Concerned Traveller Thinks Everyone On Plane Can Hear Her Music

On a Monday morning flight from Detroit, MI to Denver, CO, a young woman found herself overly concerned with the volume of her in-ear headphones. Terrified that surrounding passengers would be able to hear her tunes, the woman repeatedly removed the earbuds to test for noise pollution.

The gentleman to her far right was rocking his own earbuds, leading the woman to claim, "There was no trusting his opinion," though he had recently shown a legitimate interest in her Banksy pin. The other woman in their row actually paid money to watch CSI: Miami on the in-flight personal TVs. Again, the concerned music listener was left without reliable tipsters nearby.

Remembering a bit of related advice from her wise father: "It's okay if you snore, airplanes are LOUD," the conscientious traveller decided that the only solution was to turn her headphones up even louder.

In a stroke of luck, the plane landed two hours later without a single noise complaint.

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Nice flights from Detroit to Denver and from Denver to Seattle. Resting in cousin Julia's hostel, City Hostel, soon to be scooped up by childhood best bud Ali "Shmal" Schumacher for an evening of food and laughter. Tomorrow, Ju and I hope to hit Pike's Market, see the Intergalactic Sewing Tool, and take in some Pacific breeze. Seattle is cool. I put on my dark grey skinny jeans to blend in better.

How loud are these things?

Banksy pin, as viewed by neighbor on plane.

Watching SportsCenter during a two-hour flight. Rough.

Window view over Denver-ish