There is enough time after you deplane. You can spare the extra minutes if you have to wait.

Just because you do does not mean everybody else does, has to, or can.

I understand not having to, but why can't you? I would assume that you are after all at your destination. I mean no offense but I am curious. If I am where I want to go I do have the time, unless maybe I am late for check in at a hotel. But those are not the conversations that I hear - they are mostly very banal.

So why don't you go ask these people?

Banal to you, droll to me, earth shattering to the next person.

Maybe that is just the way they operate.

I don't know what's going on in these people's lives, but I sure as hell don't care what they talk about (or don't talk about) as long as they're not screaming it directly in my ear.

You're absolutely right.
The jerk who has to regale us with "LET ME TALK TO MY PEOPLE AND I'LL HAVE MY SECRETARY CALL YOU BACK BY NEXT WEEK JIM. YA KNOW, WE'VE HAVE ALOT OF CONSIDERATION GOING ON HERE.....blah blah blah blah blah blah blah........."
is just as annoying as "Mommy, I wanna..............".

Well maybe they can, maybe they can't. Who knows who's anxiously waiting to get in the car to pick them up....or whatever?

However, I agree with the initial point. It's okay to call your contacts to let them know you've arrived and where you're going to meet them. But why do they have to sceam and why do they insist on the stupid stuff like what they ate on the airplane or where they're traveling to next month? :mad:

When in a crowd, keep the cell phone conversations to what's necessary.
"Just the Facts!".

Thank you. I can certainly agree with that.

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Rental Car Pet Peeves
 

A) renting a car in Detroit and they forgot to put a snow scraper in the car.

B) Kansas City--where I still have to CALL to get a shuttle from the terminal.

C) trying to return a car in MIA where return signs are vague and confusing.

D) sitting in the shuttle at BWI for 35 minutes before it finally gets to the lot.

E) when Hertz, National, & Avis, are sold out and I have to use DOLLAR. :td:

1. First class F/A's who serve one drink, one meal, and that's all folks.
2. Gate agents who point to a phone and say "pick dat up" and that's all folks.
3. Reservation agents who can only say "Pleese you name pleeese" and that's all folks.
4. and lastly, Delta and (you got it) THAT'S ALL FOLKS!

95% of the time, I will text my wife, onboard, taking off, love u.... or landed, call soon but when one of my kids want to say hi before school, or to tell me they love me before bedtime, you bet your sweet aunt's fanny its earth shattering to me.

I was raised to be polite to all and will do my utmost not to cause you any problems, but not in all matters and not at all times. After all, I paid my money just like you (or my company has) so suck it up, it's public transportation after all.

JHMO

Tim

People standing in front of an automated check-in machine who refuse to use it, insisting they be "checked in" by a human. :mad:

Bathroom users who don't close the door AFTER they have entered the bathroom are even worse. I have seen this more on interior flights in parts of Africa where it is possible that some of these people have never seen a door before (I kid you not). I recall one time opening a bathroom door that was clearly "Vacant" and seeing an old guy bent over doing the post dump scrape, now that spoils your day.....

Early standers
 

And another one, people who stand up the moment the plane stops and then stand there jostling for space with all the other ones who have just stood up.....

My biggest pet peeve is not getting upgraded on every international flight (booked with the cheapest fares).


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