Intolerable Itch Caused by Contact With Tap Water
Ice water can be a refreshing beverage on a stuffy plane, but only if the ice hasn’t melted by the time you take your seat and the plane is in the process of taking off. Although the purpose of this is to make you laugh, the worst-case scenario is that there will be no ice, and you will have no choice but to grit your teeth and down some plain water.
One woman was so offended by this that she decided to forego hydration altogether rather than accept a glass of water without ice as an acceptable alternative. We’d be surprised if the flight attendant didn’t mentally roll her eyes at that at some point during the conversation (in her head.)