Wow, for someone who had a problem with an ad hominem argument...

Correct me if I am wrong
 

Doesn't DC own the property and the airport?

I know that Arlington, VA surrounds DCA but I believe DCA is "in" DC

I would have told the officers: "To bad this is D.C."
You can not smoke in the bars as of Jan 2007 in Reagan National Airport
You can still smoke in VA bars - not DC (as of Jan 2007)
This leads me to believe than DC owns the airport and the land under it.

Welcome to Flyertalk. :)

You are entirely incorrect. DCA is in VA. See posts #150 and #156. :)

I was going to cite my wikipost
But Toche - post #156 is pretty good

Arg - better not challenge ft until I get more experienced

thank your lucky stars, you got what you derverved. Compensation? :td:

I can't recall the last time I was offedend by anything. And I realize your original point would have been equally served by using someone from Iowa or Idaho or Bumblebee, Arizona. I just think stereotypes and generalizations tend to water down what is probably a decent point in the first place becasue there are so many examples that controvert them.

Got what they deserved? I think not. What they got was abuse by an out of control wacko AA FA (like that isn't hard to find) and some overzealous airport cops.

The cops should have told the FA to shut it and not waste their time and AA management should suspend the FA until she develops a thicker skin.

The foul language, while inappropriate, was not directed at anyone, and the resulting fiasco was way over the top. The OP already apologized to AA for their use of language, and AA should apologize to (and compensate) the customer for the bad judgment and behavior of their lunatic FA.

See this post

Are you serious?

When I fly I wear sweatpants, a t-shirt and sneakers. OR I may at the MOST wear jeans and a button down shirt (if I'm trying to be fashionable). The only exception would be when I have to go right to a meeting off the plane.

I am 6'4" and 230lbs. Flying is not comfortable for me, actually it hurts. Flying is no longer special, and it has no panache. I am old enough to remember it being OK and common to smoke on planes. I remember when stewardesses were pretty young things who were there to make travelers day brighter and more comfortable. I remember when there was more legroom and width in planes, and when security was efficient and professional.

But if you are going to herd me into a Greyhound bus with wings, sell tickets for $99 to attract every nuclear family with two squealing kids, make me show up 2 hours early for my 4 hour flight, have some ill-tempered glorified waitress order me about, and have security pore over every item of clothing and baggage I posess, then I am going to everything *I* can to be comfortable.

If you make a comment about how I should dress up, I'll probably reply with "well you should learn how to dress properly too (looks head to toe) what were you thinking? Or was there a sale at Walmart on cheap clothes?" or I will just smile and say "sorry I have diarrhea and these were my only clean pants left" - anything to offend your sensibilities to the same degree that you offended me! :)

:D

Kudos! You hit the nail on the head, and why should I wear more expensive clothing in a seat that probably hasn't been cleaned for too long. Not to mention the sticky serving tables, and poor sanitation in the lavatories. I suspect, if the board of health investigated the conditions of the cabins, lavatories, and galley, they would shut the planes down.

Stay the curse!

First Class is the way to go.
 

Well, after reading all the stuff on the forum and seeing that being harassed by FA's is not my exclusivity, I will go the farthest that I can. Starting tomorrow, I will upgrade myself to First class (3 class airplane) using my eVIP's and let's see if they have the balls to tell me to wear socks. I have mailed my letter, plus the customer service letter, on my company's letterhead to George Arpey with the name of the FA that harassed me...Let's see what they say about that. I will keep y'all posted.:(

Have you seen the prices of some running shoes this days?I do travel a lot and 90% of my trips are over 10 hours.I feel very comfy with jeans a t-shirt and my Nike 360.As long as they r clean,no BO and till now as far as i know there is no uniform imposed for travelling then i don't think that anyone should tell me what i shoud or should not wear on a plane.
BTW with loose feet clothing you tend to transpire less,and trust me a silk dress on a plane is not a great idea unless you have an iron in your hand luggage.

I hear that his relative, Gerard, has been known to open George's mail from time to time. ;)

Ha ha ha....Thanks....:p