“Do You Know Who I Am?”: The Definitive Thread of DYKWIA Stories
Dec 8, 2019, 7:49 am
#9737
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Please take a look at People appreciate being appreciated and tell me who you think threatened me.
Dec 8, 2019, 12:25 pm
#9738
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Creepy is when the TSA was playing the say your name game and I told the TSO that I was uncomfortable saying my name where other people could hear it, but I was happy to whisper it into his ear. But I digress as that was not a DYKWIA but a IDWOTKWIA moment.
Dec 8, 2019, 12:33 pm
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Dec 8, 2019, 12:38 pm
#9740
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Not public figure, not afraid of someone hearing my name. I was having fun because the TSA's say your name game was a stupid ineffective game that I did not want to play. So if I was required to play a stupid ineffective game I was going to at least amuse myself.
Last edited by FlyingUnderTheRadar; Dec 8, 2019 at 2:02 pm
Dec 8, 2019, 2:01 pm
#9742
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Actually the TSO I experienced thought it dumb too. I would make up a name and still get through. But this discussion is a digression from DYKWIA. There are threads in the Security forum if you want to pursue them.
Dec 8, 2019, 11:13 pm
#9743
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Today flying ATL-OMA a passenger boarded about 5 minutes before the door closed. She had this stuffed carry on bag and could not find a place for it. The FA told her they would have to gate check the bag. This set the passenger off. She informed the FA that she was a "SILVER MEMBER" and she was not going to gate check her bag. She then stated that she was in the C+ section and that according to the website she was "Guaranteed" space for her luggage and she was not going to gate check it. The FA had the bag at this time and told the passenger "Let's step off the plane and get this straight". The passenger followed her off the plane and was never seen again. Obviously, neither she or the bag flew this morning.
Dec 9, 2019, 8:28 am
#9744
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Originally Posted by DL COC
Delta may refuse to transport or may remove passengers from its aircraft in any of the following situations...
3) When the passenger interferes with the flight crew’s activities, or fails to obey the instruction of any member of the flight crew;
3) When the passenger interferes with the flight crew’s activities, or fails to obey the instruction of any member of the flight crew;
Dec 9, 2019, 9:44 am
#9745
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What she did wrong was wait until the last minute to board, and with all the bins closed and the FA telling her that all were full continued to argue with the FA that because she was "SILVER ELITE" that she was entitled to have her bag onboard and she "Was not going to gate check her bag". IF you want to fly follow the rules/procedures
Dec 9, 2019, 9:55 am
#9746
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What she did wrong was wait until the last minute to board, and with all the bins closed and the FA telling her that all were full continued to argue with the FA that because she was "SILVER ELITE" that she was entitled to have her bag onboard and she "Was not going to gate check her bag". IF you want to fly follow the rules/procedures
Dec 9, 2019, 9:59 am
#9747
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What she did wrong was wait until the last minute to board, and with all the bins closed and the FA telling her that all were full continued to argue with the FA that because she was "SILVER ELITE" that she was entitled to have her bag onboard and she "Was not going to gate check her bag". IF you want to fly follow the rules/procedures
Dec 9, 2019, 12:11 pm
#9749
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Polite - checking several other bins to see if someone closed one early, or stowing in the FA closet.
Rude - bin's shut means it's full. Gate Check or catch the next flight.
Why go to outside the box thinking or above and beyond service when someone is probably going to yell at you anyway regardless of the outcome.