Was escorted off flight for complaining about 1 hour delay
Sep 24, 2007 | 7:14 am
#271
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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.
Sep 24, 2007 | 7:24 am
#272
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Agree completely. Flying isn't special and its not an event to get dressed up for. The only time I'm not completely casual on a airliner is when I have to go to work immediately after leaving the airport. Outside of that, I'm wearing whatever I feel I will be most comfortable in.
Some people will complain no matter what. It's like reading hotel reviews on tripadvisor.com. Even the 5-star resorts that have staff to do everything but assist you while using the biday wind up with the occasional 1-star response from a customer. For them, the biday water was either too cold or too hot; never just right.
Sep 24, 2007 | 10:07 am
#273
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Interesting thread, but the OP 1) registered & posted on September 11 (coincidence?), 2) posted exactly ONCE and never again in the nearly two weeks since that time, 3) has a somewhat fishy story, and 4) has a handle "geheim" which means "secret" in German.
So, what does this all add up to? Perhaps the story is real, and the OP was advised by an attorney to stop discussing the event in a public forum? Or perhaps the OP is a troll and is laughing at the lengthy discussion the fake story has provoked? Or perhaps.... ?
Can anyone corroborate the OP's story, at least in part?
Inquiring minds....
So, what does this all add up to? Perhaps the story is real, and the OP was advised by an attorney to stop discussing the event in a public forum? Or perhaps the OP is a troll and is laughing at the lengthy discussion the fake story has provoked? Or perhaps.... ?
Can anyone corroborate the OP's story, at least in part?
Inquiring minds....
Sep 24, 2007 | 10:28 am
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Aside from starting the thread, I think the OP's post is irrelevant at this point. The discussion itself has become the point of the thread, and it's been an interesting one with so many opinions.
Sep 24, 2007 | 10:36 am
#275
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The lesson that should be learned: don't use foul language in public.
It never results in anything positive, does it?
It never results in anything positive, does it?
Sep 24, 2007 | 10:43 am
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Many in this thread seem to think that everything was A-OK until the F word was used. So I assume that if the OP had said "fREAking ridiculous" you would be siding with him as the passenger in this case? Is that all it takes? Just shift a few letters around and it changes the whole scenario?
Shouldn't FA's judge security threats based on perceived intent rather than word choice?
Shouldn't FA's judge security threats based on perceived intent rather than word choice?
But the US is no longer the place for polite society, it seems................
Sep 24, 2007 | 10:52 am
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Bumper sticker on the car that entered the parking garage in front of me today: "It's a nice day so far, don't go f***ing it up".
Car was driven by an ordinary looking suburban woman, with license tags to the effect of ____zmom.....
Sep 24, 2007 | 3:09 pm
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I move to lock it until/unless OP responds with a second post.
Sep 24, 2007 | 3:33 pm
#279
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Folks,
We've had a number of complaints about this thread either 1) going off-topic from the OP's complaint or 2) suggestions that the OP was trolling and why isn't this thread closed.
As for the former concern, it would be nice if discussions of dress-code that aren't specifically related to safety and security issues be taken up in TravelBuzz!; and to the latter concern, please continue to use the RBP function to alert mods of housekeeping issues, rather than detracting from legitimate, topical posts.
Thank you for your consideration.
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essxjay
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We've had a number of complaints about this thread either 1) going off-topic from the OP's complaint or 2) suggestions that the OP was trolling and why isn't this thread closed.
As for the former concern, it would be nice if discussions of dress-code that aren't specifically related to safety and security issues be taken up in TravelBuzz!; and to the latter concern, please continue to use the RBP function to alert mods of housekeeping issues, rather than detracting from legitimate, topical posts.
Thank you for your consideration.
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essxjay
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Sep 25, 2007 | 9:46 pm
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I do declare: this thread is dead. Say goodnight, Gracie.
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essxjay
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