Soda

[HAZ-MAT]

I dont understand why they dont give you the entire can of soda. Well some Flight Attendents do, but most dont. What do you do if you have half a can of Coke, pour it out? Thats more of a waste than just giving the entire can to the person.

 

[DenverDude2002]

I always get the full can but then again i do look like a starving teenager. Speaking of coke i think I will open one right now.....

 

[Kream926]

just ask for the whole thing. i do and always get it. and what is the deal with dem little a$$ cups?

 

[DenverDude2002]

Whats the deal with the little everything, the bags of peanuts/pretzels couldnt even feed an infant.....

 

[bafanguy]

Whats the deal with the little everything, the bags of peanuts/pretzels couldnt even feed an infant.....

FA's don't buy the stuff they pass out...my guess is that little bags are cheaper than bigger bags. The suits are driven by "cheaper".

 

[Pickle]

You can't feed an infant pretzels and peanuts!!!!

But now you know why the liquor bottles are so small, a baby can only drink so much.

 

[ramswa]

Company policy - give them the cup (uh, one can of soda fills about 3 cups, so none go to waste...unlike the endless cans we get back half-full) If you ask for the can - we aim to please. More peanuts? As much as you can eat, darlin'. If you want more, just ask for it...just remember your p's & q's...always be nice to the hand that feeds you. heh heh.

 

[guido411]

Ok, I'm retarded, first of all I bit and had to check out the FA forum. AND I don't know if I've ever heard what "p's and q's" are. Anybody?

 

[ramswa]

Taken from "Common Phrases and where they come from"

"The French story comes from the court of Louis XIV. Louis demanded that bows of obeisance be made to him with great formality. This was difficult when wearing a large wig, so to learn the art of bowing gracefully, the male courtiers took lessons...often the wigs would regularly fall off or become entangles in their feet...they would be told over and over to mind their p's and q's. " P=pieds is french for feet and Q= queues stands for wigs. In short, to make a good impressions, mind your manners...be on your best behavior.

Hope you have enjoyed this tidbit of useless information...or maybe you just felt compelled to write anything, guido. Regardless, happy to educate you.

 

[Pull & Rotate]

I always thought it was P's for pleases and Q's for thank Q's.

 

[bafanguy]

I always thought it was P's for pleases and Q's for thank Q's.

Then it would be "Qank you's"....that can't be right, can it ?

 

[RIP]

Comes from the early pub days when beer and ale was served in pint and quart containers. The tab was kept on a chalkboard used to count the pints and quarts consumed. To watch your Ps and Qs is to control your alcoholic intake and behavior.



Not only did pub keepers maintain the count of pints and quarts consumed, they often maintained a tab for regular customers, especially sailors. The sailors tab was sometimes paid directly out of the sailors pay by the ship's captain. This to assure the pub keeper of payment. However, this created the opportunity for the pub keeper to charge for a few extra pints and quarts. And in some cases the captain was in on this little deception, and shared in the extra payment. Hence it was to the sailors best interest to keep count of the pints and quarts. To mind his Ps and Qs.

 

[Ailerongirl]

Ok, I'm retarded, first of all I bit and had to check out the FA forum.

Great attitude dude....

 

[guido411]

Ailerongirl,

Sorry, I should have said that differently. Did not mean to offend any of you kind FA's. What I meant was I was reading a forum that I really know nothing about (which makes me. feel a little like a "moron"). Kind of like trying to belong to a message board discussing the 1.21 jigawatts needed to power the flux capacitor. My apologies for the misunderstanding.

Now, with regards to "p's and q's", I prefer the beer story over the wigs. I relate better to beer. Good evening all.

 

[lowlycfi]

I dont understand why they dont give you the entire can of soda. Well some Flight Attendents do, but most dont. What do you do if you have half a can of Coke, pour it out? Thats more of a waste than just giving the entire can to the person.

At SWA we don't get provisioned at every stop, so there's not always enough stock in the galley to give EVERY pax a can. Plus, our manual says NOT to give the whole can unless asked for. Seems like the more cans that are in the cabin, the more spills there are, and the longer the line is for the lav. If you want the can, just ask. You want two bags of peanuts, pretzels, whatever; just ask. Whatever it takes to keep you quiet and happy in your seat and not bothering me while I'm studying for the ATP written on the aft jumpseat.


DISCLAIMER:
(Don't get pissy...that last sentence was supposed to be funny.)

 

[DenverDude2002]

They normally just give me the can and extra peanuts. I guess they figure since I'm 20 Im still in my inhale everything i see stage.

 

[GOULET!]

Testing 1,2,3


NATURE....GOULET!

 

[GOULET!]

Goulet likes soda.

 

[Iamscottyp]

Comes from the early pub days when beer and ale was served in pint and quart containers. The tab was kept on a chalkboard used to count the pints and quarts consumed. To watch your Ps and Qs is to control your alcoholic intake and behavior.



Not only did pub keepers maintain the count of pints and quarts consumed, they often maintained a tab for regular customers, especially sailors. The sailors tab was sometimes paid directly out of the sailors pay by the ship's captain. This to assure the pub keeper of payment. However, this created the opportunity for the pub keeper to charge for a few extra pints and quarts. And in some cases the captain was in on this little deception, and shared in the extra payment. Hence it was to the sailors best interest to keep count of the pints and quarts. To mind his Ps and Qs.

Nice work, I allways wondered where that came from.

 

[na265]

lowly, are you supposed to be reading on the jump seat? hehehehehe! I went to All ATps and did mine in a week end. It was MUCH easier.

 

[lowlycfi]

officially, no, I never read on the jumpseat.

 

[minitour]

I don't know what you're all b!tching about. The real problem is when they don't give me the full can of pop.



-mini

 

[say again]

As long as I get my $5 can of dented beyond recognition, skunked out 10 times over, cold can of beer, then I'm happy.

 

[johnny taliban]

I dont know whats more pathetic. An entire thread about a can of Coke or the fact that I read it.

Johnny