Flyertalk Luggage Tags WORK! - Encountering Flyertalk Members Unexpectedly
May 14, 2006, 6:31 pm
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i was sighted today by jasonheard. i sat right next to him flying lax-sfo via "the scenic route" (double mechanical) and he "saw the tag" as i boarded.
May 14, 2006, 7:24 pm
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I had a few FAs on a flight once ask me about the FT tag on my backpack. The funny thing is, they had serviced our flight coming to my turnaround destination (ORD-BWI-ORD) on an MR, and were a little uncertain about the MR concept. I tried explaining, they just didn't get it 
May 14, 2006, 7:34 pm
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I managed to clear the standby list on a US flight (EWR-CLT) on Saturday morning... spent the 1.5 hr flight nodding off and drooling on my jacket.. as we stood up to deplane, the guy sitting next to me saw my Flyertalk tag and introduced himself as carl1P. 
Jul 14, 2006, 3:09 pm
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I saw an FT'er getting off the Metro at West Falls Church today at 4:30-ish. Literally saw the tag on his bag as the door was closing, so I didn't get a chance to find out who! Fess up, mystery FT'er!
Jul 14, 2006, 3:38 pm
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I've had my tags on for a couple of years and nada for me. I have met other FTers randomly, but realized it when we began talking about a topic from a recent thread and one of us said "I saw that in FT", but nothing caused by the tags. I have noticed people looking at them to see what they said.
Over on the UA board they have a game where you write your name in the Hemispheres magazine so you can check is someone else has been in your seat. I'm batting zip on that one too.
Over on the UA board they have a game where you write your name in the Hemispheres magazine so you can check is someone else has been in your seat. I'm batting zip on that one too.
Jul 17, 2006, 6:19 am
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Originally Posted by milepig
Over on the UA board they have a game where you write your name in the Hemispheres magazine so you can check is someone else has been in your seat. I'm batting zip on that one too.
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Jul 17, 2006, 6:45 pm
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Originally Posted by exerda
I saw an FT'er getting off the Metro at West Falls Church today at 4:30-ish. Literally saw the tag on his bag as the door was closing, so I didn't get a chance to find out who! Fess up, mystery FT'er!
Jul 18, 2006, 9:12 am
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Originally Posted by hurlimann
Gee, no one's spotted me in my FT classic thong yet... I guess I'll have to try the luggage tag thing...
hurlimann
hurlimann
Jul 19, 2006, 10:01 am
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Originally Posted by milepig
Or, perhaps, they've temporarily gone blind and are unable to type in their report.
Touche! (which is not to be confused with "tushy")
hurlimann