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You know how when the plane engines start up the A/C is cut off? I love when all the rubes immediately reach up and start fiddling with the vent then get annoyed they don't have air blowing in their face for 30 whole seconds
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people rush in zone group flights because assholes bring gigantic carry ons so overhead bin space is at a premium
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May 17, 2016 23:55
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I hate yankees posted:people rush in zone group flights because assholes bring gigantic carry ons so overhead bin space is at a premium This is why I only travel with my computer and 2 outfits.
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May 17, 2016 23:58
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Jenny Agutter posted:truth in this post. it actually feels way less confrontational than other airlines because everyone is lined up neatly before boarding instead of a surging mass of people jockeying for position when group 2 is called up. and unless youre at the end of the line you have a decent chance of sitting up front because people would rather sit 20 rows back than take a middle seat on an hour long flight I'm the guy on the aisle or window seat that gets angry when someone comes to sit in the middle seat when the airline announced the flight would be full.
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May 18, 2016 00:00
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I hate yankees posted:people rush in zone group flights because assholes bring gigantic carry ons so overhead bin space is at a premium yes doesn't make it any less stupid, just wait until there are only 5 people left in line, then if they plane is stuffed you check your carry on for free I really want to hear a good logical reason for the way people behave in airports, I would be a happier person if I knew that I'm not witnessing proof that 99% of the human population are complete morons every time I'm at the aiport
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May 18, 2016 00:09
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AugmentedVision posted:yes they are, this is what happens when humans have no natural predators we need a culling imo
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May 18, 2016 00:22
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AugmentedVision posted:yes Nope, 99.999% of people are scum and that scum is at their worst when in airports/on airplanes. I have a lot of family in the airlines and there's some seriously awful poo poo that happens, and I waited tables for years at an Applebee's in college, so you can imagine the type of scum I've dealt with. Some of the best stories are from my father though, he was a pilot and is definitely not someone to gently caress around with (not that he's going to punch someone, but he does NOT put up with BS).
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MF_James posted:Nope, 99.999% of people are scum and that scum is at their worst when in airports/on airplanes. I have a lot of family in the airlines and there's some seriously awful poo poo that happens, and I waited tables for years at an Applebee's in college, so you can imagine the type of scum I've dealt with. Some of the best stories are from my father though, he was a pilot and is definitely not someone to gently caress around with (not that he's going to punch someone, but he does NOT put up with BS). Don't leave us hanging. Tell the garbage people stories.
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May 18, 2016 00:37
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AugmentedVision posted:yes It's because everybody is stressed out and pissed off and they know they'll probably never have to deal with you again.
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May 18, 2016 01:48
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I like how they remind you that the front toilet is only for first class passengers.
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notZaar posted:It's because everybody is stressed out and pissed off and they know they'll probably never have to deal with you again. But why are there only ever like 5 people on a 200 person flight that are smart enough to just chill until there isn't a 2 mile line? I understand that people are mean and selfish, why are they so stupid?
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May 18, 2016 01:54
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I hate yankees posted:people rush in zone group flights because assholes bring gigantic carry ons so overhead bin space is at a premium I like it when people try to bring massive duffle bags and other stuff in as carry ons.
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The Transportation Security Administration is flooding Chicago's O'Hare International Airport with more staff and resources after hundreds of passengers were stranded as their planes took off while they waited in line, local and federal authorities said Tuesday. TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger apologized at a travel conference Tuesday in Houston to the more than 450 passengers who didn't make it onto their flights overnight Sunday and Monday as the security screening lines crept along at O'Hare. "We had a significant challenge in Chicago yesterday," Neffenger said. "I don't know what that was, but fixing that, that is of great concern to me. " http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tsa-apologizes-delays-promises-hundreds-new-staffers-chicago-o-hare-n575701 "I don't know what that was, but fixing that, that is of great concern to me. " They aren't going to fix it I bet.
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I know what the serious problem was. They hire subhumans as TSA employees. If they hired actual people instead of retarded meat robots, things would be fine.
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tenspott posted:I know what the serious problem was. They hire subhumans as TSA employees. If they hired actual people instead of retarded meat robots, things would be fine. They would have to have the budget for a real wage, though. I think most if them earn around $15/hr. and, as we are seeing, is becoming the new minimum wage. Airport security guards, federal employees tasked with keeping the public safe are earning minimum wage. Edit: They will never be able to hire quality people who give it their all so long as they remain uncompetitive. A big issue is getting rid of the lovely employees that skirt by every year and don't do quite enough to get fired. If any of you have worked for the federal government, you'd know how impossible it is to get canned. Not only do you have to go down a table of discipline in sequence but you also have to have the support of your superiors. If employee X is a complete rear end in a top hat and barely does his job but is drinking buddies with his boss, he's untouchable unless you have 100% proof that the stole something or are on drugs right now. I've seen dozens of racist, sexist xenophobes fail upwards because they tell jokes that the boss likes. I've seen even more get lodged into their jobs and cannot be fired because they are just smart enough to not poo poo their pants. Inzombiac fucked around with this message at 05:15 on May 18, 2016 |
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May 18, 2016 05:08
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I'll be on 8 planes over the next five days, through 6 different airports.
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Went through TSA at JFK a few days ago and was pretty uneventful except for all the agents yelling at a Chinese family who clearly spoke little English and agents trying to figure out whether my 3DS had to be in a bin of its own to go through screening for five loving minutes.
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May 18, 2016 07:13
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Captain Yossarian posted:I'm g ay!!!!
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Dealing with US airports is loving stupid. Saw this older couple line up for boarding last time I was in Chicago for a flight that wasn't boarding for 3 hrs. That me first mentality that so many Americans have just make us look incredibly stupid. Too many people bringing on stinky subway food and pillows on a 90 min flight. Just get on the plane and shut up until we get there.
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I Might Be Adam posted:Dealing with US airports is loving stupid. Saw this older couple line up for boarding last time I was in Chicago for a flight that wasn't boarding for 3 hrs. That me first mentality that so many Americans have just make us look incredibly stupid. What?
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It's pretty clearly written and composed. Do you have reading comprehension issues?
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notZaar posted:It's pretty clearly written and composed. Do you have reading comprehension issues? Apparently. Something about subway and old people?
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May 18, 2016 15:01
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Just lol at all you nomad people flying dozens of times per year.
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O'Hare is such a lovely-looking old airport like the look has not changed for the almost 30 years I've been alive lol at least the neon walkway thing on the way into the United terminal is cool I guess
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I pack myself in a shipping crate and call UPS for a pickup. I highly recommend it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGGQWfLzkeE edit: I've only flown Australian and Canadian, and it's been a little annoying but mostly pleasant. I also found out it's way more comfortable not bringing a carry on bag. Some people go crazy with their carry ons like they couldn't possibly be comfortable unless they haul 20 pounds worth of poo poo with them on their flight. mom and dad fight a lot fucked around with this message at 16:30 on May 18, 2016 |
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Darth123123 posted:Posting from ORD ATM, pretty chill  as am Ipre-check is p much a necessity also nice that work footed the bill
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I love it when some moron argues with a flight attendant. Yes, the niggling rules and regulations are annoying, but FA's can get you thrown off a flight for any made up reason they want thanks to the 'better safe than sorry' policy airlines operate on. Arguing with them is never going to go your way.
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Airborne Viking posted:I've only flown Australian and Canadian, and it's been a little annoying but mostly pleasant. I also found out it's way more comfortable not having a carry on bag. Some people go crazy with their carry ons like they couldn't possibly be comfortable unless they haul 20 pounds worth of poo poo with them on their flight. I think the most frustrating airport experience I ever had was entering the American zone at the Montreal airport. You get all of the TSA bullshit but with French-Canadians who move in slow motion. I had 90 minutes to catch my connecting flight and I barely made it despite a short line because they moved so goddamn slow.
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Monkey Fracas posted:you could fit a really big explosive device inside a piece of rolling carry-on luggage no one actually cares about stopping mass death. airport security is to prevent a plane being used to harm important people and expensive building's
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The_Franz posted:I think the most frustrating airport experience I ever had was entering the American zone at the Montreal airport. You get all of the TSA bullshit but with French-Canadians who move in slow motion. I had 90 minutes to catch my connecting flight and I barely made it despite a short line because they moved so goddamn slow. The montreal trudeau airport is a hellhole on it's own, no need for the TSA. The mirabel airport was a much better layout, but it was so far away from everything. Although, because of the lovely road network and constant state of road works, one could argue that at this point it takes just as much time to get to Trudeau than Mirabel, but with even more stress and anger because of the lovely traffic.
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Homeland Security is laying down the law, with suggestions, http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/homeland-security-airlines-get-rid-baggage-fees-shorten-lines-n576371 The head of Homeland Security has a bit of advice for airlines who want to shorten long waits at airport security: waive fees for checked baggage. "We've asked the airlines to consider possibly eliminating the checked baggage fee to encourage people to check their luggage rather than putting it in the carry on," Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Tuesday evening. It's a call echoed by U.S. Senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal who also pitched the idea in a letter last week to a dozen major U.S. airlines. The airlines' response? No way. So homeland security has to know long lines are a security risk right?
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Lime Tonics posted:Homeland Security is laying down the law, with suggestions, The hand of the free market
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The head of security for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration has been removed from his position, according to an internal TSA memo on Monday seen by Reuters, after the agency was criticized for long lines at airport security checkpoints. Hoggan came under fire at a U.S. House Oversight Committee hearing on May 12 for receiving over $90,000 in bonuses and awards over a 13-month period in 2013-14. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-tsa-idUSKCN0YE2R1 They fired the top guy, but replaced him with the second top guy so nothings changed.
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shoophobo posted:You know how when the plane engines start up the A/C is cut off? I love that in this day in age they cannot bother to figure out how to not give everyone swamp rear end in a smelly plane until after the engines start. That 30 seconds you are lacking fresh air is 30 seconds you are inhaling jet fuel fumes and airborne fecal matter from the unwashed masses packed in around you. I remember back in the 70s when people used to bathe, dress up for flights, and planes actually made an attempt at making passengers comfortable.
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Monkey Fracas posted:I don't know how taller/bigger people sit in the coach seats for any length of time We don't if you're over 6' you better pray its an isle seat so you can have some leg room in the aisle. Also hope that your airline employees arent dicks that crash their lovely carts into you instead of asking you to move. ArbitraryC posted:What's even better is when the person in front of you wants to lean back and then gets upset that you can't retract your knees like a telescope. I dunno why they even bother making the seats have that recline function, it's not enough to actually make you any more comfortable but if the person behind you has long legs it just makes them even more crowded. This 100% gently caress you fat person in front of me you can't recline and I'm not letting you butcher my legs with your repeated attempts to recline. Azuth0667 fucked around with this message at 14:03 on May 24, 2016 |
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Cartouche posted:I love that in this day in age they cannot bother to figure out how to not give everyone swamp rear end in a smelly plane until after the engines start. That 30 seconds you are lacking fresh air is 30 seconds you are inhaling jet fuel fumes and airborne fecal matter from the unwashed masses packed in around you. back in the 70's planes used a lot better air in the cabins. now that smoking is banned in planes they can recycle the air quite a bit more and the average air quality has actually gone down 
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Give back right of way to passenger trains. I was shocked that in England you can take a train to a location as fast as you could drive there. In the US it literally takes three times as long. Charlotte to Chicago takes over 30 hours by train.
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