Before you order a drink on GoJet...
Mar 27, 2012, 12:01 am
#16
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I've seen this on pretty much every airline, large and small. That crashing and banging you hear from the rear galley as everyone's boarding? That's the flight attendants dropping bags of ice on the floor to break them up.
Your call whether to consume it or not. It doesn't really bother me personally.
Your call whether to consume it or not. It doesn't really bother me personally.
Mar 27, 2012, 4:13 am
#17
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Not sad at all. So far, it's the only post that caused me to pause to think...
Mar 27, 2012, 4:17 am
#18
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Think harder. Your scotch (and my Woodford Reserve) will kill anything on the ice.
Mar 27, 2012, 6:53 am
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Mar 27, 2012, 7:00 am
#20
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^ The only difference is I've never taken a picture. I've seen this on practically every flight I've ever taken on any airline. (BE, First, Y, etc.)
Mar 27, 2012, 7:06 am
#21
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Order a nice glass of red wine, no ice needed 
I fly out of STL and have had generally good experiences with Go Jet as a United Express carrier for several years now - until their recent signing with DL the only service Go Jet provided was CRJ-700 service for UA. I'm not a fan of Go Jet's parent Trans States Airlines, but that is mostly a factor of the ERJ-145s that they fly. The big concern that I had with Trans States was when DL sold Compass to Trans States, but so far that seems to be working well.
I fly out of STL and have had generally good experiences with Go Jet as a United Express carrier for several years now - until their recent signing with DL the only service Go Jet provided was CRJ-700 service for UA. I'm not a fan of Go Jet's parent Trans States Airlines, but that is mostly a factor of the ERJ-145s that they fly. The big concern that I had with Trans States was when DL sold Compass to Trans States, but so far that seems to be working well.
Mar 27, 2012, 7:11 am
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Mar 27, 2012, 7:42 am
#23
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Maybe I've grown complacent since 9/11, but I really don't see a problem with letting a flight attendant have useful tools to do their job like an ice pick and a cork screw. With the all of the extreme annoyances that TSA puts us through to get through security, these simple implements should be safe to have on the plane. I believe that if someone tried to hijack a plane with cork screw or ice pick, all of FC would jump and neutralize the terrorist in this day and age. Look at what happened with the AA FA who snapped two or three weeks ago. Several passengers responded as soon as it was apparent that the FA has lost it.
Mar 27, 2012, 10:07 am
#24
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Ice pick? Oh wait...I mean terror device. Sorry, you're going to have to ingest germs to ensure safety.
Mar 27, 2012, 11:45 am
#26
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My skin has definitely gotten a lot thinker since I started posting in this forum. I might be upset about that if my feelings hadn't already been completely destroyed by all my fellow FT'ers "helpful" comments!
Mar 27, 2012, 12:01 pm
#27
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Thick skin is in order. I wouldn't take any of what might be seem like personal attacks on Flyer Talk seriously. If anyone is out on Flyer Talk trolling for an opportunity to make personal attacks on posters, then they probably should be written off as bitter losers who hopefully take the next flight after yours on another carrier!
Mar 27, 2012, 1:16 pm
#29
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Thick skin is in order. I wouldn't take any of what might be seem like personal attacks on Flyer Talk seriously. If anyone is out on Flyer Talk trolling for an opportunity to make personal attacks on posters, then they probably should be written off as bitter losers who hopefully take the next flight after yours on another carrier!