Hall of Rants: Whats the Most Random and Pathetic Thing You Can Complain About?
Dec 11, 2018, 8:24 am
#2191
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: 4éme
Posts: 12,041
The exception is international flights. I cannot explain how DL can deliver bags to baggage claim in ten or fifteen minutes, but the wait for luggage on an inbound arrival can range from thirty to forty-five minutes usually, but can easily exceed an hour even for a bag that was tagged as SkyPriority. This is despite the international baggage claim being much closer to the aricraft.
Dec 11, 2018, 8:41 am
#2192
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Formerly at PIT, now planted near MSP.
Programs: No flights since April 2019 (Medical Issues). Lost all my status.
Posts: 1,483
I usually sail through Atlanta immigrations/customs with my GE membership, but the last time through I was selected for a "special" GE screening. The polite officer asked the usual questions and I was on my way. The extra screening held me up for 8 minutes.
Dec 11, 2018, 10:10 am
#2193
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,413
Dec 14, 2018, 9:42 am
#2195
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: San Antonio
Programs: DL DM, Former AA EXP now AY Plat, AC 75K, NW Plat, Former CO Gold, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 27,042
Yes they are. Customs must give clearance before bags can be put on the belt. Allows time to use dogs to sniff for drugs/observe for any visual alerts and inspect any bags begore they get to passengers. They then can have someone ready to pull the passenger into secondary once passenger claims their bags.
Dec 14, 2018, 10:03 am
#2196
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: HSV
Programs: Bellevue Lifetime Premiere Mega Elite Supreme
Posts: 1,509
Armenia is depressing. It’s dirty, dull, gray, and their food is OK at best. Which is sad, because the scenery is epic.
The only upside is that they have some respectable domestic wines. So, here I sit, in my hotel room in Yerevan, sucking down a bottle of this:
The only upside is that they have some respectable domestic wines. So, here I sit, in my hotel room in Yerevan, sucking down a bottle of this:
Dec 17, 2018, 4:13 pm
#2197
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
I've twice had to use the D Concourse in ATL this year on mainline planes. I don't like that concourse: the ex-Presidents Club SC is crappy, the gates are too small and the food options aren't very good.
Dec 17, 2018, 6:05 pm
#2198
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: IHG Spire
Posts: 163
DTW A-66 has facial recognition scanners set up and big signs about it and the gate agents didn't try to pimp it at all. More along the lines of "we've got a 757 to load and no time to play, could you just scan your phone and get on?"
Also! on a same-day segment run and your turn-around is a smaller airport staffed by DGS- When your phone app drops the out-bound ticket segments (because you just flew them...), it pops up as as a "Ticket change" in the system somehow, and you get the dreaded THREE BEEPS! and can't board the plane, and DGS can't fix it. They were , however, sharp enough to to just send me down the ramp to board with instruction to get help in DTW if needed.
SkyClub agents are the best at this stuff and why I pay $BIGMILES to have my own personal #UBERREDCOAT when I need one. Took less than a minute to fix whatever the problem was. 48 on the upgrade list and the SkyClub was nearly empty? It's a little SkyClub, but stil...
Also! on a same-day segment run and your turn-around is a smaller airport staffed by DGS- When your phone app drops the out-bound ticket segments (because you just flew them...), it pops up as as a "Ticket change" in the system somehow, and you get the dreaded THREE BEEPS! and can't board the plane, and DGS can't fix it. They were , however, sharp enough to to just send me down the ramp to board with instruction to get help in DTW if needed.
SkyClub agents are the best at this stuff and why I pay $BIGMILES to have my own personal #UBERREDCOAT when I need one. Took less than a minute to fix whatever the problem was. 48 on the upgrade list and the SkyClub was nearly empty? It's a little SkyClub, but stil...
Dec 17, 2018, 6:17 pm
#2199
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: IHG Spire
Posts: 163
And they have pasties that I won't try because I'm a picky eater, but people rave about them
Dec 18, 2018, 7:13 am
#2200
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Minneapolis MN
Programs: DL PM
Posts: 488
This probably falls on the side of 'random and pathetic complaints' so I figured it post it here.
SFO-MSP a few days ago, flight attendant has a particularly dry sense of humor. As he's coming down the aisle with the food cart, he's announcing "Would you like to purchase fresh food from last week's flight". He continues his bit till he gets to my row (I'm hungry for a fruit and cheese plate). He then continues his comedy routine with such gems as 'I've started a new cost savings program for Delta, I take food home from the flight, save it and resell it on the next one", "Last week's chicken wrap is this week's tuna wrap" and "The cheese selection is an excellent choice, it ages well."
Regardless, the food item was free (he never came back to charge for it) and he was handing out drinks left and right without charging (despite the other two FAs swiping cards for everything).
I appreciate a good dry sense of humor (I am British after all) but something about this rubbed me the wrong way. I probably need to lighten up and count my blessings, figured it was a good story at least!
SFO-MSP a few days ago, flight attendant has a particularly dry sense of humor. As he's coming down the aisle with the food cart, he's announcing "Would you like to purchase fresh food from last week's flight". He continues his bit till he gets to my row (I'm hungry for a fruit and cheese plate). He then continues his comedy routine with such gems as 'I've started a new cost savings program for Delta, I take food home from the flight, save it and resell it on the next one", "Last week's chicken wrap is this week's tuna wrap" and "The cheese selection is an excellent choice, it ages well."
Regardless, the food item was free (he never came back to charge for it) and he was handing out drinks left and right without charging (despite the other two FAs swiping cards for everything).
I appreciate a good dry sense of humor (I am British after all) but something about this rubbed me the wrong way. I probably need to lighten up and count my blessings, figured it was a good story at least!
Dec 18, 2018, 7:56 am
#2201
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
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This probably falls on the side of 'random and pathetic complaints' so I figured it post it here.
SFO-MSP a few days ago, flight attendant has a particularly dry sense of humor. As he's coming down the aisle with the food cart, he's announcing "Would you like to purchase fresh food from last week's flight". He continues his bit till he gets to my row (I'm hungry for a fruit and cheese plate). He then continues his comedy routine with such gems as 'I've started a new cost savings program for Delta, I take food home from the flight, save it and resell it on the next one", "Last week's chicken wrap is this week's tuna wrap" and "The cheese selection is an excellent choice, it ages well."
Regardless, the food item was free (he never came back to charge for it) and he was handing out drinks left and right without charging (despite the other two FAs swiping cards for everything).
I appreciate a good dry sense of humor (I am British after all) but something about this rubbed me the wrong way. I probably need to lighten up and count my blessings, figured it was a good story at least!
SFO-MSP a few days ago, flight attendant has a particularly dry sense of humor. As he's coming down the aisle with the food cart, he's announcing "Would you like to purchase fresh food from last week's flight". He continues his bit till he gets to my row (I'm hungry for a fruit and cheese plate). He then continues his comedy routine with such gems as 'I've started a new cost savings program for Delta, I take food home from the flight, save it and resell it on the next one", "Last week's chicken wrap is this week's tuna wrap" and "The cheese selection is an excellent choice, it ages well."
Regardless, the food item was free (he never came back to charge for it) and he was handing out drinks left and right without charging (despite the other two FAs swiping cards for everything).
I appreciate a good dry sense of humor (I am British after all) but something about this rubbed me the wrong way. I probably need to lighten up and count my blessings, figured it was a good story at least!
Would this be an older guy (by now), probably MSP based? Long ago I had a male FA on a PMNW 747 international trip that sounds like it could be the same person. The guy was mostly doing his comedy routine (and said that he was doing or at least attempting a part time career performing as a stand up comedian) rather than his airline job. It was unfortunate for the other FA serving us on the upper deck as she had to do all the work because he was too bus having fun.
Dec 18, 2018, 8:36 am
#2202
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Minneapolis MN
Programs: DL PM
Posts: 488
Would this be an older guy (by now), probably MSP based? Long ago I had a male FA on a PMNW 747 international trip that sounds like it could be the same person. The guy was mostly doing his comedy routine (and said that he was doing or at least attempting a part time career performing as a stand up comedian) rather than his airline job. It was unfortunate for the other FA serving us on the upper deck as she had to do all the work because he was too bus having fun.
Dec 18, 2018, 8:40 am
#2203
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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If you relish this feeling, but want to stay domestic, I recommend visiting some parts of MT. Butte, in particular. Spectacular mountains and SuperFund sites within spitting distance of each other, but they have the best brown ale (Moose Drool) and Scotch ale (Cold Smoke) on tap or in bottles/cans everywhere.
And they have pasties that I won't try because I'm a picky eater, but people rave about them
And they have pasties that I won't try because I'm a picky eater, but people rave about them
Dec 18, 2018, 4:03 pm
#2205
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: IHG Spire
Posts: 163
We have some. Award winning, even. I don't know enough (anything...) about wine to know if the awards are big deals or not, but these guys Tongue River Winery are popular