What drives you nuts?!?!
Jun 4th, 2006, 03:25 AM
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Dutyfree, I agree with you & sure wouldn't flame you for what you wrote. I'm always in an aisle seat & not hanging over into the aisle & wish I had a dollar for each time I've been smacked with a bag.
Peeky, I can't do just a carry-on for more than a long weekend & frankly, I don't care to spend my vacation with soggy undies draped all over the room & wearing the same clothes over & over. Again, to each his own. It's just a skill I've never mastered or even wanted to.
Peeky, I can't do just a carry-on for more than a long weekend & frankly, I don't care to spend my vacation with soggy undies draped all over the room & wearing the same clothes over & over. Again, to each his own. It's just a skill I've never mastered or even wanted to.
Jun 4th, 2006, 03:55 AM
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I agree with all, I would have to say the grabbing of the back of my seat to get up peeves me as well as a lap child that is too big to be a lap child squeezed in a seat behind me who kicks and fidgets with the tray table constantly.
Jun 4th, 2006, 06:02 AM
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I just don't like lap-children, period. It is unsafe. If anything happens on that flight, you can't hold on to the child and they will get hurt. Buy a ticket and put them in an FAA approved car seat.
Jun 4th, 2006, 06:25 AM
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All or most of the above, plus: having the in-cabin PA system set to "inaudible." Particularly infuriating when you are circling through weather, know you're late, and the captain is supposedly giving you information -- which he seems to be whispering through a facemask anyway.
Jun 14th, 2006, 12:07 PM
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Screaming/crying kids and passengers who talk non-stop when it's time to sleep. Why don't the airlines just make a section for families with kids and put them all together in that section? Then when they call in to make seat reservations, they can request the Family Section. Happy Travels!
That <i>is</i> funny. 
Jun 15th, 2006, 07:02 AM
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I hate going to a Doctor's office and seeing all the nurses (I think) and the aides (I think) dressed like they were going to a Grateful Dead concert.
Even at my local car wash they wear uniforns and look neat.
Even at my local car wash they wear uniforns and look neat.
Jun 16th, 2006, 04:17 AM
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rizzo0904:
Well actually someone might just steal your seat! Airlines double book at times and that can mean that 2 people have the same seat on their boarding pass. The one who's butt is in the seat has the advantage, as the flight attendant usually takes the one standing aside and tries to find another seat. Also while your seat is reserved your overhead space is not and that is a major reason why everyone wants to get on board as quickly as possible. One cardinal rule of airline travel- never put your carryons in the overheads behind your row- remember when that bell goes off after landing everyone stands up and jams the aisle so getting your bags becomes a real problem.
Well actually someone might just steal your seat! Airlines double book at times and that can mean that 2 people have the same seat on their boarding pass. The one who's butt is in the seat has the advantage, as the flight attendant usually takes the one standing aside and tries to find another seat. Also while your seat is reserved your overhead space is not and that is a major reason why everyone wants to get on board as quickly as possible. One cardinal rule of airline travel- never put your carryons in the overheads behind your row- remember when that bell goes off after landing everyone stands up and jams the aisle so getting your bags becomes a real problem.
Jun 17th, 2006, 02:35 PM
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My peeves have been mentioned already but some bear repeating...loud, smelly people on long flights. Drunk people. Rude FAs - and they DO exist! Screaming, unattended children! One time I was on a flight to Nice and the smaller kids (2,3,4) were allowed to run up and down the aisles - in the middle of the night when the adults were trying to sleep. I was flying coach and kinda expected it wouldn't be a picnic, but THAT was too much. Finally, an FA told the parents they HAD to corral their kids. Of course, then, those kids just screamed bloody murder because they were being held. What a trip! It was many years ago and I've gotten older, wiser, and usually fly business or first on long trips! What a difference.
Can't wait to use that good idea of taking some coach person's luggage out of my storage bin and just placing it on the floor whilst putting mine where it belongs. How cool...and well-deserved. Hopefully it'll take only a few mentions of this to get those folks to quit that kind of stuff on future trips.
Finally, I just miss how much fun flying used to be. It was a priviledge. The FAs were charming and attentive, the service was good, and the plane was not so shabby and reflective of bankruptcy. Guess those days are over...probably forever. I've just got to quit flying US carriers and get back to the ones from other countries still making good money and doing a great job.
betsy
Can't wait to use that good idea of taking some coach person's luggage out of my storage bin and just placing it on the floor whilst putting mine where it belongs. How cool...and well-deserved. Hopefully it'll take only a few mentions of this to get those folks to quit that kind of stuff on future trips.
Finally, I just miss how much fun flying used to be. It was a priviledge. The FAs were charming and attentive, the service was good, and the plane was not so shabby and reflective of bankruptcy. Guess those days are over...probably forever. I've just got to quit flying US carriers and get back to the ones from other countries still making good money and doing a great job.
betsy
Jun 18th, 2006, 11:56 AM
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Betsy, I remember when it used to be fun to fly also. Now, by the time I get on the plane I feel like I've run a marathon - and lost.
It's also the reason I use miles to upgrade, especially on long flights.
It's also the reason I use miles to upgrade, especially on long flights.
Nov 3rd, 2006, 02:51 AM
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When I picked up my checked bag in Stockholm this summer, they had a line painted about three feet around the baggage claim area that said no standing or something like that. This way everyone could see better.
Nov 3rd, 2006, 06:33 AM
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One of my huge pet peeves is when someone doesn't use headphones to listen to their DVD player. Usually happens with kids. I don't care how low the parents think the volume is, we can all hear "Finding Nemo" playing. Please, I beg of you, make your kids wear headphones (including when they're playing their Gameboy or PSP). I have 3 kids, and they know that if they don't wear headphones, the volume is turned completely off. And don't bring toys for your kids that beep, bing, ding, or make any other noise that everyone else will hear.
Nov 4th, 2006, 08:19 AM
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I've always been a window-seat person, but that changed after my most recent business-first flight from LAX to Gatwick. The passenger is the aisle seat proned out in the 180 degree position for nearly the entire flight, and only got up about 15 minutes before we landed. In the fully prone positionit's difficult to get past the aisle seater. I just thought it was excessive to prone out for that length of time, knowing that the window passenger will need to get up at some point, especially after breakfast when everybody else was up and about getting ready to deplane. Needless to say, for my return flight I checked in online exactly 24 hours in advance and changed my seat to an aisle seat. No more windows for me!
Nov 4th, 2006, 10:30 AM
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Roundtrip's comment brings up a question. As someone who doesn't fly often (once a year on average), what is the proper ettiquette for a window-seat sitter?
If the middle and/or aisle seat sitters are sleeping, is it considered rude to get up to use the facilities? Is there a time frame guideline (i.e., after 2 hours of sleeping, it's OK to wake them)? Must you wait until they wake up on their own?
I always go before boarding the plane, and I'm careful about my liquid intake, but sometimes I just "gotta go". I always feel so guilty if I do get up (which doesn't happen often - maybe once on a 6 hour flight).
If the middle and/or aisle seat sitters are sleeping, is it considered rude to get up to use the facilities? Is there a time frame guideline (i.e., after 2 hours of sleeping, it's OK to wake them)? Must you wait until they wake up on their own?
I always go before boarding the plane, and I'm careful about my liquid intake, but sometimes I just "gotta go". I always feel so guilty if I do get up (which doesn't happen often - maybe once on a 6 hour flight).
Nov 4th, 2006, 12:46 PM
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Toedtoes,
Great question! May I suggest you re-post this with it’s own appropriate title, as I’m not so sure it’s going to get you the answers you’d like to get in this particular discussion.
Anyhow, here are my thoughts. I’m an aisle guy, so I usually say to anyone in the row, “I’m going to sleep for a while, but, hey, if you need to get up, just hit me!” Saying it that way and being light about it, I want them to know that I don’t want them to be uncomfortable on my part.
Unfortunately, my method puts the burden on the aisle person - and they’re not the one with the issue. If I’m the window person, maybe it’s best to ask before any falls asleep what to do? The space available and size of the people, of course, may dictate this. I’m sure others have a solution to this!
Great question! May I suggest you re-post this with it’s own appropriate title, as I’m not so sure it’s going to get you the answers you’d like to get in this particular discussion.
Anyhow, here are my thoughts. I’m an aisle guy, so I usually say to anyone in the row, “I’m going to sleep for a while, but, hey, if you need to get up, just hit me!” Saying it that way and being light about it, I want them to know that I don’t want them to be uncomfortable on my part.
Unfortunately, my method puts the burden on the aisle person - and they’re not the one with the issue. If I’m the window person, maybe it’s best to ask before any falls asleep what to do? The space available and size of the people, of course, may dictate this. I’m sure others have a solution to this!
Nov 4th, 2006, 01:52 PM
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That is a good question. Flying trans-Atlantic there's nothing to see but this is what I do. I fly business class on planes that have a 2-3-2 configuration. I get the aisle seat in that center section of 3 seats. I don't sleep on the plane but at least the center person has 2 options to get up & out & about in the off chance one day I might actually sleep.
Nov 4th, 2006, 01:56 PM
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If you still want a window seat, I guess you could also just ask the person in the aisle seat before the plane takes off if they plan on sleeping the whole way.
The odd thing is, I seldom get up but I always hate crawling over people the infrequent times I do get up. It's not bad unless they're completely stretched out.
The odd thing is, I seldom get up but I always hate crawling over people the infrequent times I do get up. It's not bad unless they're completely stretched out.
