Even more annoying than infants in First Class
Jan 23, 2001 | 11:39 am
#17
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Did I post this? What about the two women making... oh well, fortget it.
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Jan 23, 2001 | 11:48 am
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Originally posted by TravelManKen:
- Sitting next to the old bald guy, when there's a fine female one row up and 2 seats over.
- When that same old guy gets drunk
- When the drunk old guy insists on telling me that he knows a lot of "colored" people just like me
- When that same, old, drunk, redneck, racist guy tells me that his "best friend growing up was black"
Oops I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bore all of you with the details of my last trip to Munich from San Francisco
- Sitting next to the old bald guy, when there's a fine female one row up and 2 seats over.
- When that same old guy gets drunk
- When the drunk old guy insists on telling me that he knows a lot of "colored" people just like me
- When that same, old, drunk, redneck, racist guy tells me that his "best friend growing up was black"
Oops I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bore all of you with the details of my last trip to Munich from San Francisco
Jan 23, 2001 | 11:55 am
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people who put their enormous bag of elephants under their seat and my seat without asking, just assuming it's okay with me to go on a 5 hour flight in first class with their junk under my feet.
Jan 23, 2001 | 6:51 pm
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How about BOTH Opus17 and Jon Toner?
Posted by Jon Toner:
I didn't get upgraded on a NW codeshare MDW-MSP, so I was in NW coach. But I didn't want to start another thread. I also have a question.
I ran to catch my plane, and discovered NW won't let you carry-on two bags. I hate that! CO let's you carry on two, even on a ERJ. I like that. It was an A320. Very quiet. Almost too quiet. I liked that. The chairs were blue and both narrow AND close together. I hate that. The seats were cloth, but not a nice cloth like silk, but a coarse cloth. I hate that. And there was some sitting in the middle seat. I hate that. He was oozing into my seat too. We had to armrest-wrestle. I hate that. NW serves PEPSI products instead of Coke. I hate that. I had 7-Up. I like that. They just poured me a drink in a cup, but didn't leave the can. I hate that. The cup was cracked and the soda spilled out. I hate that. The FA gave me a napkin, but not another cup. Apprently they have a strict 1-cup-per-passenger policy. I hate that. CO doesn't have that policy. I like that. The FA finally gave me another cup when the napkin wouldn't absorb any more soda. But she DIDN'T GIVE ME MORE 7-UP! I HATE THAT. The flight was smooth. I like that. But I was sitting in Row 22 and it took forever to get off the plane. I hate that. I'd hurt my foot in MDW, so couldn't run well. I hate that. I got FC on my MSP-OMA trip. I like that. FC was almost empty. I love that. I got to watch them de-ice the plane out the window. I like that. They had a really futuristic looking machine, like a telephone repair truck, but the cherry-picker was completely enclosed. It had all kinds of nozzles sticking out the front, so looked like a weapon out of Star Wars. I liked that movie. The special effects at the time were incredible. I remember a lot of people saw that movie dozens of times. Almost like a religous experience. I remember people camping out in front of the box office when The Empire Strikes Back came out. I didn't like that movie as much, but I know other people who did. I guess it depends on your taste in movies. Raiders of the Lost Ark was pretty cool. Harrison Ford was in all 3 movies I just mentioned. He was also in Air Force One, and he's on a plane. I didn't see that movie. I heard it was good. I hope to see it someday. But my question is, does the President get Frequent Flier Miles on Air Force One? Where can he redeem them? And where would he upgrade to with them? Sorry, that's three questions.
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"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own."
I didn't get upgraded on a NW codeshare MDW-MSP, so I was in NW coach. But I didn't want to start another thread. I also have a question.
I ran to catch my plane, and discovered NW won't let you carry-on two bags. I hate that! CO let's you carry on two, even on a ERJ. I like that. It was an A320. Very quiet. Almost too quiet. I liked that. The chairs were blue and both narrow AND close together. I hate that. The seats were cloth, but not a nice cloth like silk, but a coarse cloth. I hate that. And there was some sitting in the middle seat. I hate that. He was oozing into my seat too. We had to armrest-wrestle. I hate that. NW serves PEPSI products instead of Coke. I hate that. I had 7-Up. I like that. They just poured me a drink in a cup, but didn't leave the can. I hate that. The cup was cracked and the soda spilled out. I hate that. The FA gave me a napkin, but not another cup. Apprently they have a strict 1-cup-per-passenger policy. I hate that. CO doesn't have that policy. I like that. The FA finally gave me another cup when the napkin wouldn't absorb any more soda. But she DIDN'T GIVE ME MORE 7-UP! I HATE THAT. The flight was smooth. I like that. But I was sitting in Row 22 and it took forever to get off the plane. I hate that. I'd hurt my foot in MDW, so couldn't run well. I hate that. I got FC on my MSP-OMA trip. I like that. FC was almost empty. I love that. I got to watch them de-ice the plane out the window. I like that. They had a really futuristic looking machine, like a telephone repair truck, but the cherry-picker was completely enclosed. It had all kinds of nozzles sticking out the front, so looked like a weapon out of Star Wars. I liked that movie. The special effects at the time were incredible. I remember a lot of people saw that movie dozens of times. Almost like a religous experience. I remember people camping out in front of the box office when The Empire Strikes Back came out. I didn't like that movie as much, but I know other people who did. I guess it depends on your taste in movies. Raiders of the Lost Ark was pretty cool. Harrison Ford was in all 3 movies I just mentioned. He was also in Air Force One, and he's on a plane. I didn't see that movie. I heard it was good. I hope to see it someday. But my question is, does the President get Frequent Flier Miles on Air Force One? Where can he redeem them? And where would he upgrade to with them? Sorry, that's three questions.
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Jan 23, 2001 | 8:58 pm
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Opus:
I disagree. You post some really hysterical stuff.
And a couple of times in the chatroom when you were on a roll, I kept wondering if there was a two drink minimum.
My pet peeve - the person who, when finding out I work with computers, proceeds to either ask advice what to buy, or tells me all about their nephew/brother/uncle/etc. who knows all about them.
From now on when people ask what I do for a living, I'm going to say I'm flying in to do site selection for a new chemical waste dump and ask if there are open fields near where they live.
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"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own."
I disagree. You post some really hysterical stuff.
And a couple of times in the chatroom when you were on a roll, I kept wondering if there was a two drink minimum.
My pet peeve - the person who, when finding out I work with computers, proceeds to either ask advice what to buy, or tells me all about their nephew/brother/uncle/etc. who knows all about them.
From now on when people ask what I do for a living, I'm going to say I'm flying in to do site selection for a new chemical waste dump and ask if there are open fields near where they live.
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"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own."
Jan 23, 2001 | 10:06 pm
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Originally posted by wigstheone:
Anyone who wheels/carries on luggage that they otherwise cannot handle, whether because they are too short, small, old, weak or inept, or because they have packed their entire bullion collection, and then expects that I should stop whatever I may be doing in order that I should get up and help them stow everything in the otherwise unreachable overhead bins.
Anyone who wheels/carries on luggage that they otherwise cannot handle, whether because they are too short, small, old, weak or inept, or because they have packed their entire bullion collection, and then expects that I should stop whatever I may be doing in order that I should get up and help them stow everything in the otherwise unreachable overhead bins.
Jan 23, 2001 | 11:13 pm
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on or off the plane....
people who pull their mouths open to one side, showing those deep cavities and ask how much to fix those... my husband hates that..
one guy proudly told him just to save himself from future pain, suffering and high dental costs, had all his teeth pulled and now been wearing upper and lower dentures for years... my husband really really hates that...
unless he is sitting next to one, now my husband rarely tells strangers he is a dentist...
people who pull their mouths open to one side, showing those deep cavities and ask how much to fix those... my husband hates that..
one guy proudly told him just to save himself from future pain, suffering and high dental costs, had all his teeth pulled and now been wearing upper and lower dentures for years... my husband really really hates that...
unless he is sitting next to one, now my husband rarely tells strangers he is a dentist...
Jan 24, 2001 | 9:06 am
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Anyone who finds out I'm a plaintiff's class action attorney and proceeds to tell me a long story about how they did something stupid, or stupidly invested in a stock with lousy fundamentals and lost 5 dollars and ends with the rhetorical question: "So that'd be a great case, right?"
Or says "So you chase ambulances, right."
Or (and ANY lawyer, doctor, dentist, or any person with any appreciable skills knows this) asks you for professional advice.
Or sitting next to any politician, of any ilk.
I second the carry-on comment.
People who wait until the aisle is completely clear in front of them for 40 feet before making any move to pack up their stuff, which they have strewn about their seating area, thus making everyone else wait for another 3 minutes.
Turbulence.
Weather or any other delays. Hell, why can't they just beam us there?
People who have INCREDIBLY LOUD cell phone conversations while sitting at the gate. invariably, these same people speak of something important they are doing, and then tell the person they are talking to, "I'm on a flight from ____ to _____/ Yeah, I guess! I really have to go now!"- Thus trying to make themselves seem important to a) the person they are talking to, and b) the people around them.
The idiot (5'10" 320)who, on a full flight, in coach sitting next to me, who told me (6'2", 245) "This just isn't going to work", after his elbow kept spilling over into my ribcage (I actually fit- barely in a coach seat). I then told him "I guess we'll both have to diet" to which he responded by glaring at me, pushing the call button and berating the FA for seating the two of us next to one another.
People who are obviously really sick and who sit next to me.
Yankee fans.
The segment of NW employees that have completed the "How to hate your customers and treat them like they killed your first-born child" course.
Drunk NW pilots.
Any passenger who makes obviously unwanted advances towards anyone else on the plane.
W.
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Or says "So you chase ambulances, right."
Or (and ANY lawyer, doctor, dentist, or any person with any appreciable skills knows this) asks you for professional advice.
Or sitting next to any politician, of any ilk.
I second the carry-on comment.
People who wait until the aisle is completely clear in front of them for 40 feet before making any move to pack up their stuff, which they have strewn about their seating area, thus making everyone else wait for another 3 minutes.
Turbulence.
Weather or any other delays. Hell, why can't they just beam us there?
People who have INCREDIBLY LOUD cell phone conversations while sitting at the gate. invariably, these same people speak of something important they are doing, and then tell the person they are talking to, "I'm on a flight from ____ to _____/ Yeah, I guess! I really have to go now!"- Thus trying to make themselves seem important to a) the person they are talking to, and b) the people around them.
The idiot (5'10" 320)who, on a full flight, in coach sitting next to me, who told me (6'2", 245) "This just isn't going to work", after his elbow kept spilling over into my ribcage (I actually fit- barely in a coach seat). I then told him "I guess we'll both have to diet" to which he responded by glaring at me, pushing the call button and berating the FA for seating the two of us next to one another.
People who are obviously really sick and who sit next to me.
Yankee fans.
The segment of NW employees that have completed the "How to hate your customers and treat them like they killed your first-born child" course.
Drunk NW pilots.
Any passenger who makes obviously unwanted advances towards anyone else on the plane.
W.
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