Minor celeb kicked off US flight for not turning off blackberry + arguing with FA
Dec 3, 2010, 3:46 pm
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Minor celeb kicked off US flight for not turning off blackberry + arguing with FA
http://www.tmz.com/2010/12/03/josh-d...gton-kentucky/
I might print this off and take it with me for all those DYKWIA types on DCA-LGA. I don't really care if the Blackberry will or won't interfere with the navigational systems. What I do care about is that they're a huge distraction, and a distracted pax in an emergency becomes a liability; 100+ distracted pax become that much worse. Try to have a little attention span, just till we're above 10,000 feet. Don't fight with the FA's over it.
I might print this off and take it with me for all those DYKWIA types on DCA-LGA. I don't really care if the Blackberry will or won't interfere with the navigational systems. What I do care about is that they're a huge distraction, and a distracted pax in an emergency becomes a liability; 100+ distracted pax become that much worse. Try to have a little attention span, just till we're above 10,000 feet. Don't fight with the FA's over it.
Dec 3, 2010, 3:57 pm
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I wouldn't call him a minor celeb. He did star in a fairly decent TV drama that ran for several years, been in a few movies. And he's married to Fergie.
He didn't follow crew instructions, that's the issue. The law is what it is, right or wrong. Simply flaunting it because you disagree is not the way to go about it, nor is not following simple crew instructions that are clearly not out of line.
I disagree somewhat with your argument. Yes, it's a distraction. But it's his choice to be a potential idiot. Equally distracting is a book - so people should put those away. In fact, so is the in-flight magazine and SkyMall catalog, so those should be distributed at cruising altitude and collected prior to landing. Don't see that happening and frankly hope we don't have to reach that level of nanny-state.
He didn't follow crew instructions, that's the issue. The law is what it is, right or wrong. Simply flaunting it because you disagree is not the way to go about it, nor is not following simple crew instructions that are clearly not out of line.
I disagree somewhat with your argument. Yes, it's a distraction. But it's his choice to be a potential idiot. Equally distracting is a book - so people should put those away. In fact, so is the in-flight magazine and SkyMall catalog, so those should be distributed at cruising altitude and collected prior to landing. Don't see that happening and frankly hope we don't have to reach that level of nanny-state.
Dec 3, 2010, 3:58 pm
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Can't stand Fergie, what a poor excuse for a pop star
However, Duhamel was in a fairly famous TV show and was one of the leads in the Transformers franchise. He's famous enough, acts like a p***k though
However, Duhamel was in a fairly famous TV show and was one of the leads in the Transformers franchise. He's famous enough, acts like a p***k though
Dec 3, 2010, 9:19 pm
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I totally support the F/A as clearly the Dipshite in question was clearly wrong. If possible I'd like to so US file suit to recover their additional costs to return his jackass to the terminal. This crap goes on far to often. Failing that, how about banning his dead arse for a year?
Dec 3, 2010, 11:13 pm
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I totally support the F/A as clearly the Dipshite in question was clearly wrong. If possible I'd like to so US file suit to recover their additional costs to return his jackass to the terminal. This crap goes on far to often. Failing that, how about banning his dead arse for a year?
Dec 3, 2010, 11:19 pm
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And to think I used to watch this guy's show every week! What a pompous, self-important idiot!!! The FA did the right thing...throw his prick a** off the plane! Let him answer to the TSA...I hope they had cause to strip search him and pat him down!^^
Dec 4, 2010, 6:23 am
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If this d-bag was sitting in F, did anyone get op up'ed?
Dec 5, 2010, 10:39 am
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This had to be a US Express flight. No mainline between LGA and SDF/LEX. So, if had the pleasure of being on a CRJ, I hope he was in 13A next to the engine, and seated beside a POS. Inexcusable.
Dec 5, 2010, 8:56 pm
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FA chiming in here -
Kicking someone off a plane for texting during a ground delay is more than excessive. Yes, it pisses me off just as much as anyone when someone won't get off the phone, but it comes to a point where you are simply informing/enforcing the rules, or picking on someone because they are a celebrity. I had a celebrity on my flight this weekend, and one of my co-workers was extremely rude to him - yes, he was on his iPad after door closure, but it was absurd on her end, to the point to where she was going out of her way to let him know she didn't give a sh*t who he was, etc...
I feel it was a poor decision. How many of you guys consistently text (hidden from the FAs, of course), after door closure? Add to it a ground delay, when normally the captain allows mobile phone usage? Power trip on the FAs part, and I'd say Mr. Duhamel is owed an apology...
And to clarify - yes - I am an FA, who is siding with the passenger.
Kicking someone off a plane for texting during a ground delay is more than excessive. Yes, it pisses me off just as much as anyone when someone won't get off the phone, but it comes to a point where you are simply informing/enforcing the rules, or picking on someone because they are a celebrity. I had a celebrity on my flight this weekend, and one of my co-workers was extremely rude to him - yes, he was on his iPad after door closure, but it was absurd on her end, to the point to where she was going out of her way to let him know she didn't give a sh*t who he was, etc...
I feel it was a poor decision. How many of you guys consistently text (hidden from the FAs, of course), after door closure? Add to it a ground delay, when normally the captain allows mobile phone usage? Power trip on the FAs part, and I'd say Mr. Duhamel is owed an apology...
And to clarify - yes - I am an FA, who is siding with the passenger.
Dec 5, 2010, 10:05 pm
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FA chiming in here -
Kicking someone off a plane for texting during a ground delay is more than excessive. Yes, it pisses me off just as much as anyone when someone won't get off the phone, but it comes to a point where you are simply informing/enforcing the rules, or picking on someone because they are a celebrity. I had a celebrity on my flight this weekend, and one of my co-workers was extremely rude to him - yes, he was on his iPad after door closure, but it was absurd on her end, to the point to where she was going out of her way to let him know she didn't give a sh*t who he was, etc...
I feel it was a poor decision. How many of you guys consistently text (hidden from the FAs, of course), after door closure? Add to it a ground delay, when normally the captain allows mobile phone usage? Power trip on the FAs part, and I'd say Mr. Duhamel is owed an apology...
And to clarify - yes - I am an FA, who is siding with the passenger.
Kicking someone off a plane for texting during a ground delay is more than excessive. Yes, it pisses me off just as much as anyone when someone won't get off the phone, but it comes to a point where you are simply informing/enforcing the rules, or picking on someone because they are a celebrity. I had a celebrity on my flight this weekend, and one of my co-workers was extremely rude to him - yes, he was on his iPad after door closure, but it was absurd on her end, to the point to where she was going out of her way to let him know she didn't give a sh*t who he was, etc...
I feel it was a poor decision. How many of you guys consistently text (hidden from the FAs, of course), after door closure? Add to it a ground delay, when normally the captain allows mobile phone usage? Power trip on the FAs part, and I'd say Mr. Duhamel is owed an apology...
And to clarify - yes - I am an FA, who is siding with the passenger.
First, the story states that the FA asked the pax 3x to turn off the Blackberry. Second, I don't ever text after door closure unless an announcement is made or the turn off devices indicator goes off. Seriously, I wouldn't be able to pick Josh Duhamel out of a lineup. I doubt your everyday FA would be either, so I wouldn't infer that this is a case of making an example out of a "celeb."
Dec 6, 2010, 7:17 am
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First, the story states that the FA asked the pax 3x to turn off the Blackberry. Second, I don't ever text after door closure unless an announcement is made or the turn off devices indicator goes off. Seriously, I wouldn't be able to pick Josh Duhamel out of a lineup. I doubt your everyday FA would be either, so I wouldn't infer that this is a case of making an example out of a "celeb."
Dec 6, 2010, 10:36 am
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Luke:
My couple cents worth is that when the door closes or the FA makes the announcement, my stuff gets turned off.
Agree with the rules or not (another thread and beaten to death), I don't consider myself important enough to ignore or break them.
Of course, there are those in the world who are far more important, and far more entitled than I am. One never knows when that pre-flight text to one's broker may result in a world-changing windfall.
My couple cents worth is that when the door closes or the FA makes the announcement, my stuff gets turned off.
Agree with the rules or not (another thread and beaten to death), I don't consider myself important enough to ignore or break them.
Of course, there are those in the world who are far more important, and far more entitled than I am. One never knows when that pre-flight text to one's broker may result in a world-changing windfall.
Dec 6, 2010, 11:27 am
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As a passenger on a commercial airline, you are bound to the policies set by that airline and the FAA. What makes you feel as if you can flaunt the regs after the "FA's have cleared out of the cabin"?
If you want that kind of freedom, fly private. Then none of those encumbering policies will hold you back from living life to its fullest.
Dec 6, 2010, 11:35 am
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FA chiming in here -
Kicking someone off a plane for texting during a ground delay is more than excessive. Yes, it pisses me off just as much as anyone when someone won't get off the phone, but it comes to a point where you are simply informing/enforcing the rules, or picking on someone because they are a celebrity. I had a celebrity on my flight this weekend, and one of my co-workers was extremely rude to him - yes, he was on his iPad after door closure, but it was absurd on her end, to the point to where she was going out of her way to let him know she didn't give a sh*t who he was, etc...
I feel it was a poor decision. How many of you guys consistently text (hidden from the FAs, of course), after door closure? Add to it a ground delay, when normally the captain allows mobile phone usage? Power trip on the FAs part, and I'd say Mr. Duhamel is owed an apology...
And to clarify - yes - I am an FA, who is siding with the passenger.
Kicking someone off a plane for texting during a ground delay is more than excessive. Yes, it pisses me off just as much as anyone when someone won't get off the phone, but it comes to a point where you are simply informing/enforcing the rules, or picking on someone because they are a celebrity. I had a celebrity on my flight this weekend, and one of my co-workers was extremely rude to him - yes, he was on his iPad after door closure, but it was absurd on her end, to the point to where she was going out of her way to let him know she didn't give a sh*t who he was, etc...
I feel it was a poor decision. How many of you guys consistently text (hidden from the FAs, of course), after door closure? Add to it a ground delay, when normally the captain allows mobile phone usage? Power trip on the FAs part, and I'd say Mr. Duhamel is owed an apology...
And to clarify - yes - I am an FA, who is siding with the passenger.
Quote from the article:
One passenger tells us Duhamel was "very rude" and "taunting the attendant."
We're told the flight attendant asked Josh to turn off the device three separate times -- and on the third time Josh laughed at his request.
We're told Duhamel's reaction infuriated the attendant, who then called for backup -- and the plane, which was already on the runway, was turned back to the gate.
We're told the flight attendant asked Josh to turn off the device three separate times -- and on the third time Josh laughed at his request.
We're told Duhamel's reaction infuriated the attendant, who then called for backup -- and the plane, which was already on the runway, was turned back to the gate.
Dec 6, 2010, 2:07 pm
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He didn't apologize. His "rep" says he's sorry.
He looks like a jerk and I would have no clue who he was. Even after seeing the pictures on the TMZ site I still have no clue who he is.
He looks like a jerk and I would have no clue who he was. Even after seeing the pictures on the TMZ site I still have no clue who he is.