PHXFlyer;
Since you are so fond of English lessons, here's a couple of words for you:
CHERRY-PICK:
Pronunciation [cher-ee-pik]
–verb (used with object)
1. to select with great care: Ex: You can cherry-pick your own stereo components.
–verb (used without object)
2. (in retail use) to buy only the sale items and ignore the other merchandise.
OBTUSE:
Pronunciation [uhb-toos, -tyoos]
adjective
1. not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
2. not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form.
3. (of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity.
4. indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound.
Related forms:
ob⋅tuse⋅ly, adverb
ob⋅tuse⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
Unfeeling, tactless, insensitive; blind, imperceptive, unobservant; gauche, boorish; slow, dim.
RED HERRING:
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 a herring cured by salting and slow smoking to a dark brown color
2 [Org: from the practice of drawing a red herring across a trail to confuse hunting dogs]
3 something that distracts attention from the real issue
I find it interesting that after all my posts you can center your comments on "frail" and, what was it? Oh yes:
"gizmolove it seems to me your biggest problems are your health issues and not the airlines. If you need a pillow in order to be comfortable than why not bring one yourself? If an airline seat is so uncomfortable then why not charter a private jet? Or perhaps you should take a train? If you're too frail to travel then stay home. It's all about choices."
"Frail" and "Pillow". I find it interesting that you think that my only problems were that my health was to "frail" and that if I needed a "pillow" to travel on an airplane that I should "... perhaps you should take a train? If you're too frail to travel then stay home".
What I find interesting about your reaction is the 3 words above. You have "Cherry-picked" my remarks to focus upon my physical problems while all the while ignoring, and bringing attention away from, any responsibility for any actions of the air carrier. That's called a "Red-Herring". I.E. Draging the subject in a lesser direction to take away the focus of, or to negate the real issues of a conversation. Now, I might call that being "Obtuse". However, being that deliberately obtuse is either a lack of intelligence, or a lack of feelings for others. Having a true lack of feelings for others is rare. So, I must conclude that there are more deeper motives for your being obtuse. I.E. either you are a sociopath or you are employed by the airlines. Because, it definately is not your lack of intelligence, only a lack of personal ethics and personal morals.
As to the timeing. I was ready for the van to the airport at the Cancun hotel at 10 am on the 19th. We were to depart Denver at 9:05 pm on the 19th with the ETA in Spokane of 10:37pm. Being on daylight savings time and PST so, we lost an hour in flight. This means that exact flight time was actually about 2 1/2 hours (not an hour and a half). But, what ever standard you want to use for time, Eastern, Central, Pacific or Cancun VS Spokane WA., the actual time I got home was 8:30 am Dec. 20th. Now, in my book, (and in most sane peoples books), that's just a tad under 24 hours.
Now, since you are so infamous for consulting airline scheduals, you could note the distance between Spokane and Cancun and you can estimate my MPH.
Also, a 24 hour trip would usually take me all the way to Australia, let alone Mexico. Also, if you check with the FAA you can see just where in my journey, if I were a flight attendent, would I have been afforded food and lodgeing by the airlines ??? (A distinction not afforded to airline customers. Evidently, if you're an airline now-a-days you can treat your customers any way you want!).
Personally, I find an airline that dumps it's customers in a strange airport just before closeing, then has total disreguard for it's customers needs and treats them rudely, like cattle and with distain, then tells them that they can either "get on the bus" for an over night bus trip home, or "you can get home on your own", does not deserve the right to stay in business.
And, if you think that I am the exception I am not. In web research I find that there are many examples of this. So many so that United should be called "United Air/Bus Lines". They in fact, make a habit of it. I was fortunate that it was at the end of my trip. United has done this to others at the beginning of their trips and they have missed their connection which extended their air travel for hours, (or bus travel time, or personal travel time at their own expense) for hours and others for days, and in some cases others have lost their travel all together!!!
If you think that these actions by United are reasonable, then THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU!!!
Because, "What goes around, comes around"!!!
Yes, "it is all about choices". As I said, we have the right to vote with our wallets. United has lost my business. I travel 3 to 4 times a year. Thats just me mind you, but if United is doing this to me, what are they doing to others? And, just like Spokane's 40,000 smokers, which have changed the restaurant industry in Spokane, we do have a voice, collectively ........(and, financially).
My voice says, UNITED SUCKS !!!!!!
(And, I will travel by foot from now on, if that will keep one red cent out of United's coffers).
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