EWR-DEN-LAS ON UA
Oct 19, 1999 | 12:16 am
#1
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Commander Catcop
Join Date: May 1998
Posts: 10,259
EWR-DEN-LAS ON UA
15 Oct... UA 907 (EWR-DEN 
It was interesting at 1:30 in the afternoon to find a line at the RCC club. But the consierges at the desk work fast and I was up there in about five minutes. IT'S A FIRST CLASS SEAT WHICH I WAS IN FOR A NICE SURPRISE LATER!
I've become such a familiar site they have their own "profile" for me: Likes 1B (AuH20 and Quiet Lion's seat) Sam Adams in bottle, no glass at the bar.
After leaving bar was hungry for a hot dog but they were not ready. So I'll wait.
They start boarding about five minutes early. I'm second on the plane because of 1st Class tix and PremEx status. I make a turn to the left and smile: IT'S A TRIPLE 777!!! 1B ON A TRIPLE SEVEN!
The area ends up having four empty seats and of the 8 left two kids (who were quiet the WHOLE flight!) and two U-A employees, one of them in civies! (But I figured out he was an employee because he was told he could nto store his bags in the cockpit.)
The plane takes off 10 minutes early because everyone boarded. It's a sad site to see four empty seats in First (could they ask the 1K's in business if someone wants an upgrade?) Business had a few empty seats as well.
There was a Star Alliance plane on the runway at EWR. I guess it was an S-A-S because that was the first logo.
My seat companion was a cute woman but totally anti-social. I think she must have been annoyed she could not next to whomever she was traveling with.
Meal choices chicken or filet migeon (which I took.) The Eli's MudPie was awesome.
Not so the movie choices: Some Travolta legal movie (which I passed) and "Big Daddy" with NYU alumus and doofus Adam Sandler. What an lazy idiot! It was offensive and a two hour long advertisement for a certain restaurant with great chicken wings and begins with the letter "H" (as a member of the Secret Society of Flyertalk women, I respect women.) The ending was thrown together.
THE CAT CRITIC'S REVIEW: A BIG HAIRBALL!
AND I KNOW I'M GOING TO GET A LOT OF FLAX FOR THIS.
Otherwise the flight was uneventful and we got in about 10 minutes late because of severe turbulance.
AuH20 at the gate as promised. he didn't have a lot of time so a quick Sams at the RCC and a lot of quick talk. You're a great buddy Gold!
Had an interesting revealation at the RCC: When I checked on my upgrade for the DEN-LAS I was told "the miles never transferred so since it's a SHuttle it's tough to upgrade."
He told me to go to the gate and see if an upgrade was possible.
I got 4f. a window. The gate agent told me all eight seats were revenue.
UA SHUTTLE (BLEH!) 2721: A poem:
I don't like Shuttles to board
Everytime I'm booked on one I say "OH LORD!"
It's no sense being elite
No special favors, no special treats.
Except pretzels and a half filled plastic cup.
Spill it, and you'll ahve to mop it up.
The boarding process is crazy.
The crew's not lazy
But they rush us to take a seat.
Watch out for that big bag, or get beat.
And people get on with shopping bags
The mega shoppers and old nags.
And the shopping bags fill the overhead
I wish I were in my own bed.
And U-A makes Shuttles go away.
Have a MEOWY DAY!
Basically, a meal of new pretzels (a short forum on that under OMNI) and I was so tanked with beer I did a rare thing and fell asleep.
We landed on time and it took me forever to stand up and get off the plane!
[This message has been edited by Catman (edited 10-19-1999).]
It was interesting at 1:30 in the afternoon to find a line at the RCC club. But the consierges at the desk work fast and I was up there in about five minutes. IT'S A FIRST CLASS SEAT WHICH I WAS IN FOR A NICE SURPRISE LATER! I've become such a familiar site they have their own "profile" for me: Likes 1B (AuH20 and Quiet Lion's seat) Sam Adams in bottle, no glass at the bar.
After leaving bar was hungry for a hot dog but they were not ready. So I'll wait.
They start boarding about five minutes early. I'm second on the plane because of 1st Class tix and PremEx status. I make a turn to the left and smile: IT'S A TRIPLE 777!!! 1B ON A TRIPLE SEVEN!
The area ends up having four empty seats and of the 8 left two kids (who were quiet the WHOLE flight!) and two U-A employees, one of them in civies! (But I figured out he was an employee because he was told he could nto store his bags in the cockpit.)
The plane takes off 10 minutes early because everyone boarded. It's a sad site to see four empty seats in First (could they ask the 1K's in business if someone wants an upgrade?) Business had a few empty seats as well.
There was a Star Alliance plane on the runway at EWR. I guess it was an S-A-S because that was the first logo.
My seat companion was a cute woman but totally anti-social. I think she must have been annoyed she could not next to whomever she was traveling with.
Meal choices chicken or filet migeon (which I took.) The Eli's MudPie was awesome.
Not so the movie choices: Some Travolta legal movie (which I passed) and "Big Daddy" with NYU alumus and doofus Adam Sandler. What an lazy idiot! It was offensive and a two hour long advertisement for a certain restaurant with great chicken wings and begins with the letter "H" (as a member of the Secret Society of Flyertalk women, I respect women.) The ending was thrown together.
THE CAT CRITIC'S REVIEW: A BIG HAIRBALL!
AND I KNOW I'M GOING TO GET A LOT OF FLAX FOR THIS.
Otherwise the flight was uneventful and we got in about 10 minutes late because of severe turbulance.
AuH20 at the gate as promised. he didn't have a lot of time so a quick Sams at the RCC and a lot of quick talk. You're a great buddy Gold!
Had an interesting revealation at the RCC: When I checked on my upgrade for the DEN-LAS I was told "the miles never transferred so since it's a SHuttle it's tough to upgrade."
He told me to go to the gate and see if an upgrade was possible.
I got 4f. a window. The gate agent told me all eight seats were revenue.
UA SHUTTLE (BLEH!) 2721: A poem:
I don't like Shuttles to board
Everytime I'm booked on one I say "OH LORD!"
It's no sense being elite
No special favors, no special treats.
Except pretzels and a half filled plastic cup.
Spill it, and you'll ahve to mop it up.
The boarding process is crazy.
The crew's not lazy
But they rush us to take a seat.
Watch out for that big bag, or get beat.
And people get on with shopping bags
The mega shoppers and old nags.
And the shopping bags fill the overhead
I wish I were in my own bed.
And U-A makes Shuttles go away.
Have a MEOWY DAY!
Basically, a meal of new pretzels (a short forum on that under OMNI) and I was so tanked with beer I did a rare thing and fell asleep.
We landed on time and it took me forever to stand up and get off the plane!
[This message has been edited by Catman (edited 10-19-1999).]
Oct 19, 1999 | 10:01 pm
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Love them reports, Cat! You inspire me (apologies in advance)
There was a Catman who shuddered
On a UA shuttle, he muttered,
"the pretzels aren't enough
no service, no other stuff"
But for status there is no other
(sorry)
There was a Catman who shuddered
On a UA shuttle, he muttered,
"the pretzels aren't enough
no service, no other stuff"
But for status there is no other
(sorry)