DYKWIA | 2023 edition
Oct 14, 2023, 4:58 am
#496
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Kent, UK
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One of the pleasures of reading the contents of this thread is the sense of schadenfreude I get from the comeuppance of the people that try to apply DYKWIA behaviours and then fail. I've not yet experienced such behaviour, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time.
Oct 14, 2023, 7:19 am
#497
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 1,631
Often noone calls them out and so its a constant cycle of getting away with it
Oct 22, 2023, 7:42 am
#498
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
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Dropped my rental car off at JER and parked up. Car behind me starts beeping at me like I've taken their unassigned space. I've no idea what the person wanted, but whatever. I park up, drop the keys into the box, and walk to Departures.
30 seconds later, I hear puffing behind me as the rental car guy brushes past me. He's in a rush, mutters something to me, and speeds off.
I know I've got plenty of time, but I'm now annoyed because of this guy.
Fortunately Departures is quiet, so I'm in the lounge pretty swiftly - and say in my eye-line is Rental Car Guy. He spots me, stares at me, then down, then back to me, and then away. It's very odd, but each to their own.
Boarding is called, and as I get to the Lounge Door, RCG pushes into me and dashes to the gate. Naturally the plane isn't ready, so we wait in the pen - and I'm now in a mood so sit right next to RCG. He mutters something, and I ask him to speak up - he doesn't.
Group 1 is called, so I stand up, as does he. We walk to the aircraft, him pushing his way past others for the 10 metre dash up the ramp. We board, and because life is never simple, he's sat next to me - except I know there's a seat-block for the middle seat...and he doesn't.
Well we're now 18 minutes into the flight, and my bag is having a most wonderful time in the empty aisle seat.
M
30 seconds later, I hear puffing behind me as the rental car guy brushes past me. He's in a rush, mutters something to me, and speeds off.
I know I've got plenty of time, but I'm now annoyed because of this guy.
Fortunately Departures is quiet, so I'm in the lounge pretty swiftly - and say in my eye-line is Rental Car Guy. He spots me, stares at me, then down, then back to me, and then away. It's very odd, but each to their own.
Boarding is called, and as I get to the Lounge Door, RCG pushes into me and dashes to the gate. Naturally the plane isn't ready, so we wait in the pen - and I'm now in a mood so sit right next to RCG. He mutters something, and I ask him to speak up - he doesn't.
Group 1 is called, so I stand up, as does he. We walk to the aircraft, him pushing his way past others for the 10 metre dash up the ramp. We board, and because life is never simple, he's sat next to me - except I know there's a seat-block for the middle seat...and he doesn't.
Well we're now 18 minutes into the flight, and my bag is having a most wonderful time in the empty aisle seat.
M
Oct 22, 2023, 8:02 am
#499
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: JER
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Fascinating! Did you see where he ended up? Behind the curtain of shame?
Oct 22, 2023, 8:09 am
#500
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL, BA Amex Prem, Amex Plat, Hilton Diamond, Sir Crazy8534 de l'ordres des aides de Pucci
Posts: 4,550
Oct 22, 2023, 8:36 am
#501
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
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Bit confused - so he should be in D with you in F but hes sat down in C? With you in E?
I might need a diagram
I might need a diagram
Oct 22, 2023, 8:44 am
#502
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: UK
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I am really, really hoping for the follow-up that they landed at a remote stand at LHR and msm was met by a Concorde team car and driven to immigration
.(alas, probably not on SH anyway!)
Oct 22, 2023, 8:54 am
#504
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,796
Halfway thru the flight I would have been tempted to ask RCG just what his problem is.
Oct 22, 2023, 9:02 am
#506
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
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I was in Y - and knew there was a seat block for E...so I moved myself from D to E
M
M
Oct 22, 2023, 9:23 am
#507
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Somewhere between SFO and LAX...FYI aka FAT
Programs: BAEC - back to lowly blue. Marriott - Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 475
Oct 22, 2023, 9:38 am
#508
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
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Posts: 9,020
Oct 22, 2023, 9:56 am
#509
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
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Oct 22, 2023, 10:01 am
#510
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Somewhere between SFO and LAX...FYI aka FAT
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