“Do You Know Who I Am?”: The Definitive Thread of DYKWIA Stories
Dec 8, 2010, 5:06 pm
#151
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LOL - that is exactly what I do. But mine got so worn down that a GA pink-tag-nazi made me put a new one on mine anyway last week. She was actually quite nice about the whole thing and I had to laugh at just how tattered the tag had become.
BTW - I gate check all the time. My only complaint is that I wish they'd put my bag on last so that it comes off first. But its not too big a deal unless I'm late for a connection. I usually just sit in my seat until the entire flight deplanes and keep warm while the ramp guys bring up the bags and those pushing to get off first stand and freeze on the jetway while they wait!
BTW - I gate check all the time. My only complaint is that I wish they'd put my bag on last so that it comes off first. But its not too big a deal unless I'm late for a connection. I usually just sit in my seat until the entire flight deplanes and keep warm while the ramp guys bring up the bags and those pushing to get off first stand and freeze on the jetway while they wait!
Dec 8, 2010, 6:30 pm
#152
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Really hate to ruin this thread with a touch of seriousness but working the gate at ALTDO, we had a DYKWIA try to board with three bags. GA asked me is there was some special rule that allowed an extra bag for DM's. When I said no, she went after him immediately. She didn't even stop to genuflect before telling him one of those bags would be gate checked.
Dec 8, 2010, 8:55 pm
#153
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Dec 8, 2010, 9:53 pm
#154
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Last month I had an itinerary which included a CRJ-40, CRJ-50, CRJ-100, CRJ-200 and CRJ-700. (Didn't get the hat trick, since there wasn't a CR9). I made sure to pack with only a single small rollerboard, one which I know fits the overhead. Every flight the GA's wanted to gate check it, every time I very politely and nicely told them it would fit the overhead. I did at one point say that this was my fourth RJ in 24 hours, and I knew it would fit.
Dec 8, 2010, 10:37 pm
#155
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Last month I had an itinerary which included a CRJ-40, CRJ-50, CRJ-100, CRJ-200 and CRJ-700. (Didn't get the hat trick, since there wasn't a CR9). I made sure to pack with only a single small rollerboard, one which I know fits the overhead. Every flight the GA's wanted to gate check it, every time I very politely and nicely told them it would fit the overhead. I did at one point say that this was my fourth RJ in 24 hours, and I knew it would fit.
However, at no point did I DYKWIA, and I kept my voice soft and respectful. But then, I'm not a DiAmOnD.
However, at no point did I DYKWIA, and I kept my voice soft and respectful. But then, I'm not a DiAmOnD.
Dec 9, 2010, 6:02 am
#156
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I want to win the war, not the battle. I would never brandish my status in the way the OP described.
Dec 9, 2010, 7:05 am
#157
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Dec 9, 2010, 7:16 am
#158
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boarding at VPS last week the GA saw the pink tag that was already on my rollaboard from the last several CRJ flights, but specifically asked to see the stub that I had in my wallet ... she mumbled something about "new policy, we have to actually match numbers now"
Dec 9, 2010, 9:24 am
#159
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I always take a new tag even if I have an old pinkie on the bag already, because I never have the claim stub. I figure if something does go awry - not likely, but it can happen - then I figure the claim stub might help trace it. Maybe it doesn't matter, but better safe ...
Dec 9, 2010, 10:29 am
#160
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All of the DYKWIA's attitude aside, I recently had a GA-in-training tell me I needed to pink-tag my computer backpack on an RJ. I told him no, it will fit under my seat (which it will, with room to spare). When he tried to insist, I may have muttered something under my breath about having been on more RJ's in the past two months than he had been on in his life, but I don't exactly remember. 
Of course, I was actually polite. I told him that if it didn't fit, I would pink-tag it.
Of course, I was actually polite. I told him that if it didn't fit, I would pink-tag it.
Dec 9, 2010, 10:41 am
#161
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Also, various 757s have different bin sizes. Some are significantly smaller than others.
Dec 9, 2010, 11:18 am
#162
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Yup. My old TravelPro rolling laptop bag fit just fine under-seat, and was good for an over-nighter (even with laptop). More then once, an FA would say there's no more overhead space, which made no difference to me (glad to leave it under-seat, for in-flight access)./
Jan 5, 2011, 5:18 am
#163
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Dear Mrs. 4E & 4F...
The most annoying thing is people putting up their feet on my armrest in First Class. It drives me crazy to have their dirty shoes rubbing on my elbow.
I have pointed it out to many a F/C passenger who ended up starting off with the "DYWHIA" routine and questioning the legitimacy of my birth, my background etc. Did not bother me a bit as long as their dirty shoes were off "my" armrest.
I have pointed it out to many a F/C passenger who ended up starting off with the "DYWHIA" routine and questioning the legitimacy of my birth, my background etc. Did not bother me a bit as long as their dirty shoes were off "my" armrest.
Dear Mrs. 4E & 4F,
I realize that you got stuck in Salt Lake City overnight on your way to San Diego. I am truly sorry, but no amount of travel mayhem makes my armrest your property. Please, in the future, keep your smelly feet to yourself. Oh, and when I try to reclaim my space with a gentle nudge with my elbow, there really is no need to push your foot forward further.
Thanks!
Signed,
3D
PS - Delta, please install actual bulkheads between F & Y. Thanks!
Exhibit 1 (to my right):
Exhibit 2 (to my left):
Exhibit 2 (to my left):
Jan 5, 2011, 5:35 am
#164
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Had that exact experience (Exhibit 1) with a teenage girl (traveling with her father) whose feet apparently hadn't been washed in weeks and consequently reeked. I stood up, looked directly at Dad, and firmly said "Her feet stink!" Said feet flew off armrest and stayed beyond smell range for the rest of the flight.
Jan 7, 2011, 6:37 am
#165
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::rant on::
Dear Mr. 5B on MEM-IND last night,
I'm sure that you're day was very stressful, and as such, you need to "tune out" with your iPod for a few moments. However, this does not mean that you turn your iPod off when the FA is walking by, and then resume playing it throughout taxi, takeoff, flight, and landing. Additionally, I know how stress-relieving music can be, but is it necessary to be playing it at such a decibel level that all the passengers around you can hear (and judge) every word to Miley Cyrus' hit "Party in the USA?" Seriously - if you're going to jam on, make it something that the rest of us won't laugh at.
Sincerely,
5C - sad that my Wired article on AI was interrupted by "heeeeey-yeeeeah-eeee-aah, it's a party in the USA."
Dear Mr. 5B on MEM-IND last night,
I'm sure that you're day was very stressful, and as such, you need to "tune out" with your iPod for a few moments. However, this does not mean that you turn your iPod off when the FA is walking by, and then resume playing it throughout taxi, takeoff, flight, and landing. Additionally, I know how stress-relieving music can be, but is it necessary to be playing it at such a decibel level that all the passengers around you can hear (and judge) every word to Miley Cyrus' hit "Party in the USA?" Seriously - if you're going to jam on, make it something that the rest of us won't laugh at.
Sincerely,
5C - sad that my Wired article on AI was interrupted by "heeeeey-yeeeeah-eeee-aah, it's a party in the USA."
Last edited by taylorc418; Jan 7, 2011 at 10:34 am Reason: incorrect song lyrics :)