I also double-scarf it. One scarf for my neck and chest, and another to use for a blanket if I need it. Read more

I too am this ponce! Vascular issues make the coldness even worse, and cashmere balls up to weigh about nothing when the peri hot flashes start and you go from frozen to flushed in the space of a minute. That and smartwool hiking socks, no matter the weather. They save my Raynaud’s-frozen toes all year long. Read more

had no idea thank u a lot
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One alternative to disposable heaters would be the small - cellphone-sized - electric heaters that are now commonly available, which also often double as phone chargers, always handy on a flight. Carried under your layers, or using something to distribute the heat [gel or solid; not liquid, no matter how leakproof you… Read more

I travel a lot, and my go-to is a scottevest raincoat/jacket that has a ton of pockets for phones, iPads, etc. - I keep a scarf, foldable ballet flats, and other travel items in the pockets too. It’s small and lightweight enough that I can roll it into a bag pretty easily once I land, plus it’s got so much room I can… Read more

THIS IS MY LIFE. Not to sound like a total ponce, but my solution is cashmere everything. It’s lightweight and rolls up really small, but it’s nice and snugly if you need it to be. I also tend to ‘over coat’ if I can in any way justify it on the basis of origin or destination weather, particularly if I’m going long… Read more

Really hope someone from Belgium will respond to you... attended a wedding over there and I don’t think I’ve ever eaten so much (or seen so much food) in my entire life! Got married in England myself, quick & easy so wouldn’t make for the most gripping of stories, but one reason for doing so was that I hate wedding… Read more

Paraphrasing here but, as Chris Rock explained, “all a relationship is is eating and fucking. If you don’t like eating with somebody and you don’t like fuckin em- than ya’ll don’t need to be together. All you do is talk eat and you fuck and you eat and you fuck and you eat and you fuck and you go to your momma’s house… Read more

Yeah, it’s gross. I flip the script on them though. Read more

A friend of mine in the army was with his unit flying cross atlantic to get ready to enter the middle east. They each had their rifles on them. The TSA started screening each and every one of them. For what fucking purpose? They had guns and they had to let them on anyway. Read more

I've had my milk maid braids searched. Read more

I used to wonder why in heck they search my hair everytime, but once they did show me that it does light up on the body scanner. Read more

This has happened to me with my hair but also my enormous boobs on my small in comparison frame. I have been fully felt up and one time I was taken into a private room where they asked me to remove my top. I did, I showed them my enormous breasts I was like here, ok? See? Then the two ladies decided to swab my pants… Read more

Ditto. Any time there’s a bun (i.e. every time I’m flying) someone is going to be all up in my hair. Read more

this happened to me in NOLA once... I offered to take it down, because I didn’t want her hands in my hair, and was told that it was unnecessary as she poked around my head. You know what’s unnecessary? You touching me when I gave you plenty of opportunity not to. Read more

Same. I always reflexively take down my bun/ponytail when I enter the line at this point. I can’t stand to have them touch it. Read more

I have thick wavy hair and every time I go through security they feel up my ponytail - and I don’t even use an elastic band with metal or hair clips. Ridiculous and gross. I don’t want their gloves (which have been going through people’s underwear) in my hair! Read more

I was a beautiful bride but I do think that saying that so much puts a lot of attention on women’s looks in one particular day. I much rather hear: I wish you both the best, your future husband is a wonderful guy, you are a great couple, etc. Those were the comments that I liked the most. Read more

I’ve had my hair touched, too. The fucking security theatre is getting massively out of hand. Read more

When I was a kid, I remember having to wait an hour before we could board our return flight from Antigua because they had to sanitize the plane. I don’t think they spend more than 5 minutes these days. When we flew United to Costa Rica last year, the return flight was nasty. My tray had breadcrumbs and a coffee… Read more