chuckwoww Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 There's something quite amusing about bitter old divorcees having to provide service to punters on the way to Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 What a really weird story! Somethings not right. Unless those Americans involved have taken leave of their senses...but they'd have to be mind bogglingly stupid. Like off the scale ultra dum! They would be ultra dumb too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted August 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Very good.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 American international carriers serve free booze and show free films outside of the US. On Asian runs they'll often have youngish Asian hostesses. It's the domestic flights that are the crappiest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit2dos Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 American international carriers serve free booze and show free films outside of the US. On Asian runs they'll often have youngish Asian hostesses. It's the domestic flights that are the crappiest. They can do it because those are lucrative routes. Domestic travelers, foreigners included, will sit on a plane with milk crates, instead of seats, to save $50. The drop in decent service started with the first airline price war. You can fly round trip, now, from JFK to Lax, for $400 or less and get FF miles. That's cheaper than 1970. And you want free drinks? No wonder it sucks. No one wants to pay a fair price. The airlines will continue to suck and go in and out of bancruptcy. As far as old stewardesses. They're working people, trying to support their families, with tiny salaries. Mostly, they work for a crappy medical HMO health insurance policy that is barely adequate. I'd like to see lovely young asian girls on every flight. But where are the veteran flight attendants, who did that hard thankless job for 20 years supposed to go? Fire them? They have no pensions now, after Ronnie Raygun made it possible for corporations to go bancrupt and cancel labor contracts and obligations. So just tell them they are old, sod off to dig a grave and jump in it to die. Or get a shopping cart and pick up cans on the street. Ronnie also fired all the union air traffic controllers, who were on strike, and hired all new ones, That was in his first week, in office. Now those guys are mostly ready to retire, at the same time. Air Traffic Cotrol is a mess and will get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit2dos Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 American international carriers serve free booze and show free films outside of the US. On Asian runs they'll often have youngish Asian hostesses. It's the domestic flights that are the crappiest. They can do it because those are lucrative routes. Domestic travelers, foreigners included, will sit on a plane with milk crates, instead of seats, to save $50. The drop in decent service started with the first airline price war. You can fly round trip, now, from JFK to Lax, for $400 or less and get FF miles. That's cheaper than 1970. And you want free drinks? No wonder it sucks. No one wants to pay a fair price. The airlines will continue to suck and go in and out of bancruptcy. As far as old stewardesses. They're working people, trying to support their families, with tiny salaries. Mostly, they work for a crappy medical HMO health insurance policy that is barely adequate. I'd like to see lovely young asian girls on every flight. But where are the veteran flight attendants, who did that hard thankless job for 20 years supposed to go? Fire them? They have no pensions now, after Ronnie Raygun made it possible for corporations to go bancrupt and cancel labor contracts and obligations. So just tell them they are old, sod off to dig a grave and jump in it to die. Or get a shopping cart and pick up cans on the street. Ronnie also fired all the union air traffic controllers, who were on strike, and hired all new ones, That was in his first week, in office. Now those guys are mostly ready to retire, at the same time. Air Traffic Control is a mess and will get worse,ust like everything else is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted August 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Ronnie Raygun...love it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 That's what my mother always called him. p.s. When he was an actor, he was "Reegan". Then when he entered politics he got lace curtains and became "Raygun". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 One more reason for me not to go back visit the states anytime soon....... What the hell???????? Is this story for real???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted August 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Yes it is a real story ..have a look at the link on page one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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