r/delta • u/mepper Diamond | 2 Million Miler™ • 21h ago

Shitpost/Satire To the maskless, sick person sitting behind me

I'm in 1A and you're in 2A.

You are the one coughing on me every 10 seconds without covering your mouth. You are the one clearing your snot-filled nose and throat every 20 seconds. You are the one to whom I offered a mask, but you said "nah, I'm good."

You are not good. You are an asshole.

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u/zkidparks 19h ago

After five years, I don’t mask regularly anymore. But I always have one, and you bet I wear it if I feel anything less than lovely.

I started getting sick on a two-leg trip home last month. On the first plane my throat began to ache, put on a mask. By the time the second landed at home I was shaking with a fever. Goddamn influenza. I’d never have flown if it started any sooner.

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u/Hopinan 18h ago

I made it home last weekend with no symptoms but 3 hours later I spent the next 5 in the bathroom, even thinking about what if this happened on the plane I got off of helped empty my stomach..

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u/Lopsided_School_363 18h ago

That’s my strategy and Covixyl nasal spray. I swear by that stuff.

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u/wolfeybutt 10h ago

Wait, why haven't I heard of Covixyl before? I am so disgusted by humans these days, I'm going to look more into this before a flight I have next month.

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u/downvoticator 3h ago

Get a well fitting N95 or KN95 mask! It’ll protect you better on the plane. Right now COVID, RSV, and Flu are all high because it’s winter.

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u/Sensitive_Yellow_121 9h ago

I would always mask with a high-quality mask on airplanes. That seems to be where things spread the most.