Hall of Rants: Whats the Most Random and Pathetic Thing You Can Complain About?
Mar 8, 2020, 7:22 pm
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Ok this one is *really* minor and pathetic: when whoever used the lav before you apparently didn't realize you have to push down on the lever/knob to drain the sink.
Mar 8, 2020, 8:52 pm
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I like the Boeing ones much better because it's easier to drain. The thinking behind it is that you fill the bowl with water, wash your hands, and then drain it. That saves water compared the letting the sink continuously run.
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Mar 8, 2020, 9:08 pm
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“... a Boeing thing” is another common misconception — while that may have been true for the 707s (and perhaps the 727s, and perhaps the early 737s and 747s), nowadays the lavs, galleys, and most of the other interior furnishings are Buyer-Furnished Equipment (BFE); the airframe manufactures have little if any say as to anything beyond the interfaces (attach points, electrical, water, HVAC, etc)
Mar 10, 2020, 9:25 pm
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Mar 11, 2020, 7:43 am
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I'm an FO and I got proactively called by the airline in case I had any concerns about my travel plans, but I didn't have a chance to think about it before they called. I said no, but now I thought of something that I sort of want but don't really need, but they're not calling me back.
Mar 11, 2020, 1:24 pm
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I'm an FO and I got proactively called by the airline in case I had any concerns about my travel plans, but I didn't have a chance to think about it before they called. I said no, but now I thought of something that I sort of want but don't really need, but they're not calling me back.
Just figures huh.
Mar 13, 2020, 7:43 am
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Of course my post was pure fiction.
Now for a real pathetic complaint. Yesterday I got not one, not two, but three separate emails from Delta telling me that (in order to prioritize urgent travel needs) if my travel is not within 72 hours to not call them. Then they sent one more at 1:30 am today to tell me the same thing again.
Now for a real pathetic complaint. Yesterday I got not one, not two, but three separate emails from Delta telling me that (in order to prioritize urgent travel needs) if my travel is not within 72 hours to not call them. Then they sent one more at 1:30 am today to tell me the same thing again.
Mar 13, 2020, 9:24 am
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I guess what's random is the fact that you got a third email, but what's pathetic is the state of DL IT that allows multiple sends of the same emails in the first place :/
Mar 13, 2020, 11:16 am
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Yesterday, flying ORD-LGA, my FA insisted on wearing latex gloves while serving my Woodford. The latex left a faint aroma on the rim of my glass that seriously interfered with the overall nose of my beverage. 
Mar 13, 2020, 1:00 pm
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-J.
Mar 13, 2020, 1:23 pm
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Mar 16, 2020, 7:45 am
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Mar 19, 2020, 1:53 pm
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My upgrade cleared at the gate yesterday in ATL. I asked for a new paper BP and it printed out with Seat 4B and "SKY" as the boarding group instead of FIRST.
Mar 21, 2020, 10:19 am
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DL is parking a lot of planes due to COVID-19, but pilots and ground staff aren't parking them very carefully. They should be perfectly lined up with dual spacing between aircraft of the same time. Instead, the photos from ATL look like the lines are a bit ragged. It's aesthetically offensive to see.