Hi,
I'm a little on the fence about the 4lbs.. Spirit does pretty well tell you the limit.. and there's no indication on your part that you weren't aware of that.. So, to me, I don't see any issues with spirit enforcing the standards they publish.
Is 4# a lot of overage? Well, that's naturally all in the eye of the beholder.. 4# from 40 limit is 10% over.. and I also think that by doing so does 'open the door' to others claims that "You waived 4# for him, why not me too?" and that's a slippery slope.
To me, I'm a fan of one consistently and evenly enforced policy.. I don't like it when the rules are only enforced at City A and not in City B, and the like..
As far as the landing and other related matters, I do agree with Jim on this issues alone.. While it would be nice for announcements to be made.. the reality is that their first and primary function is that of safe operational command of the aircraft.. I can't see any real failure or fault in that regard.
The other part of this is the notion that it's not always possible to control how and where your landing occurs.. As most know, there are defined approaches patterns to the airport, and while some adjustments can be made- with the concurrence and approval of either XXX airport approach or the equivalent, it's not always possible to avoid it in it's entirety.
As to your claim of such announcements not being made a "... highly unprofessional, disappointing, and less than decent airline." I think is not supported by most carriers SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures) nor a realistic assessment of what can be foreseen and done and the time frame in which this is all happening.
but I can appreciate that a 'rough' (for lack of a better objective term) landing can be unnerving.
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