On my flight home they had to re-route me through Atlanta instead of Chicago, and I got booked in First Class for my flight back to San Jose. And as far as I can tell, all First Class gets you is the privilege of sitting next to snotty bitches who are willing to pay for treatment that they feel they deserve.

When I sat down she was talking in a loud voice about wine on her cell phone. She continued talking until after the second time the flight attendant asked her to hang up.

Once in flight, she drank 4 vodka tonics and fell asleep, put her shoes on my backpack (which contained my headphones, laptop, etc), and then knocked her drink into my lap. Then she snored for a couple of hours, woke up, rang the call button, and ordered another vodka tonic.

Upon landing, she immediately dialed her cell phone and then spent the duration of the deplaning process commiserating about how First Class just isn't what it used to be, and how unacceptable it was that she had to use the call button to request another drink. She then jotted down the flight number so that she could file a complaint with the airline later.

In contrast, coach really isn't so bad.