Originally Posted by
CollegeFlyer
I assume that left side means the AB side. We were on the right side (JK side). I didn't hear the obnoxiously loud snorer, probably because I was on the other side of the plane, with galley and curtains between us.
Said obnoxious snorer woke me up at multiple times throughout the flight! Arg.
Originally Posted by
CollegeFlyer
The bodybuilders were in row 8 on the JK side I believe. Perhaps you noticed them at some point, as they were both quite large and wearing shirts that were too small for them.
Oh, now I know who you're talking about.
Yes, I did notice them.. they were, um, big.
Originally Posted by
CollegeFlyer
So was that dinner "salad" gross, or what?
Yeah it really was. I was happy that we had gotten a bite to eat at the hotel cafe before heading out to the airport, so I wasn't too hungry. I still ate it, but it was kind of nasty. UA's C product really needs to up the food quality. The seat is good, now fix the food.
Originally Posted by
CollegeFlyer
Not 100% sure if this makes the post on point...but my +1 was scammed out of 500 pesos on one of his few cab rides that I was not present for.
The driver alleged that the bill that +1 offered in payment was fake, and that the next bill offered was also fake. The driver then asked for +1's entire wallet, claimed that the bills were all fake, and in the process of "inspecting" the bills pocketed about five 100-peso bills. The driver suggested that +1 go to an ATM to get "real" money to pay for the ride, and drove to an ATM and pretended to wait while +1 took out money. But then the cab drove off for no apparent reason, and only later in the day did +1 discover that his wallet was missing 500 pesos, and realize that the cab driver had pocketed them during the wallet "inspection," before dumping +1 at the ATM and driving off.
Yikes! That really is terrible.
My sense in reading this thread is that these types of pickpocket/scam things were really bad for awhile, then got better over the last couple of years as the economy recovered, but now has gone down a bit as of late. A couple we met at the hotel had the "green spray" trick done to them. Someone sprayed a foul-smelling liquid on them and then came over to offer a handkerchief while trying to lift the couple's camera and wallet.
The hotel wasn't surprised.. said it happens a lot.