threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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- ...on the slake
It's worse for us beer drinkers - Carlsberg or Stella Artois. It's the reason I try and avoid flying at all costs. And as for that packet of peanut...
Big gamble asked of passengers on flight
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It's worse for us beer drinkers - Carlsberg or Stella Artois. It's the reason I try and avoid flying at all costs. And as for that packet of peanut...
philipbh
Spectral Cyclist
- Location
- Out the back
Flight back from Singapore on BA ran out of Jim Beam - I had to settle for Jack Daniels! Outrageous!
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
If you fly American Airlines you don't even get free alcohol!!!! 
I took a cheapo flight to Milan once when it was the fashion week, in the days when the only really cheap tickets were flight-only charters. This old fur coated cow (fashion journalist at a guess) sat next to me and whinged loudly about how the hostess would not slavishly grab her coat when she took it off/bring her a drink right away etc. etc. After a few minutes my patience snapped and I told her that since she was too miserly to pay for first class she should shut up. She did!
Enjoyed the rest of the flight as it was 90% occupied by catwalk models and the fashion they were wearing made them look vaguely like nuns.
Enjoyed the rest of the flight as it was 90% occupied by catwalk models and the fashion they were wearing made them look vaguely like nuns.
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
I took a flight once, had to load my own bag, got no refreshments of any kind, in fact I turned up at the airport before any of the ground crew, and had to sit on the wall outside until some arrived to open the 'lounge' (Shed).
Papay to Westray, 90 seconds in the air, less if you have a tailwind. You remember how they say the most dangerous parts of a flight are take off and landing - well in that one, you haven't finished taking off before you're landing again!
Papay to Westray, 90 seconds in the air, less if you have a tailwind. You remember how they say the most dangerous parts of a flight are take off and landing - well in that one, you haven't finished taking off before you're landing again!
In 1996 I was stuck in JFK airport for 2 nights bedding down on the terminal floor as the NY area had the heaviest snowfall in over 50 years shutting everything down. They put us on the first flight out when the airport opened, which happened to be the Concorde.
Of course I was absolutely livid at the inconvenience, no compensation or nothing.
Of course I was absolutely livid at the inconvenience, no compensation or nothing.
Just looked these up on a well known online map. About 1.5 miles apart. If the runways were in line with each other it would be even quicker
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Indeed. The Worlds Shortest Scheduled passenger flight. You get a certificate, if you want, to say you've done it.
Great day out that was. Boat over to Papay from Westray, walked right round Papay, in glorious sun, sat in a stone age house eating my cheese and oatcakes and pondering on the Neolithic souls who would have sat there with the same view (albeit with more roof) eating, very likely, cheese and oatcakes. Arrived at the airstrip so early, it was shut, until a landrover turned up and the entire ground crew (one chap) got out and went to man the 'departures desk'.
That landrover was also the fire tender, it towed a little trailer bowser down the runway and back.
I've heard a story from a friend, of them being on the last flight into Kirkwall for the day, and when the pilot heard they were archaeologists, he diverted to give them an aerial tour of the main sites on the island.
In 1996 I was stuck in JFK airport for 2 nights bedding down on the terminal floor as the NY area had the heaviest snowfall in over 50 years shutting everything down. They put us on the first flight out when the airport opened, which happened to be the Concorde.
Of course I was absolutely livid at the inconvenience, no compensation or nothing.
You must have been there the same time as me, except I'd made it to Los Angeles but my onward flight to Reno was snowed out. I remember all the Brits besieging the counter to complain whilst I managed to hire the last 4x4 and drove there as they shut the roads behind me. I was two days late getting there but the adventure was the highlight of the holiday.
jack the lad
Well-Known Member
I was once on British Airtours 737 on a flight from Athens. The pilot tried 3 times to take off and then aborted. We sat on the tarmac for about an hour. Then he said "We THINK we've fixed the problem and will have another go" - very reassuring! We took off but stayed below 14,000 feet, belted in for the whole flight. (Fantastic views of the Alps mind). That strikes me as a pilot taking a massive gamble!
A week later there was the Manchester Air disaster and everyone on board a British Airtours 737 was killed when it caught fire and they couldn't get off because they couldn't find the fire exits. I've often wondered if it was the same plane, and we were lucky, quite likely as they only had a couple of 737s.
A week later there was the Manchester Air disaster and everyone on board a British Airtours 737 was killed when it caught fire and they couldn't get off because they couldn't find the fire exits. I've often wondered if it was the same plane, and we were lucky, quite likely as they only had a couple of 737s.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
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Did you shoot a man when you got there?
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Bet he did - just to watch him die.
Did you shoot a man when you got there?
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Bet he did - just to watch him die.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
My plane was delayed by a week this year. Absolutely terrible. I had to endure being stranded by the beech and pool, and forced to eat and drink on all inclusive. Scarred for life. Flaming volcanos. ...... couldnt they stop it... sheesh
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My bus was a bit late pulling away from the stop yesterday because the driver got the zip stuck on his holdall while trying to fish out his McCoys.
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That's nothing! I had to cycle round a fat person this morning. What a delay that caused!
My bus was a bit late pulling away from the stop yesterday because the driver got the zip stuck on his holdall while trying to fish out his McCoys.
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That's nothing! I had to cycle round a fat person this morning. What a delay that caused!
Guys,
In all seriousness I think we should remember that when writing something online it can sometimes be difficult to express and describe a situation properly. We weren't there (and there is no helmet camera footage) so it may have been unpleasant at the time. Yes some of us might see it as a minor inconvenience, but not everyone deals with the stresses of international travel as well as others.
I know for a fact that my sister when traveling would get very highly strung and stressed in situations which I would find only minor irritation at most. We are all different.
So maybe we shouldn't mock too much.
It's not often I am the responsible adult, is it!
In all seriousness I think we should remember that when writing something online it can sometimes be difficult to express and describe a situation properly. We weren't there (and there is no helmet camera footage) so it may have been unpleasant at the time. Yes some of us might see it as a minor inconvenience, but not everyone deals with the stresses of international travel as well as others.
I know for a fact that my sister when traveling would get very highly strung and stressed in situations which I would find only minor irritation at most. We are all different.
So maybe we shouldn't mock too much.
It's not often I am the responsible adult, is it!
You had to sit next to a tree for a week?
