Things passengers say.
10-31-2019, 07:58 PM
#132
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jan 2018
Position: 737 FO
Posts: 56
I deadhead a lot, and I try my hardest not to stick out, and sometimes it works too well. I typically am the last military preboard after everyone and their mother is on board, but still before first class, silver medallion, 1ks, emerald, AAA Members, Seahawks fans and whoever else now gets priority.
As they call military and children on this particular flight, I wait, see no other military, and proceed behind the mom who’s taking a few min to get all the boarding passes scanned. As I’m standing there, and ugly woman at the head of the first class line yells “excuse me, are you first class?” I was, but I wasn’t going to tell her that. I say “military.” She immediately turns her heard and raises her nose as if nothing happened. I wish I had the quick reaction to ask her if she was the line police, or even tell the agent that if they had a line cop position open, that fat lady at the head of the line would be a shoe in.
That wretched woman ended up sitting directly behind me.
As they call military and children on this particular flight, I wait, see no other military, and proceed behind the mom who’s taking a few min to get all the boarding passes scanned. As I’m standing there, and ugly woman at the head of the first class line yells “excuse me, are you first class?” I was, but I wasn’t going to tell her that. I say “military.” She immediately turns her heard and raises her nose as if nothing happened. I wish I had the quick reaction to ask her if she was the line police, or even tell the agent that if they had a line cop position open, that fat lady at the head of the line would be a shoe in.
That wretched woman ended up sitting directly behind me.
10-31-2019, 09:23 PM
#133
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2006
Position: B-737NG preferably in first class with a glass of champagne and caviar
Posts: 5,995
I deadhead a lot, and I try my hardest not to stick out, and sometimes it works too well. I typically am the last military preboard after everyone and their mother is on board, but still before first class, silver medallion, 1ks, emerald, AAA Members, Seahawks fans and whoever else now gets priority.
As they call military and children on this particular flight, I wait, see no other military, and proceed behind the mom who’s taking a few min to get all the boarding passes scanned. As I’m standing there, and ugly woman at the head of the first class line yells “excuse me, are you first class?” I was, but I wasn’t going to tell her that. I say “military.” She immediately turns her heard and raises her nose as if nothing happened. I wish I had the quick reaction to ask her if she was the line police, or even tell the agent that if they had a line cop position open, that fat lady at the head of the line would be a shoe in.
That wretched woman ended up sitting directly behind me.
As they call military and children on this particular flight, I wait, see no other military, and proceed behind the mom who’s taking a few min to get all the boarding passes scanned. As I’m standing there, and ugly woman at the head of the first class line yells “excuse me, are you first class?” I was, but I wasn’t going to tell her that. I say “military.” She immediately turns her heard and raises her nose as if nothing happened. I wish I had the quick reaction to ask her if she was the line police, or even tell the agent that if they had a line cop position open, that fat lady at the head of the line would be a shoe in.
That wretched woman ended up sitting directly behind me.
11-01-2019, 03:04 AM
#134
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2005
Posts: 324
After a relatively uneventful flight, I had an older lady walk up while deplaning and hand me a small picture of some woman, could have been the Virgin Mary, could have been some saint or other, and inform me that she (the woman in the picture) kept us safe. Thanks?
11-01-2019, 06:29 AM
#135
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2013
Position: On the hotel shuttle
Posts: 5,908
"No, Ma'am. It wasn't her that kept us safe. It was Odin."
11-01-2019, 06:49 PM
#138
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2017
Posts: 2,351
11-01-2019, 08:12 PM
#139
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2015
Posts: 641
Had a lady come up and ask a few questions. "How are you today?" "Feeling OK?" type. Whatever. "Sure we're good, thanks for asking" type replies. As I'm slipping past to head to the lav she starts praying out loud. A simple little prayer would have been fine. Out of place and slightly inappropriate, but fine... That's not what she did. Full on televangelist mode. While I'm in the lav she's carrying on like she just broke open a new bag of rattlesnakes. I howled with laughter to the captain when I eventually finished up in the bathroom and rejoined him - long after she wantered off to her seat.
11-01-2019, 08:35 PM
#140
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2012
Position: 1900D CA
Posts: 3,476
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