Sephiroth
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Post by Sephiroth on Apr 11, 2017 17:56:09 GMT -5
I hate everything about that word, and just seeing it irritates me, but I'm also glad it exists if only because if I ever see anyone using it seriously I can feel free to completely disregard everything they have ever said or will say for the rest of their natural born lives. Eh, the word itself is a pretty acceptable evolution of "Whipped." Problem is, people seem to use it as a catch-all. Now snowflake, that one is getting some pretty impressive abuse, and makes me disregard them immediately. "OH! Look at these precious little snowflakes who don't want to give up their seats! Back in my day, we didn't have planes!" -30 Year Old Being serious, the part that Otha me the most is the way United was so obviously caught off guard by the reaction. As if they are so used to treating people like dirt that the idea this would cause a backlash at all never occurred to them. |
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 11, 2017 20:01:00 GMT -5
I haven't flown in almost seven years, and this happens three days before I have the first of six flights in ten days with United. Great timing there.
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Apr 11, 2017 20:21:29 GMT -5
yep think this has been reported for long enough now
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Apr 11, 2017 21:10:08 GMT -5
Well its a good thing I didn't choose to fly with them to San Fransisco last year.
Though I've been told American Airlines are worse.
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jagilki
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Post by jagilki on Apr 12, 2017 3:59:45 GMT -5
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Apr 12, 2017 4:34:15 GMT -5
I flew United for my New York trip back in October.
My experience. Well the international portion (Melbourne - Los Angeles) was great, I used Economy Plus, got decent amount of leg room, the meals were included with the ticket, free drinks. And it was in one of those Boeing 787 Dreamliners .. a very nice plane.
The domestic portion though (Los Angeles - Newark) was that's not so good Al. Used economy (could not afford E+ for the whole trip)', cramped conditions, had to pay for meals (although they did give out snacks and non alcoholic beverages). And it was in a flying public bathroom.. a Boeing 757 . A plane Boeing stopped making over a decade ago, a plane so shitty that only it's only really been used by U.S based airlines. A large but narrow plane, designed to get as much people in as possible for long flights, minus the comfort.
Anyway I was not gang piled on, so that's a plus I guess.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 6:17:07 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm gonna stick with Greyhound & Amtrak.
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Post by The Unconquered Sun on Apr 12, 2017 8:10:24 GMT -5
SouthWest's new motto;
"We beat the competition, not our passengers"
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Apr 12, 2017 10:15:50 GMT -5
Of course people defending them would be calling people cucks. I hate everything about that word, and just seeing it irritates me, but I'm also glad it exists if only because if I ever see anyone using it seriously I can feel free to completely disregard everything they have ever said or will say for the rest of their natural born lives. Yeah, it's like an instant loss condition for any argument they happen to get into, that also tells you to never bother listening to anything they have to say again. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 10:19:01 GMT -5
Of course people defending them would be calling people cucks. I hate everything about that word, and just seeing it irritates me, but I'm also glad it exists if only because if I ever see anyone using it seriously I can feel free to completely disregard everything they have ever said or will say for the rest of their natural born lives. I hate how they turned one of my favorite discussions into a political insult buzzword. Can't even make vintage threads or posts about sexual humiliation before it turns political now. |
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Apr 12, 2017 10:20:18 GMT -5
In an ideal world you can just look at these idiots and say "that seems more like your problem than mine" |
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Post by Shai on Apr 12, 2017 10:44:10 GMT -5
In an ideal world you can just look at these idiots and say "that seems more like your problem than mine" No lie that'd be my response. Especially after paying a grand and I'm already in my seat. |
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Post by Sephiroth on Apr 12, 2017 11:14:38 GMT -5
Fortunately United now has someone to turn to when their megazord flights are overbooked  |
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Post by Lazy peon on Apr 12, 2017 11:29:29 GMT -5
Now that's brutal - dragging the creature out of its seat is one thing, but doing it at 25,000 ft is another. I CALL HIM... THE SEAT CREATURE! |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 12, 2017 13:25:17 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm gonna stick with Greyhound & Amtrak. If there was a direct route from Chicago/Detroit to Disney on Amtrak I'd do it in a heartbeat over flying. Love the train, but not enough to take 40 hours to get to Orlando. |
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Post by Sephiroth on Apr 12, 2017 15:41:10 GMT -5
And may the force be with you if you are on an overbooked flight that is on a diplomatic mission  |
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Post by Hit Girl on Apr 12, 2017 16:49:53 GMT -5
If they needed some seats, the best way to handle it is to keep offering shit until someone says "OK"
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Post by jagilki on Apr 12, 2017 16:53:18 GMT -5
I'll be the first to admit I don't know all the details. But from everything I've gathered it wasn't even that the flight was "overbooked". The flight was booked at the right limit, BUT at the last second United needed to put some of their crew on the flight.
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Post by Hit Girl on Apr 12, 2017 17:40:01 GMT -5
For a fraction of what their stock value has lost, they could have simply chartered a private plane to carry that crew.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Apr 12, 2017 17:44:59 GMT -5
For a fraction of what their stock value has lost, they could have simply chartered a private plane to carry that crew. for what it cost they could have unretired the Concord. |
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