Worst behavior you've seen in an Admirals Club?
Jul 17, 2016, 7:35 pm
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Sometimes an announcement is made, to allow such pax to deplane first.
Jul 17, 2016, 7:52 pm
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Like many here I have witnessed some appalling personal behavior (uncovered sneezing, toenail clipping, prolonged flatulence, and on and on).
The single worst was slightly different. In the Chicago H/K club, in the business area, a guy was conducting a speaked phone conference call in which he and the others on the call were making final decisions on a reduction in staff, and were discussing very personal details about the employees, some of it very derogatory in nature.
Having to hear the trashing of a loyal employees years of service in such a cavalier manner really disgusted me, although of course I did not know them.
The single worst was slightly different. In the Chicago H/K club, in the business area, a guy was conducting a speaked phone conference call in which he and the others on the call were making final decisions on a reduction in staff, and were discussing very personal details about the employees, some of it very derogatory in nature.
Having to hear the trashing of a loyal employees years of service in such a cavalier manner really disgusted me, although of course I did not know them.
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Jul 17, 2016, 8:14 pm
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I assume it's a colloquial term, but what is a "snowflake son"?
Jul 17, 2016, 9:20 pm
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Jul 17, 2016, 9:36 pm
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Jul 18, 2016, 4:23 am
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Actually, "snowflake" references the idea that no two snowflakes found in nature are ever alike. In this colloquial usage, it refers to the idea that the child has unique needs not exhibited by any other child, and thus requires an extra special level of care and attention (which of course, is not the case, this being the whole point of that usage).
Jul 18, 2016, 4:38 am
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What's the worst behavior you've seen in an Admirals Club? Did you do anything to get it corrected and, if so, was it corrected?
Mine was on Saturday: a very obese man was in the C/D Admirals Club in Charlotte at about 1:50pm. He stood in front of the cookie/brownie trays, pawing at them and stuffing his face. He didn't even use the silver tongs that are placed in front of them, so his grimy hands and stuff from his mouth got all over the cookies and brownies.
I handed him the tongs and another customer scolded him. He kept pawing at the cookies some more, ignoring us, and then walked off. The other customer looked at me and said, "well, all we can do is advise, right?"
That was a repulsive episode and makes me not want to get near any food in a public place again.
Can't AA put a big sign up, saying "Utensils Required to Take Food; Do Not Use Hands"?
My others are (1) a crowd of screaming children in the same AC a few months ago (which I took care of by fussing at the parents) and (2) the constant businessmen and yappy other travelers who walk around in the middle of the AC while on their phones.
Mine was on Saturday: a very obese man was in the C/D Admirals Club in Charlotte at about 1:50pm. He stood in front of the cookie/brownie trays, pawing at them and stuffing his face. He didn't even use the silver tongs that are placed in front of them, so his grimy hands and stuff from his mouth got all over the cookies and brownies.
I handed him the tongs and another customer scolded him. He kept pawing at the cookies some more, ignoring us, and then walked off. The other customer looked at me and said, "well, all we can do is advise, right?"
That was a repulsive episode and makes me not want to get near any food in a public place again.
Can't AA put a big sign up, saying "Utensils Required to Take Food; Do Not Use Hands"?
My others are (1) a crowd of screaming children in the same AC a few months ago (which I took care of by fussing at the parents) and (2) the constant businessmen and yappy other travelers who walk around in the middle of the AC while on their phones.
2. Do you think he would have obeyed a sign? I've seen the same behavior in places with signs.
3. Why did the employee at the club say when you informed them?
Jul 18, 2016, 6:10 am
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@mvoight, I think it appropriate to describe him--if he's reading this, he'll know that he's been called out again.
A sign might have made him think twice. Without a sign, there's no requirement to use tongs.
The other passenger said, "all we can do is advise" so I let it go.
A sign might have made him think twice. Without a sign, there's no requirement to use tongs.
The other passenger said, "all we can do is advise" so I let it go.
Jul 18, 2016, 7:15 am
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I was in row 2 and row 3 on 2 separate flights this past weekend and only have a small tote that I had under the seat the whole flight so when the plane stops and the passengers in front of me were retrieving their bags from the overhead bin I just walked past them and was the first in line to deplane. Was that inappropriate? The aisle in F was wide enough that I don't think they noticed me past by. I won't do it again if others think it's rude.
Jul 18, 2016, 7:17 am
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Best and worst in a single day. @ DFW, I forget which AC...
Club is not packed but line for booze and food at the bar is long. Woman wants to order a sandwich for snowflake son:
Woman: Is the chicken sandwich free range?
Bartender: I'm not sure, Ma'am.
Woman: Is the chicken antibiotic free?
Bartender: I don't know, Ma'am.
Woman: Did the chicken know what it was like to be in love before it was made into a sandwich?
Bartender: I don't know, Ma'am.
Woman: Did the chicken get to experience EY's apartments before it died?
Bartender: I don't have that information, Ma'am.
Woman: What was the chicken's favoite song?
Bartender: Not sure, Ma'am.
Woman: What was the chicken's name?
Best bartender ever!
Club is not packed but line for booze and food at the bar is long. Woman wants to order a sandwich for snowflake son:
Woman: Is the chicken sandwich free range?
Bartender: I'm not sure, Ma'am.
Woman: Is the chicken antibiotic free?
Bartender: I don't know, Ma'am.
Woman: Did the chicken know what it was like to be in love before it was made into a sandwich?
Bartender: I don't know, Ma'am.
Woman: Did the chicken get to experience EY's apartments before it died?
Bartender: I don't have that information, Ma'am.
Woman: What was the chicken's favoite song?
Bartender: Not sure, Ma'am.
Woman: What was the chicken's name?
Best bartender ever!
Mine was on Saturday: a very obese man was in the C/D Admirals Club in Charlotte at about 1:50pm. He stood in front of the cookie/brownie trays, pawing at them and stuffing his face. He didn't even use the silver tongs that are placed in front of them, so his grimy hands and stuff from his mouth got all over the cookies and brownies.
Jul 18, 2016, 7:47 am
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Jul 18, 2016, 8:02 am
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People are mostly well-behaved in my experience.
However, this time of year we see a lot more children in the clubs, and they are not as sensitive to sound issues as the rest of us. In the worse cases, the parents seem completely oblivious that their precious little tykes are making the AC uninhabitable.
However, this time of year we see a lot more children in the clubs, and they are not as sensitive to sound issues as the rest of us. In the worse cases, the parents seem completely oblivious that their precious little tykes are making the AC uninhabitable.
Jul 18, 2016, 8:17 am
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I ripped off the term from this forum. It's as Doc describes.
The sad part of the entire exchange is the poor kid never got fed. If I'm the bartender, I'd be tempted fib--- tell Mom it's artisanal chicken from bucolic Patagonia: Vet on staff; macramé and yoga classes; poetry hour; individual, air conditioned coops from reclaimed barn planks; etc., etc., etc...
Get the kid fed, get the people watered.
I have all the respect in the world for the staff at ACs. The flighty bunch they must deal with on a daily basis would be enough to drive me mad batty.
Can you give an AAplause Cert to an AC employee? I'd assume so.
Get the kid fed, get the people watered.
I have all the respect in the world for the staff at ACs. The flighty bunch they must deal with on a daily basis would be enough to drive me mad batty.
Can you give an AAplause Cert to an AC employee? I'd assume so.