Beware: small flock of middle aged women barefoot in JFK t4 club right now
Jul 19, 2013, 2:01 pm
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I shudder to think of the germs hanging around security, particularly in warm weather climates where people just have slip-on shoes without socks. If you see a guy at security wearing shorts with shoes and socks, that's probably me. Fashion faux pas, but, ew, I don't want to know what's on those floors.
But definitely yucky to have to see that in the lounge.
Mike
But definitely yucky to have to see that in the lounge.
Mike
Jul 19, 2013, 2:12 pm
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Jul 19, 2013, 7:09 pm
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Aren't they worried about stepping on broken glass?
Jul 19, 2013, 7:14 pm
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Jul 19, 2013, 8:20 pm
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update: a guy just came into the ANC boardroom, wearing sandals and no socks...
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Jul 19, 2013, 10:42 pm
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Just wanted to give a heads up for anyone that might be caught off guard.
Shoes and socks seem to have become optional. They seem to be enjoying walking around and feeling the new carpet under their feet. Pedicures desperately needed. Saw manager of the club walk by without saying a thing. Absolutely fabulous.
Shoes and socks seem to have become optional. They seem to be enjoying walking around and feeling the new carpet under their feet. Pedicures desperately needed. Saw manager of the club walk by without saying a thing. Absolutely fabulous.
Jul 19, 2013, 11:59 pm
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Jul 20, 2013, 3:22 am
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Well in all honesty, I only became aware of this fact a few months ago when I saw an extensive discussion on this topic, I think in the aforementioned thread cataloguing photos of disgusting practices. My whole life I never knew you weren't allowed to fly barefoot. Does that mean I've ever done it? Nope, even before I knew it was against the terms. Slip-ons, yes. With socks. But never sandals or barefoot. That is just gross. Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is that flyertalk is the only reason I even know this is part of the CoC. I guarantee you almost none of the general public knows this. And if DL employees are aware of it, I've never seen them do anything about it. I've kept an eye out ever since learning about the no-no, but I've seen so many sandals or sockless feet in shoes, and often times these are removed from passengers' feet.
update: a guy just came into the ANC boardroom, wearing sandals and no socks...
update: a guy just came into the ANC boardroom, wearing sandals and no socks...
Barefoot means without shoes. Sandals count as shoes.
Jul 20, 2013, 5:18 am
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Agreed, but you still--to varying degrees, depending on the sandals--have to see the feet, and hear the feet. Flip flops are worst. And they're not only gross to look at and gross to hear, apparently they're bad for the wearer's feet, too. I suppose that's a kind of poetic justice.
(Something tells me I should probably duck about now.)
(Something tells me I should probably duck about now.)
Jul 20, 2013, 5:57 am
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It's not really a big deal if their nasty feet are on the floor; however, this is a slippery slope.
Q - where do you think the feet end up next?
A - the table. And you will come in a few minutes after they leave and put your plate of food there.
Keep it classy ladies.
Q - where do you think the feet end up next?
A - the table. And you will come in a few minutes after they leave and put your plate of food there.
Keep it classy ladies.
Jul 20, 2013, 7:11 am
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Exactly my point. Where the feet could end up next... It's one thing if they're strappy sandals, but flip flops that can be slipped off in a flash are the wildcards. I went down to the gate to board my flight, and since the inbound was a few minutes late, i got to witness the deplaning of the entire 757, and you could definitely tell who was flying into ANC to start a cruise. Namely the family in tank tops, cut-off, flip flops, and the daughter who was practically wearing only her bathing suit and these big fuzzy monster feet shoes. I don't know, maybe it's just me but...I could never travel like that. Sure I don't wear a suit when I fly, but I do try to at least look decent.