A man spent Thanksgiving live-tweeting his in-flight feud with the woman in #7A. The feud began when the flight was delayed around 11 am local time, then went into overdrive and ended with him being slapped and the woman, Diane … well, you’ll have to read on to see what happened to her.
Elan Gale, a producer for The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, was responsible for the tweets, which he sent out to his 65,000 Twitter users, plus whoever tuned into his Twitter stream to watch the play-by-play.
The feud coverage began with this series of tweets:
Our flight is delayed. A woman on here is very upset because she has Thanksgiving plans. She is the only one obviously. Praying for her
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
She’s telling the flight attendants that it is Thanksgiving. She wants them to know she wants to have dinner with her family
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
The male flight attendant said “I understand ma’am. I’m looking forward to seeing my family too.” She responded “This isn’t about you”
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
Her family is very important to her, she says. Her family has a special recipe for stuffing. She needs to be there to help. It is crucial
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
She has a connecting flight. Why doesn’t anyone understand she has a connecting flight? Why do people not understand her needs?
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
After the plane finally took off, Elan, understandably annoyed with the woman, sent her the following note, along with a glass of wine:
I sent the lady a glass of wine and a note pic.twitter.com/GttnmQI25P — elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
Well, it didn’t work. A male flight attendant, who spent several minutes waiting on the woman, gave Gale two bottles of vodka, but wouldn’t hand them to the woman. According to Elan, he had to “do it myself.” So, he did.
Oh my God I did it I walked as if I was going to the bathroom and I leaned over and put them on her tray table and walked away Oh my God
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
I’m not going to lie I am shaking this is so terrifying she is so angry at me it’s kind of incredible — elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
It didn’t take long before he received a response for his behavior. Gale reported to his followers that the male flight attendant handed him a note from 7A.
From 7A pic.twitter.com/OEaCWw5mz3 — elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
He debated what to do next, lamented the “Diane apologists,” and eventually decided to write one more note. After debating the best method of delivery, Gale simply walked by and delivered it to her.
My response to “Diane” in 7A pic.twitter.com/cRN2togLdq — elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
Diane has responded #TeamElan #7A #DianeCanEatMyD pic.twitter.com/vYFyGtGMZl — elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
My final (I think) note to Diane in 7A pic.twitter.com/SLrOug9U4d — elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
After the final note, the plane landed, and passengers, including Elan and “Diane,” disembarked. Then, this happened.
Well, “Diane” just slapped me — elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
After boarding his connecting flight, Gale explained to his fans that he waited for the woman at the gate after he got off the plane, with the intention of handing her a final note. But, she walked up and slapped him in the face instead. The gate agent detained Diane and asked if Elan wanted to have the airport police come over. This was her response:
She turned to the gate agent and said “Am I going to make my flight to Sacramento?”
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
He said “no”
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
I laughed. And then the gate agent said “Are you sure you don’t want to talk to the police? You can if you want to”
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
And I said “No. It’s okay. I understand. But I do have a note for her.” And I handed it to her and I walked away
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
The note explained who Gale is and told her to look up the live-tweet and “read every response. And maybe next time you’ll be nice to people who are just trying to help.” After Thanksgiving festivities were done, Elan Gale took to Tumblr to explain his reason for antagonizing the woman in 7A.
While Gale’s frustration with the woman is certainly valid, we have to wonder if he may have taken the feud a little too far.
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