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Apparently, if you're on the good list, you're likely to get hooked up a little. I'm pretty sure problem flyers get a reputation too. | |||
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We have had some very windy few days. Yesterday after buying tires for my daughter at Costco we had to walk into the wind. It was a struggle. On the news, they show people in NYC holding on to buildings so as not to get blown over. Living the Dream | |||
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Sounds like you’re saying actual men wear these clothes. Huh _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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Winds in Chicago have been 60+ mph. It's been hard to even stand upright at times. The high winds blew a tractor trailer over on one of the Interstates Sunday. | |||
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You are evil! I hated it when I was flying the 207 around Lake Powell, and I knew that someone had consumed cucumber salad for lunch. Who did you fly for down there? "Someday I hope to be half the man my bird-dog thinks I am." FBLM LGB! | |||
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I flew for Earl Leseberg, way back when, at a time when we still flew below the rim and landed inside the canyon. Lots of trips out to Monument valley, too, and many of the dirt reservation airstrips doing dead-of-night, flare-pots or car lights for runway lighting, emergency medical, etc. Air attack and fire patrol on the Kiabab, river runners, and whatnot. | |||
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Because they were told that they were ENTITLED to it. | |||
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When we landed I had about 15 texts from my pilot buddies with screenshots of PIREPS and ATC reports for the area. Wasnt a good day to be airlinin', that's for sure.
I haven't paid for a drink on a plane in years. Ever since my stewardess friend told me that if I was nice, drinks would be free. She claims that it is completely at her discretion if someone pays or not. (Southwest) | |||
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Last night Reno was reporting 43 knots steady with 60 knot gusts. Rotor clouds all quadrants and possible low level wind shear. Good times. It died down to 30 knot gusts and was still pretty bumpy. Good days to sit on your couch if you are a nervous flyer. | |||
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Anywhere on the back side of the Sierras can be rough with even a little wind. Rapid icing there in cloud, too. | |||
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On a similar note my FIL who was in D Day said everyone was puking so hard on the ships and LC’s that he said he was happy to hit the beach just to get off the damn ship. Until the day he died he never went on a boat again. ------------------ Eddie Our Founding Fathers were men who understood that the right thing is not necessarily the written thing. -kkina | |||
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Agreed. I'm nice to the stews, sit in the exit row window, say 'yes' when they give instructions, then am as low maintenance a passenger as they come. But to see the shit they deal with - some people think air-travel is a war, or climbing Mt. Everest, or sailing the ocean - and are just drama queens. At least siting in the exit row gets me away from families, morbidly obese, and babies. | |||
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I have found that those of us who travel frequently know the drill. Why you're on the aircraft, how to behave, how to get on and off quickly and efficiently, and how to interact with the flight crew. Those who rarely fly seem to treat an aircraft like a bigger version of the family Mini-Van or a city bus. They can be loud, obnoxious, rude, seem to want to do it "their" way regardless of how many times they've been told. No, the big carry on will NOT fit in the overhead of an ERJ/CRJ regardless of how hard you try and cram it in there. A 22" tall bag won't fit in a 16" tall opening, that is what the pink tag is for and why the gate agent told you it won't fit. The flight crew doesn't appreciate being called "Sugar" or "Baby" either, and I don't want to smell your roast garlic, pepper, & onion sandwich for the next 3 hours. Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys 343 - Never Forget Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. | |||
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I remember an incident years ago in which a filled airsick bag was missed between flights by the cleaning crew. Once up to altitude and the cabin pressurized the bag began to swell. The curious passenger seated in front of it moved the bag causing it to burst open all over them. They were not amused. Lesson learned is to let sleeping barf bags lie. La Dolce Vita | |||
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Sometimes not far enough. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I agree completely. I think much of this behavior is directly related to making things affordable. In the early 1950s flying was very expensive and only the well heeled and business traveler could afford it. The bus fit the budget. Many people did not have phones. As a result you did not have to listen to some elses phone conversation on the bus. Those that had phones excused themselves to take calls. | |||
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