[PHXFlyer]

Originally Posted by justme

All I can say in return to all of that is, you're an idiot and the reason airline employees are so mean. Because we have to talk like people like you who have NEVER been employed by an airline, NEVER taken any airline training, NEVER seen the inside of an airline policies and procedures manual (unless an employee showed you one to prove you have no clue what you're talking about), yet you think you know everything there is to know about how airlines run, their policies and procedures, and what they can and cannot do. You fly 6 round trips a year and act like you fly for a living. I know people, myself included, that fly 6 round trips in 6 weeks, no need to waste a whole year and only go on 6 trips. Just because I know you're wondering, most of my trips are international. Again, people like you are the reason there are airline employees that hate their jobs and are mean.

There ya go AGAIN! I said I fly about six round-trips a year on DELTA. For my total annual flying you must take into account my 100K+ miles on Continental and other flights on US Airways, United, Alaska, Northwest (now part of Delta) and occasionally Southwest. Dude, what is your problem? I pointed out that your post was wrong, backed it up with factual data, and you're still bashing me! Get over it and move on already.

As for your comment that I'm the kind of customer that causes airline employees to be mean...nothing could be further from the truth. Most of the ticket/gate staff of CO at PHX knows and greets me by name. Before they closed the Delta Crown Room at PHX they all knew me there as well and were glad to see me. I even give Christmas gifts to the excellent staff at the Seattle CO Presidents Club and buy boxes of chocolates for the flight crews I travel with at Christmas time. Yeah...they REALLY hate me!

Originally Posted by justme

Let's just say for a minute that you have NEVER worked for an airline, oh wait, that's right, YOU NEVER HAVE! There are things that airlines do and train their employees to do that you are not privy to. Security being one of them. I can't quote an internet address because there isn't one. The training is company proprietary and is not just passed out to anyone that wants it. It very clearly states at the beginning of the training that "the information provided in this training is for your eyes only, and is disseminated on a need to know basis." I'll translate that for you so you can understand: PEOPLE WHO DO NOT AND NEVER HAVE WORKED FOR AN AIRLINE DO NOT GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.

Well golly city slicker thanks for that translation so a poor illiterate country bumpkin like myself could comprehend your big words! I wasn't referring to airline policy/training but to TSA safety directives. There is NO SUCH DIRECTIVE that says passengers MUST use the lav in their ticketed cabin WITH THE EXCEPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS BOUND FOR THE US. Many airlines make announcements that the forward lav is for use of first class only which is airline policy NOT TSA. Sometimes there are passengers with mobility issues who sit in the first few rows of coach who do use the forward lav which is fine. Would you expect an 85 year old granny in a walker to schlep all the way to the rear of the aircraft when there is a lav just a few feet away?

Originally Posted by justme

By the way, what the hell is a TSO? I identified myself as a former airline employee for a reason. Former could mean I have been out of the field for 2 days, or 20 years. I didn't say, and it's none of your business. As far as not owning up to mistakes, how about you try again. I very clearly stated that my first post was not accurate, and that I knew it was an exaggeration.

TSA = Transportation Security Administration. TSO = Transportation Security Officer. (You know, the guys in uniform at the x-ray machines? )

Originally Posted by justme

Get over yourself. You're not as important as you think.

You need to take your own advice!