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@mariner4life This. I have to say, screaming baby and/or bratty kid shits me far more than a plump person. And if said plump person has purchased two seats so they aren't bugging anyone, I say leave them the fuck alone.
On a side note, the way planes are reconfiguring to cram as many seats and rows in as mechanically possible nowadays, especially in the States, plump is becoming a relative term. I mostly flew American Airlines on my recent trip, and they were on the whole ok, but one connecting flight between Orlando and San Francisco was United, and that was a fucking nightmare. I was seated between two guys, and it was miserable. My knees were jammed up against the seat in front, and you couldn't avoid getting squished by the armrests. Worse though, the whiny American dude by the window was a drinker, and got up to the bathroom about 7 times in the space of a few hours. Every time, all of us had to get up, monkey swing into the aisle as to not crush bags partially shoved under the seat in front, then climb back in. I ended up with a lovely big bruise on my knee where I kept catching the edge of the armrest during the hoist into the aisle. Me and the German to my left both wanted to fucking strangle him. Never flying fucking United again, not for any reason. They suck.
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@Mokey said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@mariner4life This. I have to say, screaming baby and/or bratty kid shits me far more than a plump person. And if said plump person has purchased two seats so they aren't bugging anyone, I say leave them the fuck alone.
On a side note, the way planes are reconfiguring to cram as many seats and rows in as mechanically possible nowadays, especially in the States, plump is becoming a relative term. I mostly flew American Airlines on my recent trip, and they were on the whole ok, but one connecting flight between Orlando and San Francisco was United, and that was a fucking nightmare. I was seated between two guys, and it was miserable. My knees were jammed up against the seat in front, and you couldn't avoid getting squished by the armrests. Worse though, the whiny American dude by the window was a drinker, and got up to the bathroom about 7 times in the space of a few hours. Every time, all of us had to get up, monkey swing into the aisle as to not crush bags partially shoved under the seat in front, then climb back in. I ended up with a lovely big bruise on my knee where I kept catching the edge of the armrest during the hoist into the aisle. Me and the German to my left both wanted to fucking strangle him. Never flying fucking United again, not for any reason. They suck.
ah, the old "the holiday bruise on my knee is from the plane, honest" excuse...
It was United, be thankful you stayed on the flight.
I don't have a problem with kids, just inconsiderate people. The last long flight i was on was HK to Vancouver. All Asians. No fat people. Heaps of room either side.
The main thing i hate is you always have to walk through business class, and you are forced to look at what those fluffybunnies get to have, while you are crammed in like battery hens. Fuck i wish i was rich.
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@mariner4life ah but see that is the best thing about flying Business.
Forget priority booking, champagne and hors d'ouvres before you take off, lie flat beds, silver dinner service etc - the best part of Business Class is turning left while all you poor envious schleps in cattle class are herded down the back.
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@dogmeat said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@mariner4life ah but see that is the best thing about flying Business.
Forget priority booking, champagne and hors d'ouvres before you take off, lie flat beds, silver dinner service etc - the best part of Business Class is turning left while all you poor envious schleps in cattle class are herded down the back.
GFYs
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ah yes Business class, I recall it with such fondness and warmth, and the glaring looks of disdain and pity, yes pity, from all others in business class when the Hostess told me I had a cattle class ticket and I had to go back and sit with my family.
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I've done business class once and first class once. Two of the greatest experiences of my life.
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@dogmeat said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@mariner4life ah but see that is the best thing about flying Business.
Forget priority booking, champagne and hors d'ouvres before you take off, lie flat beds, silver dinner service etc - the best part of Business Class is turning left while all you poor envious schleps in cattle class are herded down the back.
Wankpuffin.
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@Mokey said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
If I had the money (or a lovely weathy sugar daddy/mummy) I wouldn't set foot in cattle class ever again. Only thing is though, it's right at the front of the plane. So if the plane crash lands, the BC and FC passengers are the first to go. Quandary.
Wankpuffin
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Christ on a bike.....where do I start?
It does amuse me that the blue haired she/he is named after a type of cat.
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@Bones said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Catogrande I mentioned recently - flew to Florida and was horrified to have a mahoosive person turn up to sit down next to me...only to then find she'd booked two seats and the inexperienced flight attendant when boarding had given her grief about having two boarding passes. I thought it was brilliant she'd booked two seats and even better she was sitting next to me so I essentially had one and a half seats also...but felt sorry for her that she'd had grief from some numbnuts on a power trip..
Did she get two meals?
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@Catogrande that's a euphemism isn't it.
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@dogmeat said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@mariner4life ah but see that is the best thing about flying Business.
Forget priority booking, champagne and hors d'ouvres before you take off, lie flat beds, silver dinner service etc - the best part of Business Class is turning left while all you poor envious schleps in cattle class are herded down the back.
I have a mate that is a metal broker and he flies all over the place year in, year out and accumulates air miles like a hooker does STDs. He has a time share in Antigua and each year his adult kids insist on going with him and his wife (at his expense of course). One year he used his airmails to bump up to business class and as the family trooped on to the plane he turned left, as his kids followed him he cracked a big grin and told them to turn right. Yes, he'd only bumped up himself and his wife.
The kids are not longer as keen to go.
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@MN5 said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Christ on a bike.....where do I start?
It does amuse me that the blue haired she/he is named after a type of cat.
"...and could use whichever bathroom and changing room suited their gender identity".
I wonder how everyone else feels about that?
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@Bones said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Catogrande that's a euphemism isn't it.
Undoubtedly, somewhere on Planet M4L
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@Catogrande said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@MN5 said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Christ on a bike.....where do I start?
It does amuse me that the blue haired she/he is named after a type of cat.
"...and could use whichever bathroom and changing room suited their gender identity".
I wonder how everyone else feels about that?
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@Catogrande said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Bones said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Catogrande that's a euphemism isn't it.
Undoubtedly, somewhere on Planet M4L
Oi!
Ok you got me...
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I'm not sure who is more stupid here. Australian Immigration for trusting an important test to voice recognition software or this woman for simply not pinching her nose closed, not moving her lips and talking through the top of her head. Learn Strine if you want to be an Aussie sheila.
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@canefan said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@Crucial her problem was she can speak English but probably can't speak Australian
I fail to see how that is a problem.
