Toronto Trim's Hotel Cum Drop-in Centre - Page 28

sebastian_dangerfield · 06-10-2005, 03:55 PM

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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Comfort is overrated. What are you, some candy-ass Metrosexual? Be a mensch.

ETA: And you're short, too! 6'2" on the internet. Sheesh. I'm 6'2" in real life, never less than 6'6' on the internet.

Mensch my ass. You're asking me to be a fucking idiot. You be a considerate son of a bitch, think of someone other than your own goddamned family unit (yes, there are about 6.6 billion of us) and plan your tickets in advance.

sebastian_dangerfield · 06-10-2005, 03:58 PM

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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
some peopel don't count the country club membership as a necessary expense associated with having a kid.

You're right. Boarding school seems much more sensible.

Not Flaming · 06-10-2005, 03:58 PM

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Originally posted by Penske Material
Hey, everyone has an off day.

ANOTHER FESTIVUS MIRACLE!!!

eta: oops, wrong sock.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 06-10-2005, 04:00 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I agree 100% with everything you just posted. I often think the same exact things.

It bugs me a lot when they are boarding rows 20 and up and you're in row 10 and this guy strolls up late and his wife bleats - oh, they're boarding and they get in line and board right away and later you see them seated in row 9 ahead of you but bleating wife's bag is taking up the ENTIRE overhead compartment for rows 9 and 10. arghh.

Why do they allow people to take on and store in teh overhead rack well more than their share of carry-on luggage. That's the main reason people hurry to get on. If you're the last on, some asshole inevitably has stuffed three bags in the overhead rack for your aisle, despite sitting three rows back, forcing you to check your bag. Fuck that, I say. They need to enforce the carryon rules at the outset. If the flight is full, sorry, get that ginormous backpack under the seat or check it.

robustpuppy · 06-10-2005, 04:01 PM

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Mensch my ass. You're asking me to be a fucking idiot. You be a considerate son of a bitch, think of someone other than your own goddamned family unit (yes, there are about 6.6 billion of us) and plan your tickets in advance.

I generally agree that you're not obligated to give up a good seat for a shitty one, but you know, sometimes, people do buy their tickets in advance and get screwed on seat assignments, even if they're not super cheap seats. So what's wrong with asking for a favor? You won't get the change unless you ask. Of course, regardless of the circumstances, it's rude to be obnoxious to someone for saying no, but that doesn't make it rude to ask.

To pretend that seat assignments are entirely within a person's control, when so much other shit related to flying is by your own admission not, is silly.

robustpuppy · 06-10-2005, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Nah, I just like hot people in the office for aesthetic reasons. I wouldn't fuck someone I worked with -- you risk getting her pregnant and turning into some hormonal freak-bitch.

(Who loves ya, Arpy?)

Off NFH's corner, ho. Hormonal jokes are her schtick. Just becasue she usually relies on PMS doesn't mean she can't expand.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 06-10-2005, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Fuck that. I'm not sitting in a middle seat (or some other shitty seat) because you want to sit next to your wife. Kiss my ass. Unless you have the same or better to offer, pound sand.

TM

The only way that arises is if they're both stuck in middle seats, which means sitting together was so unimportant that they waited until the last minute to get their seats. So fuck 'em.

And, greedy, if you're in that position, offer to switch with the guy right behind your wife, and then kick her seat for the whole flight, because you know it was her fault you got there late.

ETA: Curious story. On a recent trip we reserved window/aisle, hoping the center would be empty. So, apparently, did the couple on the other side of the aisle. Well, both middles got filled, by a dad and son. We immediately offered up the aisle to the son. Other couple did not offer up the aisle or the window to the dad. So he had to sit between them the whole flight. Unfortunately for them, the son was given an annoying electronic poker game to bide his time. I wish he had been continually talking to his dad. Or reaching over to poke him.

notcasesensitive · 06-10-2005, 04:05 PM

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Originally posted by Sparklehorse
It certainly would have the been the right thing to do but I also don't think the woman needed to be a raving bitch when he said no. I think he's right that a married couple ought to be able to tolerate 90 minutes of not-total-togetherness without a meltdown.

Oh dear... You just reminded me...

On the LAX-Chicago leg of my recent trip north, total Mom meltdown one row behind me. Mom and Dad travelling with 2 lap children (not twins - one baby, one toddler). Sitting across the row from each other (obviously, each with one kid). Mom freaks out immediately upon reaching seats because the airline sold the middle seat in her row (overbooked flight; she somehow thought that the airline was just going to refuse to sell all seats; yeah, right). She goes on and on to flight attendants about there not being enough oxygen masks and sale of the middle seat was "against the law". Makes people play musical chairs for 10 minutes trying to reconfigure so that there would be enough oxygen masks (I never turned around and asked her whether she was under the impression that there were 3 or 4 oxygen masks per set of seats; I was trying not to engage). At least 2 people ended up changing seats and in the end she was in the row right behind me and the husband with his lap kid was in the row behind them. A ridiculously nice older man ended up next to the ranting woman. He played with her lap child and when she was still raving about oxygen masks as we taxied towards take-off, he told her the child could have his mask if anything happened. My questions/comments:

1. Did she really think that for the price of her ticket, the airline was going to agree not to seel the seat next to her? What the hell planet is she from?

2. Buy the fucking other seat if you care that much. Fuckity fuck fuck fuck. You fucking bitch. You fucking cheap bitch.

3. With the exception of the too nice guy you ended up with next to you (through no good traveler karma of your own), no one was moving for you because they felt nice. They moved in an attempt (futile) to get you to shut the fuck up. You fucking bitch.

4. I guess that is all.

One more fuck for the road. I think my blood pressure went up writing this post.

06-10-2005, 04:05 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
I generally agree that you're not obligated to give up a good seat for a shitty one, but you know, sometimes, people do buy their tickets in advance and get screwed on seat assignments, even if they're not super cheap seats. So what's wrong with asking for a favor? You won't get the change unless you ask. Of course, regardless of the circumstances, it's rude to be obnoxious to someone for saying no, but that doesn't make it rude to ask.

To pretend that seat assignments are entirely within a person's control, when so much other shit related to flying is by your own admission not, is silly.

So what's in your emegency labor bag?

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 06-10-2005, 04:09 PM

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Originally posted by notcasesensitive

1. Did she really think that for the price of her ticket, the airline was going to agree not to seel the seat next to her? What the hell planet is she from?

2. Buy the fucking other seat if you care that much. Fuckity fuck fuck fuck. You fucking bitch. You fucking cheap bitch.

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Where they hell does she get her "laws"? Either you buy the seat or you're not guaranteed it. And the kid doesn't get to breath.

BTW, has anyone ever died in an airplane incident because they couldn't put on or didn't have access to an oxygen mask? The only thing more useless is the life jacket "in case of the water landing." Only thing those are good for is marking the spot where the plane broke up when it hit the water, since they'll keep floating.

LessinSF · 06-10-2005, 04:10 PM

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Boarding school seems much more sensible.

Good idea. I think all of our airplane ranters would be in favor of such a thing. Pitch it to US Air.

robustpuppy · 06-10-2005, 04:12 PM

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Where they hell does she get her "laws"? Either you buy the seat or you're not guaranteed it. And the kid doesn't get to breath.

BTW, has anyone ever died in an airplane incident because they couldn't put on or didn't have access to an oxygen mask? The only thing more useless is the life jacket "in case of the water landing." Only thing those are good for is marking the spot where the plane broke up when it hit the water, since they'll keep floating.

Totally irrational focus on the wrong danger. Isn't the real risk to a lap kid that he might get hurt during turbulence or on a rough landing? It's the same rationale behind wearing your seat belt.

06-10-2005, 04:13 PM

Its Friday. I find myself strangely anxious to hear the verdict. Anyone planning anything to commemorate this big, monumental event?

robustpuppy · 06-10-2005, 04:13 PM

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Originally posted by paigowprincess
So what's in your emegency labor bag?

A brand new Mister Crabby.

greatwhitenorthchick · 06-10-2005, 04:16 PM

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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Shit man. It's a fucking seat. A place your ass rests for a couple of hours of total or near-total unproductiveness. Time that you have already agreed to surrender never to recover again.

I put this in the category of giving your seat to someone who is pregnant or elderly. It's courtesy. It's nice required, but decent people do it.

You blather on about decency and yet you're the most self-righteous, patronizing and smarmy poster I think we have. It's like those right-to-lifers that are pro-capital punishment. (well, not exactly the same, but equally as annoying!!!)