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Flyer_70 Jul 3, 2007 1:00 pm

4 - I'm a bit bad about the overhead bag but taking my seatbelt off 3 seconds before stopping?

RonDace Jul 3, 2007 1:00 pm

I scored a 2:D

iCorpRoadie Jul 3, 2007 1:04 pm

10/24

pinniped Jul 3, 2007 1:37 pm

6 out of 12. I'm a borderline arse.

I don't disagree with that assessment. :)

MCI777 Jul 3, 2007 2:00 pm


Originally Posted by pinniped (Post 7998159)
6 out of 12. I'm a borderline arse.

I don't disagree with that assessment. :)

Don't feel bad, Im a borderline Arse as well. Oh well!:cool:

winkydink Jul 3, 2007 2:05 pm

2. I have been known to take off my shoes on a long flight and I unbuckle before the plane comes to a complete stop.

herzmeh Jul 3, 2007 2:42 pm


Originally Posted by winkydink (Post 7998366)
2. I have been known to take off my shoes on a long flight and I unbuckle before the plane comes to a complete stop.

Well... I've been standing up numerous times during take-offs and landings, looking out of the window, on a U.S. airplane. I guess I'm bad...

AZ_MISMAN Jul 3, 2007 3:03 pm


Originally Posted by wharvey (Post 7997676)
2
O to 2 - If your answers are true, you are a flying angel, not a flying arse. I hope to see you on my next flight.

I do not help others with their luggage... if you cannot handle it yourself, then check it. I also unbuckle my seatbelt on occasion before we have parked.

But, otherwise, a pretty good frequent flier!

Me, too: 2/24. A carry-on is not a carry-on if you (or one in your party) cannot lift it into the overhead. I'm also guilty of making the lav run when the seatbelt sign in on. (Not to beat the crowd, I just need to make the run sometimes.)

james318 Jul 3, 2007 3:36 pm

0/24. I would think maybe I am more of a throw rug than an angel.

CPRich Jul 3, 2007 4:09 pm

5/24 But some of them are borderline.

If I really need to use the lav and we're in level flight, no turbulence for 30 minutes, and the captain hasn't turned off the sign, I'll get up and go rather than the alternative.

With my kids, I try to clean up the general area, but I'm not down on my hands and knees picking up every crumb.

Carry-on? OK, my rollaboard is 2" over in one dimension, but fits every overhead known to man, including an E70. Guilty.

Help you with your bag? Elderly, injured, etc.? OK. Poor little miss that packed a bag of bricks on a 30x20x10 "carry-on" - uh, no.

nd_eric_77 Jul 3, 2007 4:10 pm


Originally Posted by AZ_MISMAN (Post 7998711)
Me, too: 2/24. A carry-on is not a carry-on if you (or one in your party) cannot lift it into the overhead. I'm also guilty of making the lav run when the seatbelt sign in on. (Not to beat the crowd, I just need to make the run sometimes.)

i scored higher; a lot of the questions are pretty subjective though. I might like to look out the window but not so much during a movie. Exactly who does it hurt if I unfasten my seatbelt 3 seconds before we get to the gate? I also do the restroom run with fasten-seat-belt sign on occasionally; MHO is that they have gotten far more hyper-cautious about the illuminating the fsbs than they were in earlier decades. I counted stocking up on snacks at the CO Presidents Club the same as in the air.

So yeah, i am borderline.

SFSC Jul 3, 2007 6:09 pm

16. I'll work on getting the others :)

DavidDTW Jul 3, 2007 6:38 pm

Scored a 2

I confess...I am an armrest hog. I also unbuckle my seatbelt before the plane gets to the gate.

I think the latter is a Detroit thing. Only on landing here do I hear a lot of those clicks, a lot fewer at other airports.

bitburgr Jul 3, 2007 8:34 pm

3 to 5. I like the armrest. The other ones I got dinged on don't strike me as arse-worthy.

travellingcari Jul 3, 2007 11:01 pm


Originally Posted by hsh101 (Post 7997796)
I scored 1/24 - this is also the one that I don't agree with.

If it's an elderly person who obviously needs help in getting their small bag up, no problem... but if it's someone who overpacked and was unwilling to check something that large, they should deal with it. I'm not throwing out my back because you decided to throw all that extra stuff in your bag...

Now I don't disagree with all of those who pack far too much but speaking as a 5'2 woman, some of the overheads are just far too high. My bag is normally quite a reasonable weight but there are times I just cannot reach into the overhead and/or find it hard to push the bag up.

On another note, I had a 6: seatbelt, shoes (occasionally), window(occasionally) and I forget the others.


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