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In article t>,
Skip Elliott Bowman > wrote: > >Suppose it was ten minutes in the aft section of a 767. What's another ten >minutes after a 4 hour flight? Took me 11 hours to fly from Seattle to >Copenhagen, and that was in a DC 10. Took maybe 20 minutes to disembark, >and I was above the wing. I sat back and enjoyed the show. Nothing like >watching a plane full of anxious tourists in a big hurry to stand in another >long line (Customs and Immigration) to wash off the boredom of a long >flight. And if you'd gotten off early, you'd be that much nearer the front of that long line. |
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Harry K > wrote: >Ah, but if you hurry and push/shove your way off you get the pleasure >of waiting just that much longer at the baggage claim. I've never ever >found the baggage waiting when I got thee. Never? How do you manage to ALWAYS fly into Philadelphia? I'd think you'd have to fly somewhere else at least half the time... :-) |
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In article . com>,
Harry K > wrote: >Ah, but if you hurry and push/shove your way off you get the pleasure >of waiting just that much longer at the baggage claim. I've never ever >found the baggage waiting when I got thee. Never? How do you manage to ALWAYS fly into Philadelphia? I'd think you'd have to fly somewhere else at least half the time... :-) |
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On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 16:04:39 GMT, Dave Head > wrote:
>On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 01:47:26 -0500, "Paul" > wrote: > >> >>"Olaf Gustafson" > wrote in message . .. >>> I've always loathed the part of air travel when the plane hits the >>> gate and everyone stands up, gets in the aisle and stands around doing >>> nothing. >> >>I recently had the opportunity to tak my first flight a little over 3 >>years (went to Vegas before the holidays). When the plane reached the >>gate, I just kept my ass in my seat untill the most of the other sheep >>who sprung up as soon as the plane stopped got off and then grabbed my >>junk and walked calmly off the plane. Since the crew said it was OK to >>use cell phones at the gate, I took the time to make any calls I needed >>to make and be done with them. > >That's about how I do it too. I don't see any reason to jump up, and sometimes >have to stand while all bent over because I can't get into the aisle and the >overhead storage is low, Not a problem if you have an aisle seat. > and be in that position for 5 minutes. When the aisle >starts clearing 2 or 3 rows ahead, I stand up, grab my junk, and by that time I >just walk off the plane. No problem. _Still_ get to baggage claim before my >bags. I'm usually in a car before the bags hit the conveyor belt. > >And, BTW, I _normally_ sit at the back of the plane. This means I get to board >in the 1st wave after 1st class, its not so far to the lavatory, and if a plane >crashes, the survivors are usually the ones that are sitting near the tail >section. Plus, I _can_ _sit_ and wait, walk to the baggage claim, and its not >as long to _stand_ there waiting for the bags (unless its US Air, of course, >and then the wait could be 8 days, or... forever.) > >Dave Head |
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On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 16:04:39 GMT, Dave Head > wrote:
>On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 01:47:26 -0500, "Paul" > wrote: > >> >>"Olaf Gustafson" > wrote in message . .. >>> I've always loathed the part of air travel when the plane hits the >>> gate and everyone stands up, gets in the aisle and stands around doing >>> nothing. >> >>I recently had the opportunity to tak my first flight a little over 3 >>years (went to Vegas before the holidays). When the plane reached the >>gate, I just kept my ass in my seat untill the most of the other sheep >>who sprung up as soon as the plane stopped got off and then grabbed my >>junk and walked calmly off the plane. Since the crew said it was OK to >>use cell phones at the gate, I took the time to make any calls I needed >>to make and be done with them. > >That's about how I do it too. I don't see any reason to jump up, and sometimes >have to stand while all bent over because I can't get into the aisle and the >overhead storage is low, Not a problem if you have an aisle seat. > and be in that position for 5 minutes. When the aisle >starts clearing 2 or 3 rows ahead, I stand up, grab my junk, and by that time I >just walk off the plane. No problem. _Still_ get to baggage claim before my >bags. I'm usually in a car before the bags hit the conveyor belt. > >And, BTW, I _normally_ sit at the back of the plane. This means I get to board >in the 1st wave after 1st class, its not so far to the lavatory, and if a plane >crashes, the survivors are usually the ones that are sitting near the tail >section. Plus, I _can_ _sit_ and wait, walk to the baggage claim, and its not >as long to _stand_ there waiting for the bags (unless its US Air, of course, >and then the wait could be 8 days, or... forever.) > >Dave Head |
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On 31 Dec 2004 14:30:04 -0800, "gpsman" >
wrote: ><look who learned to snip via Google. It's not as easy as I make it >look...!> > >Olaf Gustafson wrote: >> On 31 Dec 2004 00:29:21 -0800, "gpsman" > >> wrote: >> >> >The rush to get off the aircraft is as stupid than the rush to be >first >> >at the next traffic control device. >> > >> >> Not if you're a smoker! (Yeah, go ahead and flame me for that - it's >> my choice and it doesn't affect you, so STFU.) > >I smoke like a chimney myself, numbnuts. Don't assume you're the last >smoker on the planet who wants a butt at the end of a 4-5 hour flight. >I've waited that long, a few minutes more is tolerable... for me. Sure, it's tolerable. But why should everyone else rudely slow up the process? You could have another plane to catch. > >> >> >If you've flown much you know the first baggage checked is the last >> >baggage off. >> >> If you've flown much, you don't check baggage at all. >> > >That works great going to Hawaii. A little tough to carry on what you >need to travel to a less temperate climate or for an extended stay. Nah - it's easy....you just gotta learn how to pack >I've shipped stuff to a hotel a few days in advance. They'll usually >pick it up and store it, no charge. Always, if they know you tip well. That's a pain. > >> >It usually takes 15 minutes to get to baggage claim after >> >exiting the aircraft and another 15-30 minutes after that for >baggage >> >from your flight to hit the carosel. >> >> That all depends.....last time I checked baggage it was on the >> carousel before I got there, and I walk fast and went directly to >> baggage claim. > >Sometimes it happens that way. Nothing's always true. Even the speed of >light varies. > >> >> > >> >I also sit and watch the impatient morons elbow each other in the >> >struggle to extract their carry-ons from the overhead bins and then >> >stand in line to deplane. >> >> That's part of the problem. Most luggage has handles. Simply reach >> up, grab handle, pull....no struggling needed. >> > >The "struggle" is to get the carry-ons from the bin FIRST... not >necessarily with the baggage weight or cumbersome-ness. Interpreting >everything literally... how's that working out for ya...? You simply reach up - open bin if it's not already open, grab the handle and pull. What more could there possibly be to it? > >> If I can be in a car leaving the airport instead of just deplaning, >> that's where I want to be. >> >> >It's semi-entertaining to watch them NEVER >> >get a clue... even when standing amongst the evidence... they are >not >> >the only person traveling by air that day. >> >> No **** - so let the people who have to catch connecting flights or >> simply don't like hanging around airports get the **** off the plane. >> > >I've made and saved quite a bit of money being comped for airlines' >incompetence. Fly First Class... they'll usually have a cart to drive >you to the next gate if they think they'll have to comp you for missing >a connection. Plus, you get off the plane first! Yah - First class is nice. The people in it usually aren't such ****tards that they do most of the crap I was complaining about. > >I don't think many people enjoy hanging out in the airport. Some folks sure seem to. > >Just for the record, how is a sloth a MFFY? In this case, they're both. >Doesn't the sloth >designation indicate they're going *slower* than you? Yup, but they also insist on being first. >I suspect >everyone is going slower than you. could be - I'm like that guy in the Marathon commercials. > >I used to be like you, Type-A, wound up tighter than a 2 dollar watch >and the biggest asshole you can imagine. I got professional assistance >because I wanted to change... and it worked... (most of the time). Cost >about a grand and took just one session to begin to calm down. Total of >8 weekly sessions. I highly recommend it. > >> > >> >Duh-uuuhhhh. >> >> you're drooling. >> > >Perhaps... but you're foaming at the mouth. > >gpsman |
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On 31 Dec 2004 14:30:04 -0800, "gpsman" >
wrote: ><look who learned to snip via Google. It's not as easy as I make it >look...!> > >Olaf Gustafson wrote: >> On 31 Dec 2004 00:29:21 -0800, "gpsman" > >> wrote: >> >> >The rush to get off the aircraft is as stupid than the rush to be >first >> >at the next traffic control device. >> > >> >> Not if you're a smoker! (Yeah, go ahead and flame me for that - it's >> my choice and it doesn't affect you, so STFU.) > >I smoke like a chimney myself, numbnuts. Don't assume you're the last >smoker on the planet who wants a butt at the end of a 4-5 hour flight. >I've waited that long, a few minutes more is tolerable... for me. Sure, it's tolerable. But why should everyone else rudely slow up the process? You could have another plane to catch. > >> >> >If you've flown much you know the first baggage checked is the last >> >baggage off. >> >> If you've flown much, you don't check baggage at all. >> > >That works great going to Hawaii. A little tough to carry on what you >need to travel to a less temperate climate or for an extended stay. Nah - it's easy....you just gotta learn how to pack >I've shipped stuff to a hotel a few days in advance. They'll usually >pick it up and store it, no charge. Always, if they know you tip well. That's a pain. > >> >It usually takes 15 minutes to get to baggage claim after >> >exiting the aircraft and another 15-30 minutes after that for >baggage >> >from your flight to hit the carosel. >> >> That all depends.....last time I checked baggage it was on the >> carousel before I got there, and I walk fast and went directly to >> baggage claim. > >Sometimes it happens that way. Nothing's always true. Even the speed of >light varies. > >> >> > >> >I also sit and watch the impatient morons elbow each other in the >> >struggle to extract their carry-ons from the overhead bins and then >> >stand in line to deplane. >> >> That's part of the problem. Most luggage has handles. Simply reach >> up, grab handle, pull....no struggling needed. >> > >The "struggle" is to get the carry-ons from the bin FIRST... not >necessarily with the baggage weight or cumbersome-ness. Interpreting >everything literally... how's that working out for ya...? You simply reach up - open bin if it's not already open, grab the handle and pull. What more could there possibly be to it? > >> If I can be in a car leaving the airport instead of just deplaning, >> that's where I want to be. >> >> >It's semi-entertaining to watch them NEVER >> >get a clue... even when standing amongst the evidence... they are >not >> >the only person traveling by air that day. >> >> No **** - so let the people who have to catch connecting flights or >> simply don't like hanging around airports get the **** off the plane. >> > >I've made and saved quite a bit of money being comped for airlines' >incompetence. Fly First Class... they'll usually have a cart to drive >you to the next gate if they think they'll have to comp you for missing >a connection. Plus, you get off the plane first! Yah - First class is nice. The people in it usually aren't such ****tards that they do most of the crap I was complaining about. > >I don't think many people enjoy hanging out in the airport. Some folks sure seem to. > >Just for the record, how is a sloth a MFFY? In this case, they're both. >Doesn't the sloth >designation indicate they're going *slower* than you? Yup, but they also insist on being first. >I suspect >everyone is going slower than you. could be - I'm like that guy in the Marathon commercials. > >I used to be like you, Type-A, wound up tighter than a 2 dollar watch >and the biggest asshole you can imagine. I got professional assistance >because I wanted to change... and it worked... (most of the time). Cost >about a grand and took just one session to begin to calm down. Total of >8 weekly sessions. I highly recommend it. > >> > >> >Duh-uuuhhhh. >> >> you're drooling. >> > >Perhaps... but you're foaming at the mouth. > >gpsman |
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