Hall of Rants: Whats the Most Random and Pathetic Thing You Can Complain About?
Oct 6, 2018, 11:34 am
#2026
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He was quite skilled, and ruthless. I can only imaging what he’ll become over the next two decades.
Oct 6, 2018, 1:20 pm
#2027
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I don’t understand why the typical response to complaints about pets on airplanes is that kids can misbehave too. One can expect both children and pets to be under control by their respective handlers; it’s not like these are mutually exclusive. The issue here is that there’s no recourse when a pet brought on as an “emotional support animal” causes a disruption.
Oct 6, 2018, 4:37 pm
#2028
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I don’t understand why the typical response to complaints about pets on airplanes is that kids can misbehave too. One can expect both children and pets to be under control by their respective handlers; it’s not like these are mutually exclusive. The issue here is that there’s no recourse when a pet brought on as an “emotional support animal” causes a disruption.
And I'm not sure there is a good recourse when a child causes a disruption. Like when they are screaming the entire flight or most of it.
YMMV, but of all my flights, I have had more annoyances from kids next to, in front of, or behind me, than from pets. Even on a "per capita" basis.
Oct 7, 2018, 7:10 am
#2029
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Note my complaint wasn’t about the pet but the pet owner. When you get right down to it pets and children are similar in that good parents be it human or pet parents determine how annoying the child or pet is. I would guess that the person who allows their child to kick the seat in front of them would also allow their dog to run around. It is really unfair to blame the pet or the child when it is really the parent that knows better not the dog and not the child.
Oct 7, 2018, 7:47 am
#2030
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I would also guess the same person, regardless of child or dog, is the subject of many a posts in this thread. Some people just don't know how to behave in public. Seems logical they would pass that behavior to their children and pets.
Oct 7, 2018, 8:39 pm
#2031
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I'm not sure if this qualifies for this thread, but I can't find a better place for it. Twice in the last month, including once today, the FA has responded to a passenger's complaint about not being able to get on GoGo WiFi by saying, "oh, I'll just reset the system then." In both cases neither FA bothered to check with other passengers to see if the GoGo WiFi was working for them. The FAs have just gone ahead and rebooted it. Of course, in doing so it kicks off everyone who is already connected to the WiFi.
Oct 10, 2018, 10:12 am
#2033
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ATL South Pre Check
Claiming this as DL since everybody using south pre check is most likely flying DL.
How hard is it for people to pick up their bin when you get your bags? It usually is pretty bad but today there were 14 so literally it was backed up to where they decide if your bag goes for a second search or not on the machine.
Are people oblivious or just really rude and self centered?
How hard is it for people to pick up their bin when you get your bags? It usually is pretty bad but today there were 14 so literally it was backed up to where they decide if your bag goes for a second search or not on the machine.
Are people oblivious or just really rude and self centered?
Oct 10, 2018, 10:18 am
#2035
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Oct 10, 2018, 10:25 am
#2036
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but unlike people who complain about people boarding in SKY instead of Zone 1 or taking over head space above your seat, my rant shows how special people think they are and self centered. Worst part was one of the people who left their bins was a pilot (they were carrying their uniform in a laundry plastic bag from the dry cleaner)
Oct 10, 2018, 8:00 pm
#2037
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Those bins are possibly my least favorite thing about entering ATL. They've slowed things down and caused way too much confusion. Talk about fixing a problem that wasn't there to begin with.
Oct 10, 2018, 10:30 pm
#2038
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Agree 100%. Not only do the bins slow down the screening as they take up more space on the belt, but since the entry to the belt is not effectively staggered, there is a continuous game of either wait and wait and watch all the upstream bins swim by or jam your bin in and look totally inconsiderate.
Oct 12, 2018, 6:58 am
#2039
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The PREM, SKY, ZONE 1, ZONE 2 boarding designations.
I would prefer the first boarding zone be ZONE 1, the second ZONE 2, etc.
FFs understand this, but occasional flyers do not.
At the very least, go to PREM, SKY, ZONE 3, ZONE 4, etc.
I would prefer the first boarding zone be ZONE 1, the second ZONE 2, etc.
FFs understand this, but occasional flyers do not.
At the very least, go to PREM, SKY, ZONE 3, ZONE 4, etc.
Oct 12, 2018, 7:28 am
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