Attention Southwest Passengers

I am always amazed by the interesting things that I observe about people who are probably perfectly rational until they step foot into the airport and now suddenly view themselves as the most important individuals on the planet. So, here are some travel tips I thought of that we can all abide by and I am sure find people to remind about:
1. We all know that Southwest is the Wal-Mart of airlines. We all hate to fly it, but cannot justify paying more money flying something else. We all pay the same low airfare to be able to get our numbers, stand in line and hurry onto the plane to get the perfect seat. Never fail, there are always those passengers who walk through the lines and make sure that everyone is standing in the correct order so that no one with a higher number gets on the plane before they do. Newsflash: we all get to our destination at the same time, so hurrying on the plane is not going to get you there any sooner than anyone else .
2. There are certain rules about carry-on baggage that have been in place for years. They have not changed and will probably never change. You can take on carry-ons that will fit under the seat or neatly into the overhead bins. But, never fail, there is always at least one passenger that tries to take on a huge bag that will not fit into either of those places. When an airline employee tries to do their job and tell said passenger that they are not allowed to bring the baggage onto the plane there is all sorts of arguing that ensues. Really, if you are this passenger, please just check your bag and get over yourself.
3. When going through the security line, there are a few things you can do to make it go smoother. Wear shoes that are easy to remove. You will have to remove them. You can thank the now infamous "shoe bomber" for having to go through the security gate bare foot. Do not travel with over 3 ounces of liquid anything. There are giant signs that have all of the banned substances and pictures of things that you cannot take on the plane. If you do not understand something on the sign, please feel free to ask one of the seasoned travelers around you and I am sure they will be happy to help you if for no other reason than they do not want to get stuck behind you in line for anything.
4. Last but not least-please consider your outfit you will be traveling in very carefully. You will be slinging bags around and shlepping from one end of the airport to the other and will most likely find yourself in very close quarters with complete strangers. Things have a way of shifting when doing this and you probably don't want to expose anything that is meant to be covered. If you are having a hard time deciding what you would like to spend the day wearing, just follow this tip that I use when deciding what to put on: pretend that you will have the cameras from the show "What Not to Wear" secretly following you and that whatever you have on will be flashed on national television with all of your pertinent information. You will probably rethink those gold leggings and too tight t-shirt that you borrowed from the set of Miami Vice and spare being snickered at in a couple of different states.
I am sure that there are a bunch more travel tips that I can think of, but these are just the ones that I observed last weekend whilst going to Cali. I can't wait to see what the upcoming weekend in Vegas has in store...better make sure my camera batteries are charged.