I've seen worse. Since we moved here three years ago I've made a dozen runs to/from Denver airport. I always meet my arrival where all the passengers get off the shuttle train and enter the terminal area, so *everybody* who arrives at Denver has to go past where I wait. The flights arriving from some cities are all business types, while from other cities they appear to be homeless waifs. At least that gal looks clean. Some people pass by surrounded by a cloud like the one that followed Pig pen around.....
People would dress up to do everything. Women would put on a clean dress to go to the store, men would wear a tie and hat if going anyplace. Even into the 60s people gave a fuck what they looked like.
Uh, we seem to recall that human beings were herded on to trains in Europe '39-'45. So, yeah, pal - we DO treat our customers like humans. - The Airlines
Meh. Flying Greyhounds - if only. I would be happy to have a seat like the ones on the greyhound. The only way to get that on today's airlines is to fly first class. Coach seats are designed to fit ten year old girls not fully grown adults.
I will never forget the flight I had from Amsterdam to Riyadh that had a stop in Jeddah. The beautiful young woman in a spaghetti strap top, daisy dukes, and 4' pumps got in the business class seat next to me. She reeked of pot and was stoned off her ass. She was very talkative the first hour of the flight until she fell asleep mid sentence. Cambridge student on holiday before she returned home between semesters and how she loved partying. Her alarm went off a half our out of Jeddah. She went to the bathroom and came back full burka.
Back in the day before TSA there would be stories about all the unusual crap passengers would bring onto the plane, expecting to store their crap overhead or under the seat. The one I still remember is someone bringing a car tire/wheel on board. There were times when I really did wish I had taken a Greyhound.
I fly weekly for work. The deadlocked white kids used to drive me nuts because of the smell. But the worst are the "comfort animal" folks. I don't like being in a pressurized tube, 8 miles up, with that kind of crazy.
I've seen worse. Since we moved here three years ago I've made a dozen runs to/from Denver airport. I always meet my arrival where all the passengers get off the shuttle train and enter the terminal area, so *everybody* who arrives at Denver has to go past where I wait. The flights arriving from some cities are all business types, while from other cities they appear to be homeless waifs. At least that gal looks clean. Some people pass by surrounded by a cloud like the one that followed Pig pen around.....
ReplyDeleteAh'm jes waitin' fer 'em to show up in a naughty nightie
ReplyDeleteThose are cute bunnies....
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People would dress up to do everything. Women would put on a clean dress to go to the store, men would wear a tie and hat if going anyplace. Even into the 60s people gave a fuck what they looked like.
ReplyDeleteAHH..But then the 13% came of age!
DeleteIt is the age of i don't give a fuck and Walmart is my domain.
ReplyDeleteNot just "I don't give a fuck," but also "How DARE you question/judge me?"
DeleteNo bunny slippers?
ReplyDeleteWho dressed you?
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There also was a time when the airlines treated their customers like human beings.
ReplyDeleteUh, we seem to recall that human beings were herded on to trains in Europe '39-'45. So, yeah, pal - we DO treat our customers like humans.
Delete- The Airlines
Beat me to it. I 'member when you had leg room, and could take 2 pieces of carry on without being hassled, and they had places for it.
DeleteBefore that, folk looked like they just left their yacht.
With public manner to match.
TRASH BEGETS TRASH! MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO?
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ReplyDeleteBefore airplanes turned into flying Greyhounds and they started treating customers like shit
ReplyDeleteMeh. Flying Greyhounds - if only. I would be happy to have a seat like the ones on the greyhound. The only way to get that on today's airlines is to fly first class. Coach seats are designed to fit ten year old girls not fully grown adults.
DeleteGreyhound of the Skies, baby!
ReplyDeleteI will never forget the flight I had from Amsterdam to Riyadh that had a stop in Jeddah. The beautiful young woman in a spaghetti strap top, daisy dukes, and 4' pumps got in the business class seat next to me. She reeked of pot and was stoned off her ass. She was very talkative the first hour of the flight until she fell asleep mid sentence. Cambridge student on holiday before she returned home between semesters and how she loved partying. Her alarm went off a half our out of Jeddah. She went to the bathroom and came back full burka.
ReplyDeleteShe'd regret the hell out of her attire if the plane crashed...
ReplyDeleteDress for the crash, not for the ride.
Back in the day before TSA there would be stories about all the unusual crap passengers would bring onto the plane, expecting to store their crap overhead or under the seat. The one I still remember is someone bringing a car tire/wheel on board. There were times when I really did wish I had taken a Greyhound.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet that guy from Somalia wouldn't mind sitting next to her.
ReplyDeleteFirst suit I ever owned was bought because we were flying to Spain when I was about 10 yrs. old.
ReplyDeleteI fly weekly for work. The deadlocked white kids used to drive me nuts because of the smell. But the worst are the "comfort animal" folks. I don't like being in a pressurized tube, 8 miles up, with that kind of crazy.
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