To the AirNet Puke who stole my seat...

[Checks]

talk about a drama queen!

seriously, should have talked to the dude, might have worked out for you

 

[acaTerry]

Whatever you say...

 

[FlyBunny]

I thought you weren't going to 'dignify' Check's post by replying....eh.

 

[FlyBunny]

that post is for the real 'Drama Queen' ....the real pilot...acaTerry....

 

[Smoothflyin]

commuting sucks a$$...it's fun to have so many variables involved when trying to commute...keeps the commuting game interesting at the very least

 

[328dude]

Just a side note though. Don't you love the people that always ask the same question "Do you fly the same routes?"

 

[propjockey]

Just a side note though. Don't you love the people that always ask the same question "Do you fly the same routes?"

Ha ha! I get that question all the time, too. I thought it was just people I know, but I guess it's universal.

I also love to see the look on their faces when they ask "where are you going today" (as I'm commuting to work) and I say "Don't know, don't care -- I'll find out when I get there." Maybe that'll change now that I'm going to RJ transition and will have some new cities to see.

BTW, so this is on topic -- when I was an offline jumpseater, I had a guy once write a pass and then sit on the actual so I could be the "jumpseater" in the back on a full airplane. To him and everyone like him, THANK YOU!!

 

[Realyman]

So Airnet gets passes on SWA?

Anyways, bottom line is did the gate follow the right procedure? If you don't like being bumped off flights...then DONT COMMUTE!!! Nobody makes you do it. And don't start with me either, I commuted for 3 years so I know how it is.

 

[smellthejeta]

So Airnet gets passes on SWA?

Anyways, bottom line is did the gate follow the right procedure? If you don't like being bumped off flights...then DONT COMMUTE!!! Nobody makes you do it. And don't start with me either, I commuted for 3 years so I know how it is.

Maybe the dude has a wife and kids who don't feel like chasing him all over the country when one airline after another goes belly up or has massive furloughs? It's not like that $23/hr at the new job is going to buy a nice house or rent a decent apartment in any large hub city. Had to love our ORD/IAD hub premium (for ground staff) when I was at ACA -- $.50/hr! Woo hoo! Like that extra $60/mo after taxes really makes that $850 studio in the DC suburbs suddenly affordable. Ain't nobody holding a gun to his head, but it ain't so easy just to pack up and move to the next domicile. Sometimes ya just gotta make a sacrifice and suck up a commute for the sake of the family.

 

[jbDC9]

Wow, this thread is still going??

I found the opening post title line to be good for a laugh...

"To the AirNet Puke who stole my seat..."

Oh really now... YOUR seat? Do ya think maybe SWA or the captain might've thought differently? I'm pretty sure it's "their" seat. Kinda presumptuous, don'tcha think?

 

[Realyman]

Depends if that guy owns a lot of stock. Add all his shares together and he might really own that seat!!! haha


Anyways, yes, no gun to their head to commute, but when you get that job in another city you know what your choices are. Bottom line is don't complain about commuting. If you don't like something then change it.

 

[DiverDriver]

Anyways, yes, no gun to their head to commute, but when you get that job in another city you know what your choices are. Bottom line is don't complain about commuting. If you don't like something then change it.

I think that's what he's trying to do. Reach out to the masses to make them aware of their decision making and how it negatively impacted his commute when they already had a seat.

Seems some AirNet guys will find the person involved and educate him on his decision making. The world has been improved.

 

[acaTerry]

Wow, this thread is still going??

I found the opening post title line to be good for a laugh...

"To the AirNet Puke who stole my seat..."

Oh really now... YOUR seat? Do ya think maybe SWA or the captain might've thought differently? I'm pretty sure it's "their" seat. Kinda presumptuous, don'tcha think?

The CA DID want to put me on. If you read the entire post you would have seen that. But the ops agent overrode that. The CA was doing all he could. And the gate agent was not crazy about it either b/c the guy was so arrogant with him.
31 people on the plane. 31, and the ops agent would not let it happen. But like I said, I do not work for SWA so I will not comment on their policy, especially when the one at my airline is so lousy.


Smellthejeta,
Thanks for seeing the reality of commuting and having no choice in the issue.

Those of you who insist on slamming those of us who commute...Such as Realyman,
STFU. There IS a gun to a lot of our heads to commute. I moved once for an airline. Almost twice. Bases close, you get displaced, in short $hit happens (to put it in a term you can understand). It may have not happened to you, but it will, sooner or later. One day you too will experience the closure of a base, a cancelled class, an airline that goes belly-up or some other thing that makes you see what it is like. And I hope that some smarta$$ like yourself will tell you its all your fault.
Not everyone has the blessing of an endless wallet to keep moving or to have a base stay open. Or even have a job that stays!

Getting back to the issue, I have cooled off by now and would like to thank all the AirNet guys who have PMed me. I guess commuting is a brotherhood that only the ones who do it can understand.

FlyBunny,
I wasn't going to dignify "Checks'" post, but you know me and my ability to hold my opinions!

 

[FastestPA31Ever]

This thread is exactly why, when asked, I tell people I'm a racecar driver.


"Here's $50 in case I get drunk and call you a b*tch later."

 

[328dude]

Yes, commuting sucks, but you gotta suck it up.

I've been commuting for 5 years now which used to take 12 hours to complete.

How? XNA-CLT-PIT-CAK. Sucked big time.

However, some of us are stuck with it as a way of life and I'd rather than be stuck with it then to displace my wife from her family. It's easier for me to commute than to see my wife depressed because I made her up and move from a place we both love.

But heck, that's just me.

 

[acaTerry]

Where / What the heck is XNA?

 

[AirBill]

XNA=Northwest Arkansas

328dude: You sound like you got your priorities straight, which is a rarity on this board. Good show.

 

[SanJuanPlebe]

I'm sure he was trying to get back to his Mesa accademy, or maybe it was Gulfstream... 5 year reunion.

Grow up. These comments only embarass yourself and make others think this profession employs a bunch of immature high school jacka$$es.

Keep on message. The guy's actions are the problem. Have nothing to do with Mesa or Gulfstream.

And you wonder why everyone else hates us as a profession....it's nonsense like you posted that brings it down for ALL of us.

The plebe

 

[slowto250]

Yes, commuting sucks, but you gotta suck it up.

I've been commuting for 5 years now which used to take 12 hours to complete.

How? XNA-CLT-PIT-CAK. Sucked big time.

However, some of us are stuck with it as a way of life and I'd rather than be stuck with it then to displace my wife from her family. It's easier for me to commute than to see my wife depressed because I made her up and move from a place we both love.

But heck, that's just me.

OK, the suspense is killing me. What's to love here in the rustbelt ? Especially the "Rubber City" ???

 

[328dude]

My wife.