It’s nice to have a direct flight, but it can’t always be the case. Layovers aren’t necessarily a bad thing, though. You can spend the few hours you have to explore the surrounding areas. Grab a bite to eat at a local restaurant, or see some attractions if there is time. If you’re James Lloyd, (a user of travel site Skyscanner) his flight itinerary had him scheduled for a 47-year layover in Bangkok. That’s plenty of time to explore the city and see the sights. James took to twitter to ask Skyscanner what he should do during his 47-year layover. The response he got from Skyscanner employee Jen was written and accepted with a great sense of humor. Numerous attractions and activities were suggested for his extended stay. The tweets have gone viral since, and no need to worry. People were alerted to the problem so that it would be taken care of, so travelers could look forward to much shorter layovers (albeit still just as annoying, I’m sure).
You work all day and it can be taxing. We’ve all been there, long hours, meetings after meetings, and you’re now getting tired. For most of us we’d just grab a cup of coffee. Depending on your line of work, you might opt to skip the coffee and just take a nap. For most of us, though, there would be consequences to that workday nap. Even criminals have consequences to sleeping on the job. A business owner in Kentucky came into work to find that a number of cars on the lot had been broken into. The police were called and the sleepy thief was found passed out in one of the vehicles. It was a fairly open and shut case, as the thief was found asleep in a car wearing a ski mask and black gloves. The moral of the story is trifold, alarm your car, don’t sleep on the job, and don’t dress like a stereotype of a cat burglar.
When you see a spider, what is your reaction? Do you step on it? Catch and release? Run away? Abandon your car in a river? The last option was the unfortunate outcome for a young Australian driver after a huntsman spider dropped into her lap while driving. After the spider landed, the driver tried to stop and apply the emergency brake, but flew out of the car a bit prematurely. While she assured her safety from the creepy crawly, the car slowly rolled into the nearby river. To the driver’s defense, have you seen a huntsman spider? They’re the size of a house!
We’ve all been there. Sitting in traffic, frustrated with the lack of movement. Wishing you could lift off and fly past all the sedentary vehicles. For most of us it stays as a daydream. For one factory worker in the Czech Republic, he made it a reality. After being frustrated wasting time in traffic during his commute to work, he built himself a small, one-seated airplane to fly to work. He successfully saved seven minutes from his commute each way. It would’ve been more, but not only is he resourceful, he is considerate. He takes a long way to work in his plane so he doesn’t disturb neighborhoods trying to sleep.
Getting a proper night’s sleep will help you stay alert, focused, sharpen your critical thinking skills, and can keep you out of embarrassing situations. Without a proper night’s sleep you could nod off in a work meeting, pass out during class, or fall asleep in a massage chair. The last one doesn’t sound so bad, unless the chair is a store display and you end up locked inside after they close. A man in a Japanese electronics store had sat down in a massage chair only to wake and find himself locked in a deserted store. The man tweeted to let people know what was going on before the police and store manager arrived to let him out.
