Travel pet peeves
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Travel pet peeves
What drives you nuts going through terminals, riding in the back etc? For me it has to be the public in general. The teeny boopers wearing jogging pants and flip flops carrying their favorite pillow from home, or the douche bag "dudes" wearing the straw hats. When I think of straw hats I usually associate it with inbreeding, banjo plucking and major tooth loss, why are these now "fashionable"? Had a really pleasant flight once where the woman across the aisle figured the changing table in the restroom was inadequate and changed her baby's crap filled diaper in the basonette about 3 feet from my nose. Good times. How about a coffee, er, espresso, for 4 euros? Flying is great.
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- Every time the FAs "dim the cabin lights" half the flight pushes the FA call button instead of the light.
- Everybody crowding around the baggage carousel where the bags dump out and push everybody out of the way to grab their bag which WILL come back around in about 30 secs if they just wait.
Those are more humourous than annoying though.
I was recently on a flight to Toronto and we were waiting to be marshalled in to the gate. As soon as we stopped about 30 feet from the gate you hear "click ,click click" followed by 3/4s of the flight standing up. The Capt came on and said we were not at the gate, to remain seated and it would only be a few minutes. Only a few people sat down. The FAs then came on and reiterated what the Capt said and the majority of them all sat down with the exception of two ladies who continued to stand. The FA came up from the back and again politely asked the ladies to sit down, who with the biggest death stare I've ever seen continued to stand there and do nothing. Finally, the FA says "Listen up girlfriends, if you dont sit your behinds in those seats right now I'll put them there for you!" They sat down rather quickly! The ignorance of some people is just amazing.
- Everybody crowding around the baggage carousel where the bags dump out and push everybody out of the way to grab their bag which WILL come back around in about 30 secs if they just wait.
Those are more humourous than annoying though.
I was recently on a flight to Toronto and we were waiting to be marshalled in to the gate. As soon as we stopped about 30 feet from the gate you hear "click ,click click" followed by 3/4s of the flight standing up. The Capt came on and said we were not at the gate, to remain seated and it would only be a few minutes. Only a few people sat down. The FAs then came on and reiterated what the Capt said and the majority of them all sat down with the exception of two ladies who continued to stand. The FA came up from the back and again politely asked the ladies to sit down, who with the biggest death stare I've ever seen continued to stand there and do nothing. Finally, the FA says "Listen up girlfriends, if you dont sit your behinds in those seats right now I'll put them there for you!" They sat down rather quickly! The ignorance of some people is just amazing.
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-The mile and half line up at the gate waiting to called to board. No, I don't think United's club, or first class has 125 seats.
which leads me to:
-Just because I'm sitting in first class, doesn't mean I sold my first born to Chinese labor to sit "up front."
-Unless shes traveling with me...
The hot girl never-ever has a seat beside you.
-Recovering meth addicts sitting beside you. I can understand a 7 year old, but can you at least sit still for 30 seconds while I try to take a nap?
And my favorite one:
-If you'r a UC Berkeley Freshman who is coming home for Labor Day weekend (translated means the D-bag has been there 1 week) don't ask the cutee girl flirting with you why she never went to a real school, instead of beauty school?
which leads me to:
-Just because I'm sitting in first class, doesn't mean I sold my first born to Chinese labor to sit "up front."
-Unless shes traveling with me...
The hot girl never-ever has a seat beside you.-Recovering meth addicts sitting beside you. I can understand a 7 year old, but can you at least sit still for 30 seconds while I try to take a nap?
And my favorite one:
-If you'r a UC Berkeley Freshman who is coming home for Labor Day weekend (translated means the D-bag has been there 1 week) don't ask the cutee girl flirting with you why she never went to a real school, instead of beauty school?
Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
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Do not wish death for your enemy, plan it.
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Do not wish death for your enemy, plan it.
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FlaplessDork
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This I never understood. It's not like you're not going to get a seat. It's not like the plane is going to leave you behind. Its not like you're going to get there earlier if you get on first. I always wait until everyone else is on board, then get on board without having to wait in line.Nark wrote:The mile and half line up at the gate waiting to called to board. No, I don't think United's club, or first class has 125 seats.
which leads me to:
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Actually Southwest trained us for years to leap up and rush for the boarding line like a pack of pigs off to the slaughterhouse....so maybe you could snag an aisle seat near the front. Only recently have they improved that by actually lining people up by numbers and enforcing it.
Some of what you complain about is just the new reality...coach in a plane is the new bus. It's the Greyhound of my youth. In fact in most cases it's cheaper to fly commercial coach across the country than it is to take the bus. Bus people don't know the plane won't leave without them. Some of us don't believe that the airline didn't double book our very seat. SOme of us have seen people actually disborded because the plane was overbooked.Bus people don't know their luggage will roll around that carousel an hour after the last person leaves.Suck it up dudes...that's your fellow man there your'e rubbing shoulders with...the Hoi Polloi. Air travel isn't just for the upper classes anymore. Teenagers in track outfits...oh my. Where are the high heels and nice skirts? Why don't the little boys dress in suits and bow ties like when I was a kid? What crap. If you were a wealthy white male, the old days were fine. If you were a woman wanting to be a cop,or a pilot or a black guy wanting to be a bank loan officer...sorry, no go.
Some of what you complain about is just the new reality...coach in a plane is the new bus. It's the Greyhound of my youth. In fact in most cases it's cheaper to fly commercial coach across the country than it is to take the bus. Bus people don't know the plane won't leave without them. Some of us don't believe that the airline didn't double book our very seat. SOme of us have seen people actually disborded because the plane was overbooked.Bus people don't know their luggage will roll around that carousel an hour after the last person leaves.Suck it up dudes...that's your fellow man there your'e rubbing shoulders with...the Hoi Polloi. Air travel isn't just for the upper classes anymore. Teenagers in track outfits...oh my. Where are the high heels and nice skirts? Why don't the little boys dress in suits and bow ties like when I was a kid? What crap. If you were a wealthy white male, the old days were fine. If you were a woman wanting to be a cop,or a pilot or a black guy wanting to be a bank loan officer...sorry, no go.
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-Anything to do with CATSA.
-Rampant people pushing luggage carts and the resulting sore shins at the carousel.
-Sitting in between broad shouldered people.
-The fact that it takes 10 minutes to board even with the line, but getting off is the heel-toe shuffle that takes an hour.
-People that put their carry-on's in the front and sit in the back. (I never understood where they were coming from until the Mrs. explained it, amongst the other 'tricks' to come from Asia. Packing clothes wet to fit more, using a cheaper suitcases because you're less likely to have all your things stolen)
-Just the fact of how angry people get when they're supposed to be on vacation.
-Airports like JFK & LAX where nearly all of the eateries close at 2200 while the airport continues to run non-stop.
-Rampant people pushing luggage carts and the resulting sore shins at the carousel.
-Sitting in between broad shouldered people.
-The fact that it takes 10 minutes to board even with the line, but getting off is the heel-toe shuffle that takes an hour.
-People that put their carry-on's in the front and sit in the back. (I never understood where they were coming from until the Mrs. explained it, amongst the other 'tricks' to come from Asia. Packing clothes wet to fit more, using a cheaper suitcases because you're less likely to have all your things stolen)
-Just the fact of how angry people get when they're supposed to be on vacation.
-Airports like JFK & LAX where nearly all of the eateries close at 2200 while the airport continues to run non-stop.
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1. Babies and young kids. For Christ sake, why do you people insist on taking your 4 month old on a 14 hours direct flight to Hong Kong?! I was on a 3am red eye from YVR to HKG (which started in NYC), and I had 13 F-ING BABIES in the econ section. I swear I could see the rage from all those people from NYC and those poor bastards suffered 5 hours already and had another 14 to go. Please learn from the Japanese, they don't bring their kids out to make other people uncomfortable.
2. Idiots who can't read. When the line up say "online check in" or "business class" these people still give the counter people a hard time because they can't read for shit themselves. I was in HKG and saw plenty of people walked up to the CX online check in counter and still be an ass when told to line up. Well at least I got a free upgrade to First Class from Le Crappo Econ when I conversed with the counter lady and pointed out how NOOB these people are.
3. Dumb people with more carry-on than they should. This is also very common on CX flights to YVR. For some reason, they think carry on mean anything you can hold in 2 hands + the back pack. On few occasion I had to re-organize the bin above me so other people from a few rows back and fill their crap, why the hell am I so nice and not manage to get laid?!
4. Serving meals 60 minutes before landing, also CX related. On the 2 long haul routes I had with CX, they also serve breakfast about 60 minutes out from the destination. By the time meals are done and trays are collected, there would be huge lines for the washroom. A lot of times people are still lining up when the Capt. light up the seat belt sign for pre-landing config.
2. Idiots who can't read. When the line up say "online check in" or "business class" these people still give the counter people a hard time because they can't read for shit themselves. I was in HKG and saw plenty of people walked up to the CX online check in counter and still be an ass when told to line up. Well at least I got a free upgrade to First Class from Le Crappo Econ when I conversed with the counter lady and pointed out how NOOB these people are.
3. Dumb people with more carry-on than they should. This is also very common on CX flights to YVR. For some reason, they think carry on mean anything you can hold in 2 hands + the back pack. On few occasion I had to re-organize the bin above me so other people from a few rows back and fill their crap, why the hell am I so nice and not manage to get laid?!
4. Serving meals 60 minutes before landing, also CX related. On the 2 long haul routes I had with CX, they also serve breakfast about 60 minutes out from the destination. By the time meals are done and trays are collected, there would be huge lines for the washroom. A lot of times people are still lining up when the Capt. light up the seat belt sign for pre-landing config.
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Not always.md wrote: - Everybody crowding around the baggage carousel where the bags dump out and push everybody out of the way to grab their bag which WILL come back around in about 30 secs if they just wait.
That's what I was doing until someone pulled out one of my luggage by mistake and went away with it without me seeing it.
I found myself alone still watching the carousel carrying a vaguely similar suitcase going around and around (mine had a big red strap, this one hadn't, mine was dark blue, this one dark Grey, etc....go figure!)
Filled out the form, went back home and luckily I had it delivered 4 hrs later.
So now, I push everybody to get MY bags!
they just have to wait slightly in retreat from the carousel if they don't want to be pushed.
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People who don't shower/bathe, and that includes the guy who used to sit next to me.
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Waiting in the head to join the mile high club and only ugly chicks knocking on the door.
She’s built like a Steakhouse, but she handles like a Bistro.
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Traveling from here for 5 years, I got used to long hauls, and all their inconveniences. The real problems are at the airports. I just went through Istambul, and they managed to steal my shaving cream, which had made it through Pearson. The one hour connexion time means that everything is carry on, or lost forever...
Going through a terminal now is worse than going visiting someone in a max security jail. You are not a passenger, but a potential terr...st!
That state of mind has also reached the airlines, who look at all pax, not as their bread, but as a necessary evil. No wonder they are going down. Asian companies and airports are miles ahead in customer satisfaction, and will come out of this recession kicking real a*s!
Going through a terminal now is worse than going visiting someone in a max security jail. You are not a passenger, but a potential terr...st!
That state of mind has also reached the airlines, who look at all pax, not as their bread, but as a necessary evil. No wonder they are going down. Asian companies and airports are miles ahead in customer satisfaction, and will come out of this recession kicking real a*s!
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niss wrote:Waiting in the head to join the mile high club and only ugly chicks knocking on the door.
I live at 6200 feet now. Mile high? The only thing is that chicks are less common than talibs
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-When your on a 6 hour flight and the person besides you feels they need to tell you their life story.
-When the volume on the in flight entertainment system is at max but yet is so low that even with headphones the engines still drowns out the movie.
-When the flight attendants are making an announcement and Kayne won't stop interrupting. "Yo WestJet, I am really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but Air Canada has the best in flight entertainment of all time".
-When the volume on the in flight entertainment system is at max but yet is so low that even with headphones the engines still drowns out the movie.
-When the flight attendants are making an announcement and Kayne won't stop interrupting. "Yo WestJet, I am really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but Air Canada has the best in flight entertainment of all time".
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Why is my flights boarding jetway alway the furthest from the entrance, no matter what airport I'm at? 
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niss wrote:Waiting in the head to join the mile high club and only ugly chicks knocking on the door.
That made me laugh, but at least your in the club.
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Sadly no, my comedy is better than my sexual prowess.macbainz1 wrote:niss wrote:Waiting in the head to join the mile high club and only ugly chicks knocking on the door.
That made me laugh, but at least your in the club.
She’s built like a Steakhouse, but she handles like a Bistro.
Let's kick the tires, and light the fires.... SHIT! FIRE! EMERGENCY CHECKLIST!
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People that applaud when the plane lands. Seems to be a Quebec fad.
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Every flight I have been on to Israel.bmc wrote:People that applaud when the plane lands. Seems to be a Quebec fad.
She’s built like a Steakhouse, but she handles like a Bistro.
Let's kick the tires, and light the fires.... SHIT! FIRE! EMERGENCY CHECKLIST!
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niss wrote:Sadly no, my comedy is better than my sexual prowess.macbainz1 wrote:niss wrote:Waiting in the head to join the mile high club and only ugly chicks knocking on the door.
That made me laugh, but at least your in the club.
ok, if the opportunity arises again
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Can't stand cell phones ringing on taxi, people who don't have their photo id ready when boarding, and let's not forget those folks who must bring their neck/support pillows for an hour flight.
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Speaking of the washroom. I hate it when the plane hits a bit of turbulence while I'm in the middle of peeing.
I also don't like airports with as most gates as seats on a 747. I actually had to ran from one side of Chap Lap Kok to another side because I misread the seat number as the gate number with 15 minutes left to boarding.
I also don't like airports with as most gates as seats on a 747. I actually had to ran from one side of Chap Lap Kok to another side because I misread the seat number as the gate number with 15 minutes left to boarding.
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From a non-pax point of view.
1)God damn Catsa, why am I being searched. You do realize I can go naked push a button and everything is done.
2)YYZ, thats all
3)people that insist on taking the fast moving walkways that stand in the middle and don't move, than when you come to the end they start walking back wards, no lie this happens.
4) people that think they should be able to sit in business class because that seat is open.
5) people that don't read the airport signs, I have literally had a lady ask me where baggage claim is, when it was no more than 50' away with signs saying this way.
6) I agree, when preboard is annoucnced and everyone is all of a sudden a hadicapped, or super elite..
7) And I will soon be part of this group but will not follow trend, folks with new borns. When we start are decent they ask you to get ready, that doesn't mean leave all your shit out, wait till everyone is off, than clean your shit up while the flight crew has to wait for you to get off mean while delaying there next flight that is a 45 min connectioin to the US.
I could add many more, but the worst to me is by far security for EVERYONE, as a passenger it is a crock as a crew member I feel like I am a absolute threat to everyone.
1)God damn Catsa, why am I being searched. You do realize I can go naked push a button and everything is done.
2)YYZ, thats all
3)people that insist on taking the fast moving walkways that stand in the middle and don't move, than when you come to the end they start walking back wards, no lie this happens.
4) people that think they should be able to sit in business class because that seat is open.
5) people that don't read the airport signs, I have literally had a lady ask me where baggage claim is, when it was no more than 50' away with signs saying this way.
6) I agree, when preboard is annoucnced and everyone is all of a sudden a hadicapped, or super elite..
7) And I will soon be part of this group but will not follow trend, folks with new borns. When we start are decent they ask you to get ready, that doesn't mean leave all your shit out, wait till everyone is off, than clean your shit up while the flight crew has to wait for you to get off mean while delaying there next flight that is a 45 min connectioin to the US.
I could add many more, but the worst to me is by far security for EVERYONE, as a passenger it is a crock as a crew member I feel like I am a absolute threat to everyone.
