Putting all shades down so cabin is dark
Jul 8, 2011, 10:23 am
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Jul 8, 2011, 11:37 am
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"Hello my good man, I gather from your fiddling of the little television screen that you would like to watch a film. Judging from your feebleminded facial expression, may I suggest you read a book for a change. Once you are back in your trailer, you can fall back into the customary routine of watching reruns of the Simpsons. Would you care for some suggestions that I think you might enjoy?"
Jul 8, 2011, 3:20 pm
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You say:
"Hello my good man, I gather from your fiddling of the little television screen that you would like to watch a film. Judging from your feebleminded facial expression, may I suggest you read a book for a change. Once you are back in your trailer, you can fall back into the customary routine of watching reruns of the Simpsons. Would you care for some suggestions that I think you might enjoy?"
"Hello my good man, I gather from your fiddling of the little television screen that you would like to watch a film. Judging from your feebleminded facial expression, may I suggest you read a book for a change. Once you are back in your trailer, you can fall back into the customary routine of watching reruns of the Simpsons. Would you care for some suggestions that I think you might enjoy?"
Jul 9, 2011, 1:52 am
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Jul 12, 2011, 8:33 pm
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HA, don’t be so angry…. Anyway, I agree its right to “blinds down”. Some people prefer shades up, because they wanna see the view outside or something like that. I don’t object if you say the attendants give such instruction to save money or to avoid work, but it’s for your safety. I always obey them on any flight I take, and will do so in future, because I fall asleep as soon as I board on the plan, not failed.
Jul 12, 2011, 9:30 pm
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Jul 13, 2011, 1:15 pm
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I am firmly in the "shades up" camp. I book or take window seats whenever possible and not only do I look out the window, I often take pictures.
Jul 13, 2011, 3:06 pm
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There are literally billions of people who will never get the chance to stare down at our planet from 35,000 feet. Every chance I get I grab it...
Jul 13, 2011, 3:41 pm
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You say:
"Hello my good man, I gather from your fiddling of the little television screen that you would like to watch a film. Judging from your feebleminded facial expression, may I suggest you read a book for a change. Once you are back in your trailer, you can fall back into the customary routine of watching reruns of the Simpsons. Would you care for some suggestions that I think you might enjoy?"
"Hello my good man, I gather from your fiddling of the little television screen that you would like to watch a film. Judging from your feebleminded facial expression, may I suggest you read a book for a change. Once you are back in your trailer, you can fall back into the customary routine of watching reruns of the Simpsons. Would you care for some suggestions that I think you might enjoy?"
Jul 13, 2011, 4:13 pm
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the only flight where i don't recall most premium passengers lowering their shades was on Concorde!
Jul 13, 2011, 9:57 pm
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"The windows are all networked together so flight attendants also will have a new level of control. From a computer panel, the crew can control an individual window, a section or all of the windows."
http://www.boeing.com/Features/2010/..._06_01_10.html
http://www.boeing.com/Features/2010/..._06_01_10.html
Jul 13, 2011, 11:01 pm
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You say:
"Hello my good man, I gather from your fiddling of the little television screen that you would like to watch a film. Judging from your feebleminded facial expression, may I suggest you read a book for a change. Once you are back in your trailer, you can fall back into the customary routine of watching reruns of the Simpsons. Would you care for some suggestions that I think you might enjoy?"
"Hello my good man, I gather from your fiddling of the little television screen that you would like to watch a film. Judging from your feebleminded facial expression, may I suggest you read a book for a change. Once you are back in your trailer, you can fall back into the customary routine of watching reruns of the Simpsons. Would you care for some suggestions that I think you might enjoy?"
"Thanks but I'm just taking a little break from reading 'A la recherche du temps perdu' in the original French. The fifth volume tends to bog down a little. I appreciate you offering to lend me your Jackie Collins but she's clearly more to your taste than to mine"
Jul 13, 2011, 11:15 pm
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HOU to CUN today and both window shades down.. during the day..
and basically the sun was so hot it was causing high temperatures..
and basically the sun was so hot it was causing high temperatures..
Jul 14, 2011, 12:06 am
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I support having shades down, although I personally do like looking outside and down over various countries/ continents the airplane passes over. But the fact of the matter is, the light will prevent people from sleeping, make it difficult for them to use their IFE and it can be annoying when rays of sunlight shines in. You can hit the personal light when its dark, but you can't get a "personal shade" when its bright and you can't see your TV screen. The flights purpose is transportation, and to get pax to their destination comfortably; it's not a scenic flight.