Whoa! It seems a guy in first class on American Airlines asked for a glass of orange juice.

And with that, the flight attendant began screaming at him.

And she went on and on. Fortunately for this fellow, everyone around him saw what was happening and couldn’t believe it – and acting as a group, met with an airline rep to defend this guy, once their Sacramento to Dallas flight landed. Meanwhile, the flight attendant tried to get the O.J. fellow in big trouble, but the other passengers were having none of that.

Funny how some of the comments I’ve seen say, oh, don’t pick on flight attendants – maybe this woman was just having a very bad day. Well, apparently. But I don’t think anyone is picking on any group – including flight attendants – it just sounds like this woman is nuts.

Plenty of people out there are having bad days – plenty of people out there have seen their salaries chopped – their jobs disappear – plenty. But they don’t behave like this. This — this is inexcusable.

On Oct. 15,1955, a Lockheed T-33 jet trainer, with two Air Force pilots onboard, went missing.

The plane was presumed “lost at sea” all these years – and it was – but not very far. According to CNN, members of an aviation wreckage search group called UB88.org, found it in the bottom of the Santa Monica Bay, just west of Los Angeles.

The searchers did not say if the pilots were still in this wreckage, but apparently their families have been notified, so at least they know – cold comfort that that may be.

Actually, the divers were looking for a different aircraft altogether – a WWII plane that went down in 1944.

But apparently it’s not surprising that they bumped into another missing plane; officials say there are about 2,500 aviation crash sites in and around California – many of them still waiting to be discovered.

It is, after all, a big state.

Gadling, you have the best stuff.

Like the item about the “European trendwatcher” – who says “an increasing number of people” are planning, not vacations – but liecations.

That’s where you lie about going away – lay low at home – and I guess go out to a tanning salon where nobody knows you. Add a dash of photoshopped vacation pix, and voila – the perfect liecation!

Except – flights are so cheap – to just about anywhere these days (and here’s my plug for FareCompare’s Deal Finder, which I really like).

I mean, why lie – when you could ACTUALLY GO SOMEWHERE AND HAVE SOME FUN?

Sheesh.

My nominee for Man of the Year:

A 59 year old Brit flew from Manchester to Palma de Mallorca – but didn’t go to the beach. Instead, he hung out at the airport and handed out thousands of dollars (okay, euros).

This we know: the man was laughing continuously – and was really, really drunk (we know this because the cops said so, plus he was, uh, filthy – let’s leave it at that).

Spanish police say our hero apparently had just come into an inheritance – and when they detained him, he had about $72,000 on him – but no one knows how much he gave away – or why. Hope he didn’t start out with a million, or that’s gonna be some hangover.

The cops put him on a plane and sent him home.

UPDATE: Gov. went to Buenos Aires, Argentina! Has now returned. Weird.

EARLIER: Fascinating case about “missing” South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford – and for those of you who think this is some sort of a liberal plot, I say ANY governor who takes off without security to parts unknown – at least, unknown (it seems) to spouse and staff – is asking for some scrutiny.

Especially since the story seems to keep changing. First, Sanford is hiking on the Appalachian Trail, and then he’s at Atlanta’s airport (according to a newshound over at Greenville’s WYFF News 4).

My theory: The governor was at Hartsfield-Jackson, because he found a great deal from FareCompare via Twitter – by following tweets from his home airport, @flyfromATL – and you can do the same, no matter where your airport is, by signing up here.

I’m sure that’s what happened – goodness knows it beats Mrs. Sanford’s statement, that the guv “was writing something and wanted some space to get away from the kids.” Ahem. You will recall that part of this disappearing act took place over Father’s Day.

With everything there is to worry about in the world of travel today like catching swine flu – you’d think the idiots would calm down for awhile.

But, no.

A man rushed the cockpit of a Tel Aviv-bound Delta flight on Friday, banged on the door – and was then rushed by passengers and crew. Nice work, everyone.

I heard they tied him up with a bunch of seatbelts – “Here’s your straitjacket, sir” – and naturally, the flight had to be diverted. It went to Boston, where the cops were waiting.

Unfortunately no one seems to know why he did what he did. And that kills me – all this tsuris what with the delays and all – and no one even asks him why? Believe me – I would have.

Unfortunately, some folks broke this golden rule on Northwest Flt 51 from Frankfurt to Detroit on March 10 – and now, the government’s after them!

Well, government in the form of the Centers for Disease Control – because one of the passengers on the flight had tuberculosis – TB.

The CDC is looking for 17 people seated near the Typhoid Mary (Tuberculosis Tom?). And why, you may ask, is the CDC (literally) making a federal case of this? Cuz these 17 are at risk of infection – though the CDC says, that risk is “low”.

Well, that’s perfectly clear!

But if I was on that plane, I think I’d give them a call. And try to remember my seat number.

A magician who goes by the name “Wade Live” shipped himself from Syracuse to Las Vegas via UPS, as a publicity stunt (though I don’t think he got much publicity – this happened back in November).

All went well, according to the AP account – except for boredom (he had food and drink in his wooden crate but it’s unclear if there was a bathroom in there)-however – now the TSA and FBI are investigating. Some think it’s a hoax.

Is it possible to ship yourself by cargo? Apparently so – in 2003, a 25-year old Bronx man shipped himself from Newark to Dallas – because he was looking for a cheap way to visit his parents.

While I applaud his filial devotion, such stunts can be incredibly dangerous because of the extreme cold in cargo planes and little pressurization. And, it’s not necessarily cheap. The AP reporter covering the magician’s trip figured that his journey probably cost about $4,500!

If only he’d come the FareCompare first…

The Associated Press is reporting that one of the jets in the famed Navy stunt-flying team, the Blue Angels – will be out of action – because two members of the squad were having an “inappropriate relationship”.

No identities were released, but a Navy spokesman did go to the trouble of telling AP that this was indeed a relationship between “a man and a woman”.

The squadron will finish its last 3 air shows (in November) with just five jets.

Happy Halloween!

Here’s a detective story:

First the background: 60 years ago, a chartered Northwest Airlines plane left China and crashed into a mountain side in Alaska — and was never heard from again.

Well, that’s not quite true; back in 1999, a couple of Northwest pilots were intrigued by the story — oh, did I mention this?

The plane was thought to be carrying a load of gold.

Anyway, these modern day pilots decided to see if they could find the wreckage. They did find it. They didn’t find any gold, but they did find a mummified arm. It took 9-years of sleuthing, but experts eventually identified its owner — a 36 year old merchant marine named Francis Joseph Van Zandt. He and some of his fellow merchant marines had just delivered an oil tanker to Shanghai, and it was thought to have been paid for in gold.

If it was — the gold is still out there — somewhere. Any takers?