ASA Anyone else RIFing these 1.5L waters?

[zawillif]

heh.

Hey Dick you're alive . . thought we lost you in a freight related crash there.

 

[SPDBRD747400]

Hey dickburns I miss the re-runs of Chips and A-team I wish they would bring em back! Oh and how about Knight Rider!!!

 

[Jmoney]

Back in the old days....

aaah, the luxuries of airline life. You guys are complaining about HOW your water is packaged?

Visit the freight world. We don't even *get* catering, or beverage service...I wouldn't complain if we had 3gallon poland springs bottles that we had to drink from with cups made out of dried gourds by 8 yr old Masai kids in the Serengeti.

It's water, drink it!

Back in the old days......

-We used to drink camel urine because we rode thru the desert on a horse with no name (camel urine beats horse urine any day)... Long story. (If you don't believe me, just pick up a cool Busch beer-you will see.)

-We built the damn plane from spare parts acquired from Cuba-we did our own maintenance and provided all our own lubricants through "inventive" measures.... Camel urine makes great APU oil. Don't ask where the engine lube comes from. Hint: it involves General Lee and an attractive goat.

-We never used flight attendants..... There was a big, pissed off Kazakistanian woman named "Helga" who wore a rubber glove only on "her" left hand. The passengers never talked back-they were made aware that Helga would give them some "re-education" if "she" encountered any lip. No one wanted to find out what that was.

-We even had a "terror response plan." The plan involved General Lee "the Gimp" climbing out of a box and Helga. The two love birds would then engage in acts which would make Satan himself weep. We figured that this scene would scare any terrorists so badly they would probably just stroke out and meet Allah right then and there.... Problem solved.

-Ahh, the Good Old Days....

 

[Abernathy]

Seriously? I don't think you're drinking enough water then... I go through about one a day.

Actually, what I said is based on the three, 2-day trips I've done this month. And yeah, I prob don't drink enough water anyways..

 

[SiuDude]

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[FishandFly]

ASA Anyone else RIFing these 1.5L waters? Does anyone actually like these things? Maybe for the hotel, but with our type of flying they suck! Its nice to get on a plane with a 1/2 full bottle on the flight deck and then throw it out because you don't know who took a tug on that thing!

Now I know why they aren't responding to my rifs about important issues. They are to busy dealing with your worthless ones.

 

[atlcrashpad]

Ise uses duh haf emtee bottles ta fill ma bong at dee hotel.......
Bouyyyyyyyyyyyyy......

 

[OCP]

Now I know why they aren't responding to my rifs about important issues. They are to busy dealing with your worthless ones.

Actually based on your well thought out response it would seem more likely that they are just sick of hearing from you.

On a customer service side of the water bottles how is this better? We can no longer hand out water when they get on the airplane for the 28 min flight to where ever. Or how about when you know there is going to be weather ahead and the FA isn't going to be able to do a full service? They used to be able to at least hand out water.

I'm not bitching about these things just because I don't like them up front. That is the least of my worry.

 

[airksk]

Well, if I remember correctly, we used to do it that way at ASA when I flew the Brasilia there. It was fine, and even gave us the chance to make tea or lemonade. It's also the way we do it at my current airline, no one seems to mind a bit.

 

[N813CA]

Great way to make ice tea in the cockpit

 

[Abernathy]

Can someone explain the iced tea/lemonade thing.

 

[Max Q]

Iced tea and lemonade is easier to make when the bottle the water comes in is bigger.

-Brett

 

[yournextFO]

Are we bitching about water bottles now

Miniature Dasani bottles are not cheap. We handed out thousands and thousands a day. It adds up to a lot, and it was wasteful, as much as I liked the mini bottles.

Getting big bottles and serving water in cups is going to save a lot of money. One of these big bottles lasts me an entire trip. It's a hassle carrying it around but that's what the cabin trash bags are for.

Choose your battles wisely.

Now we're going through thousands and thousands of cups. That are not resealable and prone to spillage. As a passenger in the back, I much preferred the bottle. On the flight deck, it's not as big a deal.

 

[FishandFly]

Actually based on your well thought out response it would seem more likely that they are just sick of hearing from you.

On a customer service side of the water bottles how is this better? We can no longer hand out water when they get on the airplane for the 28 min flight to where ever. Or how about when you know there is going to be weather ahead and the FA isn't going to be able to do a full service? They used to be able to at least hand out water.

I'm not bitching about these things just because I don't like them up front. That is the least of my worry.

Unwad your panties there buddy. It obviously saves money since all the other airlines do it. Someone in charge of something decided the savings was worth the hassle for the passengers and FA. Besides, the service the passengers receive when they get to atlanta will make them forget all about the fact that they had to go 28 minutes without water.

 

[wilde737]

Iced Tea? Drop a couple of tea bags in there....let sit for a few minutes...remove tea bags......sweeten as necessary....dispose of tea bags in garbage.
I prefer the crystal light packets myself...