“Do You Know Who I Am?”: The Definitive Thread of DYKWIA Stories
Jun 4, 2018, 3:58 pm
#9121
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Jun 4, 2018, 5:55 pm
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I boarded an AA A-321 from CLT-MCO yesterday. I was ticketed in 4F and got to row 4 to find a woman in 4F. I mentioned to her I had 4F and she said "oh is this F? I thought it was D. They're all the same anyway". She made no effort to get up. I said "I prefer the window so I'd like to sit there" which prompted her to move.
Jun 4, 2018, 6:01 pm
#9123
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Those folks just don't get it. If you ask, maybe I'll be nice and swap window/aisle. But poaching activates my stubbornness. Sounds like the same guy as this post:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29791063-post731.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29791063-post731.html
Jun 4, 2018, 6:36 pm
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I was on DAL-ATL or something. 4B because I like the aisle. I board late and there's a guy in 4B.
Me: "Hi, I think I'm in 4B."
Mr. Not-4B: (Almost too quickly, as if he's prepared with this answer.) "Oh, jeez, I just sat in the same seat I was on for the flight before this." (Scoots over to 4A.)
Me: "Yeah, it happens, I guess." (Think to myself: No, it really doesn't. Also, who the heck is connecting in DAL on DL?)
Mr. Not-4B: (Regales me of stories of being a DM and flying so much and he was talking to the pilot about the weather patterns.)
Me: (NC headphones = wise investment.)
At some point I realize there's no pillow or water at my seat. Ok, maybe they didn't service the cabin. Nope, all other seats have their stuff. Discovered when he want to the lav that Mr. Not-4B was using two pillows for lumbar support.. I'm guessing there was a mini Dasani in his bag on the floor by the time I got on board.
Me: "Hi, I think I'm in 4B."
Mr. Not-4B: (Almost too quickly, as if he's prepared with this answer.) "Oh, jeez, I just sat in the same seat I was on for the flight before this." (Scoots over to 4A.)
Me: "Yeah, it happens, I guess." (Think to myself: No, it really doesn't. Also, who the heck is connecting in DAL on DL?)
Mr. Not-4B: (Regales me of stories of being a DM and flying so much and he was talking to the pilot about the weather patterns.)
Me: (NC headphones = wise investment.)
At some point I realize there's no pillow or water at my seat. Ok, maybe they didn't service the cabin. Nope, all other seats have their stuff. Discovered when he want to the lav that Mr. Not-4B was using two pillows for lumbar support.. I'm guessing there was a mini Dasani in his bag on the floor by the time I got on board.
Jun 4, 2018, 7:07 pm
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Jun 4, 2018, 7:13 pm
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Jun 4, 2018, 7:42 pm
#9128
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I was on DAL-ATL or something. 4B because I like the aisle. I board late and there's a guy in 4B.
Me: "Hi, I think I'm in 4B."
Mr. Not-4B: (Almost too quickly, as if he's prepared with this answer.) "Oh, jeez, I just sat in the same seat I was on for the flight before this." (Scoots over to 4A.)
Me: "Yeah, it happens, I guess." (Think to myself: No, it really doesn't. Also, who the heck is connecting in DAL on DL?)
Mr. Not-4B: (Regales me of stories of being a DM and flying so much and he was talking to the pilot about the weather patterns.)
Me: (NC headphones = wise investment.)
At some point I realize there's no pillow or water at my seat. Ok, maybe they didn't service the cabin. Nope, all other seats have their stuff. Discovered when he want to the lav that Mr. Not-4B was using two pillows for lumbar support.. I'm guessing there was a mini Dasani in his bag on the floor by the time I got on board.
Me: "Hi, I think I'm in 4B."
Mr. Not-4B: (Almost too quickly, as if he's prepared with this answer.) "Oh, jeez, I just sat in the same seat I was on for the flight before this." (Scoots over to 4A.)
Me: "Yeah, it happens, I guess." (Think to myself: No, it really doesn't. Also, who the heck is connecting in DAL on DL?)
Mr. Not-4B: (Regales me of stories of being a DM and flying so much and he was talking to the pilot about the weather patterns.)
Me: (NC headphones = wise investment.)
At some point I realize there's no pillow or water at my seat. Ok, maybe they didn't service the cabin. Nope, all other seats have their stuff. Discovered when he want to the lav that Mr. Not-4B was using two pillows for lumbar support.. I'm guessing there was a mini Dasani in his bag on the floor by the time I got on board.
Did you ask the FA for a bottle of water? They seem willing to distribute seconds (and thirds) upon request, but you could preface the question with some statement about having arrived to find your seat occupied and later discovering no water or pillow.
OTOH if a "seat mate" has already sat on my pillow, I really don't want it.
OTOH if a "seat mate" has already sat on my pillow, I really don't want it.
Jun 4, 2018, 9:09 pm
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Did you ask the FA for a bottle of water? They seem willing to distribute seconds (and thirds) upon request, but you could preface the question with some statement about having arrived to find your seat occupied and later discovering no water or pillow.
OTOH if a "seat mate" has already sat on my pillow, I really don't want it.
OTOH if a "seat mate" has already sat on my pillow, I really don't want it.
. I did get a bottle as they were wrapping up service, so no worries there. And no, I did not want the pillow back, either. It was a short flight and I was more amused by the situation than anything else.
Jun 5, 2018, 8:04 pm
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Was on a flight 3 or 4 Years ago. Guy in F grabbed a bunch of water bottles from other F seats after boarding and shoved them in his backpack. The guy next to him shoved about 10 more that he got from the FA when the water hoarder was in the bathroom ..... probably peeing.
Jun 6, 2018, 8:44 am
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Was on a flight 3 or 4 Years ago. Guy in F grabbed a bunch of water bottles from other F seats after boarding and shoved them in his backpack. The guy next to him shoved about 10 more that he got from the FA when the water hoarder was in the bathroom ..... probably peeing.
Jul 27, 2018, 8:20 am
#9133
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I don't know if this qualifies as DYKWIA or if the guy was just a jerk.
I was flying out of my local airport last month and needed to check my bag. I was waiting on the Sky Priority line behind another couple. While the agent assisted the couple in front of me a man in the non Sky Priority line says, "There's a queue here." Realizing that he's speaking to me I look up and he repeats himself about the queue and gestures to the line that he's on.
Me: "I know. This is the sky priority line."
Him: "I'm sky priority!"
Me: "But you're not on this line."
Him: "But I was. So I'm ahead of you."
Me: "Did they tell you to move to the other line?" I should know better than to engage...
Him: "No. But I was here before you."
At this point he gets off of the line, leaving his family ("where's pop pop going?") and stands in front of me saying, "I was here before you, I'm ahead of you." He then walks up to the agent who looks over at me. I shake my head and say, "I don't care as long as I make my flight." . The GA checks him in and then he calls over to me "Are you going to Detroit? Because that flight's delayed."
Me: "That's why I let you get ahead of me."
Him: "You didn't let me, I was here first!"
Meanwhile his family is still waiting on the other line.
I was flying out of my local airport last month and needed to check my bag. I was waiting on the Sky Priority line behind another couple. While the agent assisted the couple in front of me a man in the non Sky Priority line says, "There's a queue here." Realizing that he's speaking to me I look up and he repeats himself about the queue and gestures to the line that he's on.
Me: "I know. This is the sky priority line."
Him: "I'm sky priority!"
Me: "But you're not on this line."
Him: "But I was. So I'm ahead of you."
Me: "Did they tell you to move to the other line?" I should know better than to engage...
Him: "No. But I was here before you."
At this point he gets off of the line, leaving his family ("where's pop pop going?") and stands in front of me saying, "I was here before you, I'm ahead of you." He then walks up to the agent who looks over at me. I shake my head and say, "I don't care as long as I make my flight." . The GA checks him in and then he calls over to me "Are you going to Detroit? Because that flight's delayed."
Me: "That's why I let you get ahead of me."
Him: "You didn't let me, I was here first!"
Meanwhile his family is still waiting on the other line.
Jul 27, 2018, 8:47 am
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I don't know if this qualifies as DYKWIA or if the guy was just a jerk.
I was flying out of my local airport last month and needed to check my bag. I was waiting on the Sky Priority line behind another couple. While the agent assisted the couple in front of me a man in the non Sky Priority line says, "There's a queue here." Realizing that he's speaking to me I look up and he repeats himself about the queue and gestures to the line that he's on.
Me: "I know. This is the sky priority line."
Him: "I'm sky priority!"
Me: "But you're not on this line."
Him: "But I was. So I'm ahead of you."
Me: "Did they tell you to move to the other line?" I should know better than to engage...
Him: "No. But I was here before you."
At this point he gets off of the line, leaving his family ("where's pop pop going?") and stands in front of me saying, "I was here before you, I'm ahead of you." He then walks up to the agent who looks over at me. I shake my head and say, "I don't care as long as I make my flight." . The GA checks him in and then he calls over to me "Are you going to Detroit? Because that flight's delayed."
Me: "That's why I let you get ahead of me."
Him: "You didn't let me, I was here first!"
Meanwhile his family is still waiting on the other line.
I was flying out of my local airport last month and needed to check my bag. I was waiting on the Sky Priority line behind another couple. While the agent assisted the couple in front of me a man in the non Sky Priority line says, "There's a queue here." Realizing that he's speaking to me I look up and he repeats himself about the queue and gestures to the line that he's on.
Me: "I know. This is the sky priority line."
Him: "I'm sky priority!"
Me: "But you're not on this line."
Him: "But I was. So I'm ahead of you."
Me: "Did they tell you to move to the other line?" I should know better than to engage...
Him: "No. But I was here before you."
At this point he gets off of the line, leaving his family ("where's pop pop going?") and stands in front of me saying, "I was here before you, I'm ahead of you." He then walks up to the agent who looks over at me. I shake my head and say, "I don't care as long as I make my flight." . The GA checks him in and then he calls over to me "Are you going to Detroit? Because that flight's delayed."
Me: "That's why I let you get ahead of me."
Him: "You didn't let me, I was here first!"
Meanwhile his family is still waiting on the other line.