ARCHIVE: What's the stupidest, least substantive thing you can complain about?
Jun 4, 2010, 1:25 pm
#151
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Jun 4, 2010, 1:30 pm
#152
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: UK
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Not flying, but it is travel related - someone on the trip advisor website is complaining that the toaster in their condo in Hawaii didn't have a 'bagel' setting 
Jun 4, 2010, 1:37 pm
#153
Join Date: Jul 2009
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+1. Though honestly I also kinda love it.
Jun 4, 2010, 1:39 pm
#154
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Jun 4, 2010, 1:58 pm
#155
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Jun 4, 2010, 2:01 pm
#156
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: NYC
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Jun 4, 2010, 2:24 pm
#157
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: DFW
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made me lol. Thanks.That they can't board the 763/777 economy pax from the rear of the aircraft. A woman with her 3 toddlers, newborn in arms, carry-ons, (and she was on crutches) actually blocked my aisle trying to get to their seats and the FA couldn't get past them to serve my pre-flight champagne! Umpf!!
Jun 4, 2010, 3:25 pm
#159
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Fort Worth, Texas USA
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When the FAs reference "Eleanor" as in: "one Eleanor and cross check" before takeoff and I never see any FAs with a name badge Eleanor. Also when I turn to the person sitting next to me and remark that Eleanor must fly a lot since she is almost always on my flight.
"Eleanor" is the slurring of L and R for left and right doors in the FA cross check of the doors. I know - I am very easily amused. As a child, I was fascinated with the clearance signs on bridges and frequently commented that "Clarence" was either growing or shrinking since the last time he was spotted. I am beginning to understand why I travel alone so often.
BTW - I use my rough AA paper napkin as a mini-tent and cover my dressing container or yogurt container when I am attempting to open these items on the plane. I also have had yougurt and/or salad dressing spurt on my clothes and when you travel as lightly as I do, squirting yogurt can ruin half of my wardrobe.
My other stupid thing that bothers me is when I do actually check-in with an AA agent and I am asked if Dallas is my final destination. Agents are not amused when I feign shock and say "OMG, the plane is not going to DFW; how will I get home to Fort Worth."
"Eleanor" is the slurring of L and R for left and right doors in the FA cross check of the doors. I know - I am very easily amused. As a child, I was fascinated with the clearance signs on bridges and frequently commented that "Clarence" was either growing or shrinking since the last time he was spotted. I am beginning to understand why I travel alone so often.
BTW - I use my rough AA paper napkin as a mini-tent and cover my dressing container or yogurt container when I am attempting to open these items on the plane. I also have had yougurt and/or salad dressing spurt on my clothes and when you travel as lightly as I do, squirting yogurt can ruin half of my wardrobe.
My other stupid thing that bothers me is when I do actually check-in with an AA agent and I am asked if Dallas is my final destination. Agents are not amused when I feign shock and say "OMG, the plane is not going to DFW; how will I get home to Fort Worth."
Last edited by FlyForFun; Jun 4, 2010 at 3:38 pm Reason: clarification
Jun 4, 2010, 3:51 pm
#160
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Jun 4, 2010, 4:32 pm
#161
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The only napkin served with my warm cookie is always under the cookie. Don't they realize that the chocolate chips melt and make the napkin unusuable?
Jun 4, 2010, 5:46 pm
#163
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Eleanor is frequently cross, so they want to check to see what her mood is.
"...or wherever your destination may take you..." is another least fave of mine. Where do they teach this mysterious aerial language?
And AA, though not as bad as FJ (where FAs will awake everyone in the cabin to announce a seat belt alert any number of times during a redeye transpac, rather than walk the cabin to observe most of us have seat belts fastened over our blankets,) AA tends to be overly cautious, IMO, on the seat belt issue - QF generally snuffs seat belt alert lights at / about 10,000 feet MSL and only "dings" pax when it is really more than mild aerial "railroad tracks".
(We did experience two bouts of mild of turbulence in an A380 May 31 that cabin crew were recalled to their seats - I can certainly see using that precaution, but every little jostle? Not. Too many pax will then hear the "wolf" cry so often they decline to fasten belts much of the time.)
"...or wherever your destination may take you..." is another least fave of mine. Where do they teach this mysterious aerial language?
And AA, though not as bad as FJ (where FAs will awake everyone in the cabin to announce a seat belt alert any number of times during a redeye transpac, rather than walk the cabin to observe most of us have seat belts fastened over our blankets,) AA tends to be overly cautious, IMO, on the seat belt issue - QF generally snuffs seat belt alert lights at / about 10,000 feet MSL and only "dings" pax when it is really more than mild aerial "railroad tracks".
(We did experience two bouts of mild of turbulence in an A380 May 31 that cabin crew were recalled to their seats - I can certainly see using that precaution, but every little jostle? Not. Too many pax will then hear the "wolf" cry so often they decline to fasten belts much of the time.)
When the FAs reference "Eleanor" as in: "one Eleanor and cross check" before takeoff and I never see any FAs with a name badge Eleanor. Also when I turn to the person sitting next to me and remark that Eleanor must fly a lot since she is almost always on my flight.
"Eleanor" is the slurring of L and R for left and right doors in the FA cross check of the doors. I know - I am very easily amused. As a child, I was fascinated with the clearance signs on bridges and frequently commented that "Clarence" was either growing or shrinking since the last time he was spotted. I am beginning to understand why I travel alone so often.
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"Eleanor" is the slurring of L and R for left and right doors in the FA cross check of the doors. I know - I am very easily amused. As a child, I was fascinated with the clearance signs on bridges and frequently commented that "Clarence" was either growing or shrinking since the last time he was spotted. I am beginning to understand why I travel alone so often.
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Jun 4, 2010, 6:16 pm
#164
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Fort Worth TX
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1. People that put feet/socks/shoes on the bulkhead wall.
2. People that put feet/socks/shoes on your arm rest from the seat behind you.
3. Guys that piss on/and over the toilet seat.
2. People that put feet/socks/shoes on your arm rest from the seat behind you.
3. Guys that piss on/and over the toilet seat.