cardiomd

Ummm.... no, actually I think "reverse" is better...

Meta- prefix usually means an analysis of an analysis, or some sort of higher governing of an initial intrinsic process, etc...

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti...1&t=1291843551

Reverse implies the 'victim' is now becoming the 'oppressor', that is, the supposed non-elite is becoming the elitist. In this case, the supposed non-obnoxious is being totally obnoxious. Like "reverse discrimination" <political comment removed by moderator>.

But we digress...

StarAllianceFanatic

Shouldn't this be merged with the "least substantive thing you can complain about" thread??

One thing that I really miss that Continental used to do is board the elites, wait a long time (five minutes-ish or until everyone was in their seats) before calling group 1. When they did this, there was never crowding on the blue carpet. Maybe it is a luxury they don't have with a quick turn, but when they can they should do it.

I will not go on a flight before I will gate check a bag, so I line up early. Don't like it....too bad! On CR7's in F, if you are not one of the first two on board you will have to store your luggage in Economy because the carry on space is laughable. Gate checking similar to regular bag check takes too long. And, YES, the new baggage fees and policies have made this problem MUCH worse. When is the last flight anyone has had where gate checking due to full overhead bins didn't take at least 5 or more minutes.

To me, gate lice are much less annoying than people with more than one carry-on and one personal item, or people with a carryon that could fit a adult body in it. On Sunday there was a PAX with a carry on that was bigger than my 26" Tumi bag that I routinely check.

miketravelparty

I do the opposite of gate licing the RC. I will wait in the RCC and leave about when boarding has started. By the time I get to my gate, the RC line is empty and the GA has extended the strap to stop anyone from going there. I walk up to it, the GA stops the regular line from boarding and I listen to the sweet sounds of the passengers appauled and jeering at me. One day I'd like to turn back and say a smart remark back to the jeering crowd.

boolean64

You don't need to go to China. Check out B17 at ORD when they're boarding an LH flight. Single file line all the way back to the bagel shop.

Also, Southwest! Talk about an orderly and prioritized boarding system.

EsquireFlyer

I don't recommend trying this at LAX (even without the smart remark!), or at least not relying on it to work, as the GA may just send you to the end of the economy line!

miketravelparty

Interesting. Even with status, they'll put you in the back of the line. That's just awful at LAX.

EsquireFlyer

I don't think it always happens, just sometimes--but often enough that I wouldn't count on enjoying it!

zombietooth

Missed my whole point, Doc. I want to be "noxious" to self-important posers and relish it when others are "noxious" to such people by something as innocuous as their appearance. I have never seen a punked-out rocker or hippie exchange student question a business-suited geek about whether they belonged on the RC but I have seen the reverse on more than one occasion.
Also, in my business I have met several millionaires and one billionaire who looked and dressed like bums. So never qualify someone based on their appearance or you might get your comeuppance!

Oh, and for the record, I have never been asked if I belong on the RC, but then I do look like John Matuzak.

TravellingMan

I have had that happen to me couple of times at least. Once I had a young mother with kids call me out, saying there is a line here. Someone explained to her that he is probably elite or first class. I did not look back to see the expression on her face.

FriendlySkies

I could argue that 1Ks are the worst. This guy was on the red carpet 25 minutes before boarding started..

miketravelparty

Isn't that the truth. Most times, I give them the benefit of the doubt, ie bad travel day, kids are not nice, maybe just a awful day for people. That usually holds me over till I forget about that incident but like many others that have said in this thread, there are the jerks that push and bump and think they are the golden child. Those are the people I like to see get the shaft, whatever the shaft is.

demkr

I don't know if anyone was going through LAX on 12/4 when they had that Christmas party near gate 74 in T7.

It was so crowded with gate lice even with the Christmas party fenced in, maybe 30 minutes before departure-took my seat in C just shortly before takeoff

Fredd

We haven't heard any such grumblings while boarding. At the security line it was another matter, as per my favorite title of the threads I've started: "Cheater," she hissed at me across the security line rope.

Edited to add: I see below that Friendly Skies has had similar experiences in DEN.

FriendlySkies

Flying out of DEN in May, the line for security was about three hundred people deep. I was late getting to the airport, and my flight was departing in fourty minutes, so I was in a bit of a rush. Luckily the priority security line was open, letting me instantly bypass every single person in line. I got at least five , and multiple people saying "why does he get to cut the line".. I did not make eye contact, and just kept moving.. I wouldn't be surprised if I would have gotten the finger from a few people.

TravellingMan

During the holidays DEN really gets into 300 person deep line. Even the elite line becomes 20 person deep, which takes about 10-15 mins to cross.

The way I explain to people about it is, this line is for people who do not have a life. You seem to have a life so take it easy