Inconsiderate bastards!

[LearLove]

In all seriousness, staying in hotels is by far the worst part of the job in my eyes. Since the economy has been on the skids, I have found a lot more unwashed towels, previously used shampoo, missing soap, unchanged sheets on the bed, etc. And about half the time, we stay in nicer hotels, too. Bed bugs are popping up all over the place, and this is a result of poor cleaning practices. I always used to laugh at the flight attendants who brought their own sheets...

this is the second down turn I've seen since starting comm flying 12 years ago and I'll second the above trend. whenever the economy tanks the bed bugs come out. i have one on my leg (above the knee) right now that itches like crazy. however it seems that we get treated better by the hotel staff during these times.

I was told that spraying athletes foot spray (tinactin) on your legs before bed will keep biting bed bugs at bay. anyone know or tried this?

it also seems like the further south I overnight the more likely I am of getting some kind of bite. that La quisha hotel in MSY I stayed at while at republic was the worst for bugs and getting bit.

 

[DOVPILOT]

I hope you get lung cancer!

You forgot ....and die fast, so our tax dollars aren't wasted on your sorry A$$!!!!!

 

[quinnlake]

Or go "tobacco free" like Alaska Airlines. Personally I'd like it.

I could go on and on about co-workers who leave their flights to go "burn one" while the rest of us are left to handle their diversions, emergencies, maintenance and crew issues. However we have "eyes" that watch these boards and I've been "called out on the carpet" and my employment threatened for a post I made about inconsiderate smokers. :angryfire

Leave their flights? To go where exactly?

 

[JustaNumber]

Leave their flights? To go where exactly?

Note, he's a dipatcher. Yeah, I can just see the captain telling the FO, "hold down the fort for a while; I'm gonna go in the back and burn one."

 

[DenverCrashpad]

There's evidence that 3rd hand smoke , the smell of it off clothing / fabric, is bad for you too.

 

[Smarta$$]

There's evidence that 3rd hand smoke , the smell of it off clothing / fabric, is bad for you too.

Its bad for my blood pressure because it pisses me off.

 

[cjdriver]

Well it is hard to slop with the pigs without getting the smell on you. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

 

[IBNAV8R]

What I do in my room is MY business. Piss off.

I realize this specific post was made in jest - so this is not directed at glasspilot. But, when the actions of others, on what should be their own time, affects my QOL, i.e., nice hotels, I believe a good old-fashioned, Texas-style ass whippin' is in order.

 

[79%N1]

I realize this specific post was made in jest - so this is not directed at glasspilot. But, when the actions of others, on what should be their own time, affects my QOL, i.e., nice hotels, I believe a good old-fashioned, Texas-style ass whippin' is in order.

But NEVER try to tell those smokers what to do! They have rights, damnit!!!

 

[dispatchguy]

Blood coagulates upon death, your biker heart would do the same thing. I bet you bought the flowbee watching late night TV. Pawn

I dont think its blood, we have the same commercial in Indiana, and I think its the artery clogging goo that they are showing...

 

[say again]

But NEVER try to tell those smokers what to do! They have rights, damnit!!!

Yes we do, so eff off!!! Yes I do smoke, but abide by all policies regarding smoking in hotels, etc. Nothing worse then getting to a skunked out, stale smoked smelling room.

Oh yeah, thanks for the lovely death wishes schmuck. Karma is a biatch...have a nice, safe day. :beer:

 

[79%N1]

Yes we do, so eff off!!! Yes I do smoke, but abide by all policies regarding smoking in hotels, etc. Nothing worse then getting to a skunked out, stale smoked smelling room.

Oh yeah, thanks for the lovely death wishes schmuck. Karma is a biatch...have a nice, safe day. :beer:

Never have, nor ever will wish death upon anyone!

Just trying to provoke thought in that smoking is very selfish, and the smoker is drastically odds on to die premature. Can I get hit by a truck today....sure. Bad arguements. Anyone can, but the smokers are gradually comitting suicide, and their families are the ones left to grieve them too early. Case in point, my mother hung with 3 other gals in her late teens to late 20's. The other three were smokers. She just attended the 3rd funeral this summer - all three died by their early 60's. (Lung Cancer and emphysema) My Mom, who never smoked is in great health and enjoying retirement. Their young kids attended funerals and kids lost grandparents. Not fair to them. but that is only my opinion. I'm sure you all have many justifications, excuses and opinions of your own - and your entitled to them. But, I wish you no harm.

 

[B52GUNNER]

Hotel room.. ha. I was jumpsearing on Co a couple of months ago, and on taxi out the CA looks over to me and says "I hope you aren't allergic to smoke". Then he opens the side window on the 737 and fires up a smoke on the taxi out. Nice. We get cleared for takeoff, and then he flicks his smoke out the window as he is taxiing into position, pulls the window closed and says ok, lets go. No $hit. Then on landing, we had barely cleared the runway and the window was open and a smoke fired up for the taxi in. This guy was a niccotine fiend.

 

[~~~^~~~]

Wish a bunch of my airline's senior Captains were chain smokers, but dammed if they don't eat fruit, go to bed early, and run half marathons. Those well preserved bastages are going to fly until at least age 65.

 

[ACL65PILOT]

What is funny is ASA's ALPA generally paid the fine and never talked to the people responsible. In fact we normally (ALPA) paid the fines for the FA's too!

 

[CFI2766]

Hotel room.. ha. I was jumpsearing on Co a couple of months ago, and on taxi out the CA looks over to me and says "I hope you aren't allergic to smoke". Then he opens the side window on the 737 and fires up a smoke on the taxi out. Nice. We get cleared for takeoff, and then he flicks his smoke out the window as he is taxiing into position, pulls the window closed and says ok, lets go. No $hit. Then on landing, we had barely cleared the runway and the window was open and a smoke fired up for the taxi in. This guy was a niccotine fiend.

The document door on an ATR can easily be used for this purpose.

 

[onewithwings]

But NEVER try to tell those smokers what to do! They have rights, damnit!!!

That's what I was told too! Don't buy into it for a minute! They CHOOSE to smoke. I don't CHOOSE to manage their flights when they go smoke.

 

[~~~^~~~]

What is funny is ASA's ALPA generally paid the fine and never talked to the people responsible. In fact we normally (ALPA) paid the fines for the FA's too!

What? I was joking, are you serious?

That is not what I want my dues money used for!

Really, the folks who smoke in the rooms should be whacked with the penalty. Nothing is worse than getting to the room dead tired after a long day with a short overnight to find that it stinks so bad your eyes water. Then you consider... 15 minutes to slog downstairs, get a new room, another 10 to get settled and 5 to sleep, or do I just bury my head in the pillow and try to ignore the wretched smell of stale smoke.

You say we are paying the bill, which is nothing less than an endorsement of this bad behavior. How do we stop that practice? I've never seen it in a budget, are you sure this is going on?

 

[Speedtape]

What is funny is ASA's ALPA generally paid the fine and never talked to the people responsible. In fact we normally (ALPA) paid the fines for the FA's too!

WADR, I think and hope you may be wrong on this issue, on both accounts. However, it is worth investigating.

 

[fischman]

You guys whine more than my 3 year old.

Things must be going pretty well if this is all you have to complain about.