Was on a flight back here from DFW in 2008 when they were flying the pencil jets (those trash ERJ-145s). Here we had an early winter storm and they were closing airports up the coast as conditions worsened. Thought we would get cancelled but they had to get the plane back here to the Piedmont base for a scheduled heavy check. Pilot came out to the gate and said it would be a rough, unpleasant flight and anyone that didn’t want to go would get a free hotel room and a flight the next day. Said there would be no flight attendant service for safety reasons
I was alone and fairly newly married and wanted to get back to my wife - and not afraid of flying and love it so much - so jumped onboard.
Probably from an hour and half until landing, it was a ride. Bins opened, luggage flew around. People were openly praying. Worst flight I’ve ever had and I’ve been on probably 500 or so.