't hear her, so again, she sweetly asked what the girl wanted.  

Girl (completely frustrated with the apparent incompentency of the airline personnel replied in exasperation):  Just a coffee!  

Well, those of you who know me, can just imagine the facial expressions and thoughts that were going through my head during all of this.  (Are you surprised I haven't said anything yet?).  After the flight attendant left (I got a club soda with lime), I turned to the (not so) wise beyond her years twenty-something and said, quizzically, "Did you just ask for a cappucino?"   She looked at me, like, "Yeah, all I wanted was a lousy cappucino and the lame brain couldn't comprende."  She thought she'd found a sympathetic ear.

I said, trying not to sound condescending, although it was difficult, "They don't serve cappucinos on the plane."  Without missing a beat, and this is THE most priceless part, she replied, with a hummpffh, "Well!  I've never been on THIS airline before!"  (You know I am smirking now.)  To which I countered, ever so dryly, (and I so badly wanted to preface it with, "Listen honey," but refrained,) said, "They don't serve cappucino on ANY airline."  She turned away with a bewildered, confused and contemplative look and sadly sipped her coffee - black.  

In closing, yesterday I wrote the housekeeping staff a note on one of the little stickie notes they leave in your room and asked if I could have more of those pads.  When I returned home, there were 2 fat envelopes sitting on the bar.  I'm like, "What the heck are these?"  I opened them and found one stuffed with tampons and another stuffed with maxiPADS.  Yes folks, I HAD asked for PADS, now hadn't I?  Bless their hearts.  

And with that, I return to my status report.  Happy Traveling and Good Day!