You might be a Kettle with Medallion Status if
Sep 12, 2011, 10:49 am
#196
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: ATL
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Things I hate about other fliers:
1. Men that don't wear socks on a plane. This isn't your house, it's an airplane. Wear some socks.
2. Pulling on my seat when you get up. I don't care how bad your legs hurts or how fat you are, my seat is my seat. Stop pulling on it. (I HATE THIS THE MOST!)
3. People that bring food onto a plane that smells. Bringing a snack/sandwich is ok, but don't bring the fried chicken/Indian food/etc. that stinks up the cabin. I don't care. If you wanted to eat your own food either (1) schedule for a time that doesn't interfere with your meals or (2) take the bus.
Vent over.
1. Men that don't wear socks on a plane. This isn't your house, it's an airplane. Wear some socks.
2. Pulling on my seat when you get up. I don't care how bad your legs hurts or how fat you are, my seat is my seat. Stop pulling on it. (I HATE THIS THE MOST!)
3. People that bring food onto a plane that smells. Bringing a snack/sandwich is ok, but don't bring the fried chicken/Indian food/etc. that stinks up the cabin. I don't care. If you wanted to eat your own food either (1) schedule for a time that doesn't interfere with your meals or (2) take the bus.
Vent over.
Sep 12, 2011, 11:02 am
#197
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: MCO
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Those gate lice who ask if you are in FC and still bust past you with their family, thus holding up the boarding process because they can't seem to store their bags properly in the OH......
Sep 13, 2011, 1:31 pm
#198
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You might be a Kettle with Medallion Status if...
...you flew Airtran this week to save $100 as I did
...you flew Airtran this week to save $100 as I did
Sep 17, 2011, 3:36 pm
#199
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: SEA
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If you pull a DYKWIA in J durning PDB on speaker phone just to make sure everyone knows how special you are...
Bonus when 3 pax do it at the same time!!!!!
True story from today. :-(
Bonus when 3 pax do it at the same time!!!!!
True story from today. :-(
Dec 12, 2011, 9:29 am
#200
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Just had to bump this thread - love it -will read it all tonight when I am not at work with a cold adult beverage
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Dec 12, 2011, 10:26 am
#201
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You have FF or Elite status for more than one year and have never even heard of FT.
You made a mileage run without even knowing that's what it's called, or that thousands have done it before you, and in far more creative ways than you ever dreamed possible.
Guilty.... ME TOO!!!
You made a mileage run without even knowing that's what it's called, or that thousands have done it before you, and in far more creative ways than you ever dreamed possible.
Guilty.... ME TOO!!!
Dec 12, 2011, 11:26 am
#202
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: CMH
Programs: DL GM, HH Diamond
Posts: 390
3. People that bring food onto a plane that smells. Bringing a snack/sandwich is ok, but don't bring the fried chicken/Indian food/etc. that stinks up the cabin. I don't care. If you wanted to eat your own food either (1) schedule for a time that doesn't interfere with your meals or (2) take the bus.
Vent over.
Vent over.
Dec 12, 2011, 12:02 pm
#203
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Atlanta, GA
Programs: Delta Skymiles, Marriott Rewards, Emerald Club
Posts: 98
Clearly not from the South. I wear my Sperry's when travelling and I wouldn't dare wear socks with them. However, I also wouldn't take my shoes off and expose my bare feet.
Dec 12, 2011, 12:08 pm
#204
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How about asking for a woodford mixed with Fresca with a splash of cranapple? I know a lot of people think ordering fresca and vodka is Kettlish and I admit I am guilty of it. Friday DTW/LAS I ordered the one drink in sky magazine for my PDB that was fresca/vodka with a splash of cranapple and the guy beside me said he was going to order a coke and woodford but would take what I was having but substitute woodford for the vodka
Looked nasty but he ordered another in the air
Looked nasty but he ordered another in the air
Dec 12, 2011, 12:38 pm
#205
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Worst part about this is when you have a window seat and you're trying to get out but your aisle companion says 'don't worry, you can climb over me' without realizing that the only way to do that without literally climbing over him ... is to grab on to the seat in front...
Dec 12, 2011, 6:59 pm
#206
Join Date: May 2005
Programs: DL Million Miler
Posts: 1,963
>>>>>>You might be a Kettle with Medallion Status if...
...if you bust your patootie to make it back up to Plat, and then for next Sunday afternoon's MCI-DTW flight there are 5 V seats available today, and then you check ExpertFlyer shows V 0 and you didn't get one of the ding-dang Sunday afternoon MCI-DTW upgrades as a Plat.
Status schmatus. Who am I kidding? I am a kettle.
...if you bust your patootie to make it back up to Plat, and then for next Sunday afternoon's MCI-DTW flight there are 5 V seats available today, and then you check ExpertFlyer shows V 0 and you didn't get one of the ding-dang Sunday afternoon MCI-DTW upgrades as a Plat.
Status schmatus. Who am I kidding? I am a kettle.
Dec 12, 2011, 8:24 pm
#207
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: DL Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 14
You might be a Kettle with Medallion Status if
you hang by the gate waiting to board last and hoping to score an UG
you wear shorts, tube socks, and sandals in FC
you need a sealt belt extender and bring fast food on board
you bring a Sodoku book into FC
you fall asleep and snore like a hog in FC
you are over 30 and wear t-shirts with "hip" messages in FC
you own 1 rollerbag, it is green, it is old, and looks like hell
you have one of them doughnut pillows on top of your rollerbag
you watch R rated films on your laptop for all to see
you wear a Columbia fleece vest
you bring a half empty bottle of soda on board
you ask for seconds on your FC meal
you think Delta should add more MD-XXs
your upgrade success rate is below 50%
you tip the FAs upon deplaning
and one of my favorites....
You might be a Kettle with Medallion status if you board in FC wearing a wife beater, cargo shorts at half-mast, a cap worn sideways, and boots.
you hang by the gate waiting to board last and hoping to score an UG
you wear shorts, tube socks, and sandals in FC
you need a sealt belt extender and bring fast food on board
you bring a Sodoku book into FC
you fall asleep and snore like a hog in FC
you are over 30 and wear t-shirts with "hip" messages in FC
you own 1 rollerbag, it is green, it is old, and looks like hell
you have one of them doughnut pillows on top of your rollerbag
you watch R rated films on your laptop for all to see
you wear a Columbia fleece vest
you bring a half empty bottle of soda on board
you ask for seconds on your FC meal
you think Delta should add more MD-XXs
your upgrade success rate is below 50%
you tip the FAs upon deplaning
and one of my favorites....
You might be a Kettle with Medallion status if you board in FC wearing a wife beater, cargo shorts at half-mast, a cap worn sideways, and boots.
Dec 13, 2011, 4:23 pm
#208
Join Date: May 2005
Programs: DL Million Miler
Posts: 1,963
Is there a firm cutoff number for Kettlehood?
I ask because I just re-read the entire thread and I currently score 10, but it could actually be 11. The only way I can make sure about the score is to NEXT time I board my flight last to score an upgrade wearing a Columbia fleece vest and stow my rollerboard sideways (because it is one of those funny-sized planes), while doing Sudoku till we are airborne when I can comfortably open up my fast-food Interstate BBQ and slosh it down with a half-empty bottle of soda (while still looking forward to the FC meal service in order to pick at the salad and eat the cookie) while also buying $25 worth of onboard snacks (to use the free $25 credit from my US Bank card) - - and then finally drop the free EC earbuds into my backpack that proudly displays SM, a GM and PM insignia - - I can drop off to sleep.
Upon arrival I will ask my seatmate if I snored like a hog - - which would put me at a glorious 11.
I ask because I just re-read the entire thread and I currently score 10, but it could actually be 11. The only way I can make sure about the score is to NEXT time I board my flight last to score an upgrade wearing a Columbia fleece vest and stow my rollerboard sideways (because it is one of those funny-sized planes), while doing Sudoku till we are airborne when I can comfortably open up my fast-food Interstate BBQ and slosh it down with a half-empty bottle of soda (while still looking forward to the FC meal service in order to pick at the salad and eat the cookie) while also buying $25 worth of onboard snacks (to use the free $25 credit from my US Bank card) - - and then finally drop the free EC earbuds into my backpack that proudly displays SM, a GM and PM insignia - - I can drop off to sleep.
Upon arrival I will ask my seatmate if I snored like a hog - - which would put me at a glorious 11.
Dec 14, 2011, 12:38 am
#209
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Tri-Cities, WA
Programs: DL GM, Marriott, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 75
when I don't print my boarding pass from home I always ask for a ticket jacket. I know they don't have any, but I ask anyway. If everyone asks maybe they will bring these back. I like them, they are convenient for keeping all my travel paperwork together.
United still has them, Delta should follow suit.
United still has them, Delta should follow suit.
20 and Counting,
JBDIABM