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Originally Posted by climbermom
What is the "proper" term for those passengers who feel it's their duty to check out other passengers' boarding passes in the gate area on the sly for boarding offenses? And even worse, make comments to other passengers who they think are boarding out of turn?
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Originally Posted by climbermom
What is the "proper" term for those passengers who feel it's their duty to check out other passengers' boarding passes in the gate area on the sly for boarding offenses? And even worse, make comments to other passengers who they think are boarding out of turn?
Oh dear, let's not get rid of the "gate lice." I like them. I need them. Without them standing there needing to be politely asked to "excuse me, please," as I jostle through the thickest clump, there might be nobody to really notice me as I flaunt my superior status by boarding first. What's the value in being king if there are no peasants? |
Originally Posted by TMOliver
...companies have actually been letting travelling staff keep their FF miles and status instead of rightfully distributing them to the stockholders...
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When flying in the back of the bus, I want to get on before the bin's fill up and I can't find a place for my modest sized carry-on, and I've often seen the GAs abandon the boarding order part way through.
When flying up front, I appreciate it enough that I think it would be a little curlish to deny the gate lice their little contest. On the subject of boarding order, how about boarding people in the reverse order of the amount of cr*p they're trying to cart on board. It's incredible the amount of stuff some people are allowed to bring on. |
Originally Posted by ender83
I really don't think ignorance is a valid excuse unless you are deaf or don't speak English. I always hear very clear announcements describing the boarding process as being First class first followed by boarding with group numbers.
Sanosuke! |
Originally Posted by climbermom
What is the "proper" term for those passengers who feel it's their duty to check out other passengers' boarding passes in the gate area on the sly for boarding offenses? And even worse, make comments to other passengers who they think are boarding out of turn?
Thinking deeper: "Nit Pickers?" I guess that implies that the picking duty is to weed and clear out the young nits before they achieve gate lice adulthood? :D |
Gate Lice :mad: I don't fly enough for it to really piss me off but I've had a few experiences where I've got a little annoyed by the deaf/ignorant/just out to be a PITA (delete as appropriate) people who make something straightforward and easy an annoyance.
Originally Posted by DillMan
I'll add another rant here. I really really really REALLY hate people that put their bags in the F overhead when they are sitting in row 20. I understand if there is no space, and I'm not an F snob especially since I'm not paying for it, but seriously....if I have a tight connection, you use row 5 bin space, and there was plenty of space over, say, row 15 for your row 20 seat, you are really really screwing me. Essentially, you have made me be the last person off the plane because I have to swim against the tide to get by bags, whereas you would have just had to carry your 5 shopping bags another 10 rows.
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Gate lice
Worst infestation I have ever seen at B32 in ATL this morning for the ATL-PNS flight. Zone 1 lice boarded only to be replace for 25 or 30 others. I was in Zone 3 and had to fight my way through. A lady also in Zone 3 was yelling "Excuse me!" at the top of her lungs as I went down the jetway. It's getting to be the season and I think some of these were of the "Michigan SnowLice" genus.
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Originally Posted by dd992emo
It's getting to be the season and I think some of these were of the "Michigan SnowLice" genus.
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Michigan suxs especially ones of the wolverine genus. |
Originally Posted by travelnutz
Michigan suxs especially ones of the wolverine genus. ;)
Ya, I know we've strayed off topic. Bob H |
Originally Posted by BobH
Only some one from the same state Toledo is in would come up with a comment that dumb .... we'll know the truth in eight days from when I post this.
Ya, I know we've strayed off topic. Bob H |
LAX Gatelice are the worst for NW.
Never saw so many people turned back when trying to board a plane (this was a 742). Here's my thing. Why are so many people in such a hurry to sit in a flying metal tube for hours on end? The only time I rush ahead is if i'm carrying a bag that has to go overhead but unless i'm not, I just sit at the gate till they make the final boarding call. I was finishing up a sandwich at IND one time and they called me for a final boarding call, I shouted and said i was finishing up so she smiled and said to 'hurry up.' I was also seated in F. |
Originally Posted by majorwibi
If GA's were to enforce the little baggage measurement device that I have never seen used (its usually right near the podium) and were to also make an announcement (it could even be part of the automatic announcements that get made all the time) about how luggage rules will be strictly enforced then the crowding issue would definately be reduced ...
Though on most flights if they enforced carry-on size limits, most of first and a lot of Elites would be gate checking them. |
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