Originally Posted by dcpatti

I'm really sorry but I just have such a problem with this.

The other day US "recommended" to me a 4-hour connection in Phoenix. Just because they recommended it, doesn't mean I had to accept it. I kept looking and found another flight that works better for me.

As an experienced traveler, you should know by now that there are many outside factors affecting on-time arrival: weather, air traffic, heck you can arrive on-time and have the jetbridge get stuck. Mechanical issues or even just a slow-running shuttle service. A very long list of things that can chip away at your 25 minutes before that second flight closes. If you choose to accept the risk, then good for you, most times it's going to be just fine. But you CANNOT wash your hands of all responsibility. US didn't send you on that trip; you made a concious decision when you bought your ticket and you do share some of the responsibility for the outcome.