Clapping On A Plane.

[Al Bundy]

No one beats the Brits on not being able to find their seat though.

[trastrick]

Thing have changed a lot.

 

Going back and forth to the U.K. flying used to be a pleasure.

 

Now it's a jungle, everybody for themselves. They come down the aisle, with their overloaded carry ons, bounce them off your shoulder, as they go by, kneel on your armrest and try to force them in the last bit of space in the overhead bin, and occasionally  drop them into your lap, Then the reverse mad dash on landing.

 

Then they swarm the baggage carousel, so that your can't get near enough to see if you bag is coming down. And if you catch a glimpse of it they won't get out of the way so so can safely pick it up. So an old person, maybe not in the best of health,  has to struggle with getting a very heavy bag off the conveyor, maybe the second or third time around.

 

Folks had common sense back then, they stood back, away from the belt, and stepped forward when only when their stuff came along.

 

Now life is a jungle out there.

 

My rant of the day! 

 

Edited July 21, 2023 by trastrick

[echo beach]

1 hour ago, ab6262 said:

worst airline for this is must be Ryan Air, bloody fanfare as they land over the tanoy encourages the idiots to clap? what do you expect other than a landing.............hopefully thats it.

i once sat next to a lady who after we landed said ooh wasnt that a good landing! i said listen love any landing is a good one

No it isn't if the nose or tail hit the ground first!

 

echo

[echo beach]

8 minutes ago, trastrick said:

Thing have changed a lot.

 

Going back and forth to the U.K. flying used to be a pleasure.

 

Now it's a jungle, everybody for themselves. They come down the aisle, with their overloaded carry ons, bounce them off your shoulder, as they go by, kneel on your armrest and try to force them in the last bit of space in the overhead bin, and occasionally  drop them into your lap, Then the reverse mad dash on landing.

 

Then they swarm the baggage carousel, so that your can't get near enough to see if you bag is coming down. And if you catch a glimpse of it they won't get out of the way so so can safely pick it up. So an old person, maybe not in the best of health,  has to struggle with getting a very heavy bag off the conveyor, maybe the second or third time around.

 

Folks had common sense back then, they stood back, away from the belt, and stepped forward when only when their stuff came along.

 

Now life is a jungle out there.

 

My rant of the day! 

 

So you've flown with 'Yorkshire Airways' with Captain Boycott in control quite a few times have you trastrick?

 

echo

Edited July 21, 2023 by echo beach

[trastrick]

13 minutes ago, echo beach said:

So you've flown with 'Yorkshire Airways' with Captain Boycott in control quite a few times have you trastrick?

 

echo

???

 

Toronto had regular flights to Manchester and London. Used to go back and forth a couple of times a year,

 

Air Canada, British Airways, Wardair, Westjet. Done 'em all!

Edited July 21, 2023 by trastrick

[YorkieontheTyne]

The definition of a good pilot is that he has the same number of take offs as landings!

[ab6262]

20 minutes ago, echo beach said:

No it isn't if the nose or tail hit the ground first!

 

echo

thats is what is commonly known as a crash not a landing

[Al Bundy]

22 minutes ago, trastrick said:

Thing have changed a lot.

 

Going back and forth to the U.K. flying used to be a pleasure.

 

Now it's a jungle, everybody for themselves. They come down the aisle, with their overloaded carry ons, bounce them off your shoulder, as they go by, kneel on your armrest and try to force them in the last bit of space in the overhead bin, and occasionally  drop them into your lap, Then the reverse mad dash on landing.

 

Then they swarm the baggage carousel, so that your can't get near enough to see if you bag is coming down. And if you catch a glimpse of it they won't get out of the way so so can safely pick it up. So an old person, maybe not in the best of health,  has to struggle with getting a very heavy bag off the conveyor, maybe the second or third time around.

 

Folks had common sense back then, they stood back, away from the belt, and stepped forward when only when their stuff came along.

 

Now life is a jungle out there.

 

My rant of the day! 

 

Yep, cheap flights means feral can now afford to fly.

 

Such a shame.

[trastrick]

17 minutes ago, Al Bundy said:

Yep, cheap flights means feral can now afford to fly.

 

Such a shame.

Nothing to do with cheap flights, Al.

 

Common etiquette, good old English manners. Long gone.

 

The Cinemas used to have lines around the block. Everybody was just happy to be there.

 

Even for the cheap seats, a tanner for the "front". 

 

The English knew how to "queue" like civilized folk.

 

 

 

 

[Jim Hardie]

28 minutes ago, trastrick said:

???