So I was listening to prime time on 1080 and they were talking about moving seats so someone (usually a family) can sit together. They were saying now that you have to buy to choose your own seat, they aren’t giving it up unless it’s the same seat in an aisle very close. I think I agree with that. Now that I have to pay to choose a seat, I am not moving for a family. Sorry not sorry Is that a dick move?
Everything about flying sucks. The people, lines, all of it. When I was growing up my dad worked for the airlines and we traveled a TON. We had to dress up. Long flight, short, domestic or over to Europe, slacks and button down. And many others did the same. Now it’s Jerry Springer in the air. It’s not exclusive enough. Which sounds bad but it’s created an situation where flying is like riding TriMet. I’ve flown on brand new (unpainted, no seats yet, no staff) planes from Seattle to Amsterdam. I’ve flown standby from Honolulu to LA to Vegas to Seattle to Portland just to get home in time from school in like 4th grade. And some gooooood stories flying alone. The old days.
If it’s a worse seat no chance it’s a dick move. They shouldn’t even approach you though if it is. If it’s aisle for aisle etc then I would do it especially if kids involved. I’ve picked my seats out and for some reason it gets changed prior to the flight. Sometimes they do stupid shit so it might not be their fault.
Traveling from St Louis to Seattle in January. Bus broke down about half a mile from St Paul in a snowstorm. A bunch of west coast kids without real winter gear. We struggled to walk the half mile. A coffee shop kindly stayed open past closing so we could stay warm until new bus arrived. But worse was the bus that broke down three times between Berkeley and Houston. A funny travel story. I went by car to a political convention. Driving from Berkeley to Oberlin. Seven women. And everywhere we stopped someone would ask are you "girls" traveling all by yourself? Are you "girls" all alone in that big van? There were seven of us. But no man so we were alone. Crap, we could have had a male dog and wouldn't be "alone".
My trick is that me and my wife book the window and aisle seat for all our flights, leaving the middle open. Odds are middle seat won't get filled if the flight is not full, but a window and aisle will get filled. If someone has the middle seat between us we just ask if they would prefer an aisle or window instead so we can sit together. Works great.
A friend of mine was involved in a mid-air plane accident. She was associated with Charlie Pride and they were returning to Nashville from wherever in a chartered jet. Anyway, the other plane clipped part of their tail. The plane could still fly...and land, but couldn't veer left nor right in any way. So, get this......there "happened" to be an airport staight ahead of them. They were able to call ahead, secure the needed landing strip, and safely land the plane.
Heard the same discussion ( was that you in my rear view tailgating me???!!!) and no its not. Not at all. Families can also choose to pay to sit together. You heard what Mike described as the downside of not moving though, right? Sometimes it might be worth the move regardless. Lol.
Thanks for that. I was under the impression they were returning to Nashville, but the main details are the same.
When I landed in Danang from the Philippines in my Navy white uniform with a duffle bag Danang was under mortar attack...I waited scared to death in a hut until an officer told me to board one of two Huey's flying out to my ship in the gulf....I picked the second one....the one in front of me got shot out of the sky right in front of me...mine made it safely to the ship. Close call. I could have easily been onboard that chopper.
Interestingly, Sandy, who married my wife and I, was the friend I mentioned on that plane. What a testimony she has!
Damn, that's a wild experience.. I was just about to mention the time that I got stuck in the SLC airport. Doesn't really compare.
