Flying Sucks.
The airline industry is going down tubes, and I want to see them all die. Humans weren't meant to fly.I used to fly a lot more. It seems to me that in years past it was more uneventful, and even a pleasant experiance. Stewardesses ( None of the politically correct "flight attendant" crap) were cute, and always smiling. Ticket desk personal was always smilling and eager to help, if you asked one might even get a free upgrade. Today most flights are just cattle cars, and the meal is a packet of peanuts. The no-smoking policies haven't done much to to improve the air quality, because airlines have cut down on in flight air ventilation. Most airports have no place for a smoker to go. Houston airports make this particularly difficult because one can't smoke just anywhere outside, but only in designated areas that are at least 50ft away from an entry. THen there is the security issues, adding to the cattle herding atmosphere. To get to a terminal one has to stand in endless lines to be inspected and checked and probed. Once one is in a terminal area, one is imprissoned unless they want to go through the security ordeal again.
Last summer my plane filled up with smoke, and had to turn around and make an emergency landing, perhaps it is this experiance that has me so turned off with flying, I vowed never to do it again.
We have a family reunion in April Ruok, Equality and I were schedualed to leave on a Continental flight from Houston Hobby. The only reason we schedualed this particular flight was because it is non-stop and leaves from the convienient Hobby Airport. Two weeks ago Continental emailed us to inform us that they were reschedualling us to leave on a diferent flight. We had to change all our plans because we have arrangements for rental cars, and meeting other family members. Yesterday Continental called telling us they are cancelling service altogether at Hobby and that we must schedual our flights from Intercontinental. Grrr. They offered no compensation, not even a stinking apology. Intercontinental is an additional 40 miles away and parking services are terrible. Last time I used them the parking services tried to double charge me on my credit card.
I have some millage left and Continental owes me some free flights, I think I'm going use up the free flights, and avoid flying. Its not worth the hassle, and driving is that much more pleasant.
posted by Liberty @ 5:44 AM
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I bet you never thought when you posted this that 2 1/2 years later flying would suck much much worse.
But it does.
I remember the days when flying was totally enjoyable. I used to go places just to fly.
A few months ago I got to the airport and the garage was full. While letting the wife and kids out at the curb a loud cop is threatening everyone that they cannot park.
After walking back in the pouring rain, the TSA tells us we have to take the sleeping baby out of her car seat, and... xray her baby-booties because they might be baby-bootie bombs.
Then a 15 minute argument over whether we can bring baby food on a 6 hour flight. (TSA "Why don't you just buy the Pediasure inside the terminal?")
We can't put the babies down, can't let them loose, they won't hold them for us, not easy!
Then the wand.
Get to the gate and there are 2 flights of stairs, no elevator, no escalator, and we have 2 babies in strollers.
Get on plane and the FA tells us upon entering how much she hates babies.
Then yells at the passengers for talking on the cell phone because it will interfere with the plane (even though it doesn't).
"You can't sit here because this is the exit row"
"I told you I had a baby when I booked this flight"
"Well, there just aren't any empty seats, you won't be able to sit next to the baby. Sorry."
... another argument...
An hour wait for a departure slot and we're up!
Take a ship if you can - flying is the most squalid, depraved way to travel you can imagine, bar none.
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