Posts Tagged Opinion
Where Do Old, Over Controlling, and Annoying Flight Attendants Go?
They get thrown on Regional jet flights where they are the only flight attendant on the flight and get to have complete control and exercise their god complex!!
So, first thing I am on the plane, I have Seat 1D, which means no seat in front of me on the ever so small CanadAir regional jet, but I took that seat because there would be no one sitting next to me, which is always a nice thing. So I get on and she sees where I am sitting and right away she starts out with the “you need to put that bag in the overhead compartment since you don’t have a seat to put it under in front of you”
“thank you, I know I just need to re-arrange a few things first”
and I get into the row and start to re-arrange some of the things in the bag so it will fit up there, and while I am doing so she comes over to remind me again that I need to put it up above and again I remind her that I am moving some things around so I can fit it in the overhead compartment so it willbe a few minutes”
As soon as I am done telling her that, she says “I am going to hold people from boarding to you can go down the aisle and put yout bag in an overhead compartment, I will let you keep a book with you though so you don’t have to get it once we are up in the air”
Hello?!? Did you not listen to me when I said I was re-arraigning things and would be a couple minutes? Gee, thanks, I get to keep a book? How thoughtful and nice of you!
So then, we are sitting down, I have my headphones with me and a bottle of water I had gotten, and I get scolded that I cannot put the bottle of water in the pocket in front of me because it is only meant for magazines, the safety card and the air sickness bag, and if there is any kind of major turbulence then the bottle could fly and hit someone. So I should hold into it in my hands instead.
Are you serious woman? If there is turbulence enough to shake the bottle free from the seat pocket in front of me and could go hit someone else, do you really think that I will be able to keep hold of it in the same turbulence? Personally, I am more worried about why we would be having that bad of turbulence that would cause that to happen more so than that bottle going off somewhere. My guess is that if the turbulence is that bad, the plane is probably gonna go down and crash at that point and I would rather get knocked out with a bottle of water and be unconscious instead of being conscious and watching the ground come at me really fast.
SO THEN we are up and flying… and we have not leveled off yet, but I plugged my headphones into my mindisc and put them on my head because it was about the time that they always announce we can do it (even though I usually have them on before we leave the ground), and she then scolds me that I am not allowed to use approved electronics yet on the flight and I give her the “are you serious” look and she does that little thing that your mom does with her finger that means turn it off. So I turn it off and take the headphones off my ears.
SHE THEN PICKS UP THE INTERCOM AND ANNOUNCES THAT WE HAVE REACHED AN ALTITUDE WHERE WE CAN USE APPROVED ELECTRONICS!!!
What the hell?!?!
Does anyone know if I can buy a shirt that says “I fly 6000 miles a week, leave me alone, I know what I am doing”
I Need To Go To The Middle Of Nowhere More Often!
I am not staying in a hotel this evening like I normally do… tonight I am staying in the guesthouse of the company I am installing at. now when I first heard this I was a bit apprehensive since I have heard about other “guest houses” that other consultants have stayed it.
just like a normal hotel room, I have my own room and I have my own bathroom.
However, this place is AWESOME, the only thing it is missing is a hot tub out back.
There is a pool room with big screen TV outside of my bedroom, also has a nordic track and a lifecycle and a drum set.
Then downstairs there is a huge flat screen TV, I think it has to be 60 inches, DVD, cable, multiple couches, slot machines, big dining room, and an awesome kitchen that I wish I had.
There is also a deck out back that is cool and has a really nice grill on it.
The fridge and bar are completely stocked and I was told to help myself to a beer or wine or whatever I wanted. Plenty of snacks and everything around as well.
I don’t live this well at home!!
So I am playing pool, drinking a plain coke, watching law and order and have internet access. I like this much better than a hotel room!
The batteries are charging for my camera so I can take some pictures later on of this place.
ALMOST!!! I Almost Let It Happen…
I almost let laziness and desperation allow me to completely abandon my personal standards for dinner and food…. There is absolutely NOTHING around here to eat for dinner, fast food is basically it! Not even a Chili’s or Applebee’s around here!
So yeah… I ended up getting a Little Caesars pizza and some crazy bread…..
However, I almost let my standards drop due to curiosity… similar to last week when I pulled into the wrong parking lot and almost ate at a Red Lobster instead of going to the correct parking lot, tonight, I almost went to a Long John Silvers tonight.
My God I am from NEW ENGLAND, I have always refused to eat at a seafood fast food restaurant chain, and I almost let myself… I was strong though… I resisted the laziness and found something else… not exactly healthy… but something that does not compromise my own personal standards of places to eat….
I couldn’t even find a local place to eat that did not look totally rat or cockroach infested or cost $50 a plate for dinner.
RIDICULOUS!
The Mystery and Addiction of Certain Movies…
Posted by nedster in Entertainment, Movies, Personal, Review on 2007/02/12
While it may have been midnight when I rolled into the Holiday Inn here in the lube state, I turned on the television for background noise while I set the room up and was going to head to be since I needed to be up in 7 hours to get ready for work….
but the channel was not on that generic auto-reset station shilling the pay movies for the hotel… it was on something else… I actually have no idea what the actual station is, but it has one of those movies… you know the ones… you stumble across them all the time while skimming through the stations and they take hold of you and they have some mystical ability to draw you in and make you watch it no matter what the situation… you may own the movie on DVD and it is sitting on a shelf 15 feet away, but you sit and watch it on TV anyway… you sit through the commercials and the edited out words and any other inappropriate things… and you watch… religiously every time… not sure why since you know the movie inside and out… every line… every scene… the ending… and everything…
Tonight it was “The Natural”, but another movie that does it to me is the Shawshank Redemption, as well as Scent of a Woman, Happy Gilmore, Evolution and a couple others that I cannot remember off the top of my head… What is it about these movies? I have no idea.. but I wish I knew….
How Do You Start Off a Crappy Day?
Go down to breakfast, get a nice big heaping plate of fresh sliced fruit and some yogurt and a fresh made waffle with strawberries on it.
Then, on the way to your table, trip and drop the waffle on the floor with the strawberries and whipped cream down, and then when you get to the table with the fruit, you take a nice big bite and there is the very strong flavor of dirt on the fruit, the cantaloupe, the honeydew, the pineapple, and the strawberries.
and the OJ had waaay too much pulp, some pulp is ok, but when you need to chew your OJ because of the volume of pulp… that is just wrong and gross.
but the danish that I took with me out the door was tasty at least, so that slightly made up for it all.
So I Got a Corporate Award…
This was supposed to be presented to me at the meeting I was supposed to be at in AZ a couple weeks ago but I ended up out at a customer site in CA instead.
Now, I know what it is supposed to look like, but the first thought that came to my mind was….
“wow, this looks just like a really funky dildo”
“Ned ****** – Winner’s Circle 2007”
Any suggestions on where to keep this to best collect the dust that will accumulate on it?
I Have No Problem…
If you want to smoke… that is your choice… I won’t stop you…
If you want to read a map… that is your choice… I won’t stop you….
If you want to drink a cup of coffee… that if your choice… I won’t stop you….
BUT DON’T DO ALL THREE AT THE SAME TIME WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE A CAR!!!!!!
Especially if I am in the lane next to you, between you and an 18 Wheeler. I don’t really like slamming on my brakes because you decide you want to change lanes in CT in your Purple Saturn SL2 from Maryland while smoking a cigarette, drinking a cup of coffee, and reading a map cuz you have no clue where you are!!
I will never understand that about some people, don’t you look at a map before you leave the house or where ever it is you start from? When you get onto a major highway don’t you look to see what number exit you need to get off at? Do you really need to keep the map on your steering wheel while driving because you are so unsure about where you are going? Exits don’t just sneak up on you!!! They have signs warning you that they are coming up, some even a mile or 2 before you actually get there! They are numbered and they are even in NUMERICAL ORDER!!! HOLY SHIT!! HOW SHOCKING IS THAT?!?!
Karma Maybe?
So yes, I am back here in California now…
and someone or something is looking out for me, 2 weeks ago when I was here Avis screwed up a bit when they were out in the garage putting the name tags in the cars, so when I went out to get my car I came across a beautiful site…. a 2006 Mustang Convertible, I was psyched and very happy for this upgrade….. so I get in and head to the exit… I get there and find out that it was not my car, they had put the tag in the wrong vehicle, I was supposed to be in a Ford Taurus. OOOOOO FUN! NOT.
So I spent a week in that Taurus and dealt with it…
Well… today I was repaid… I legitimately got a 2006 Red Convertible Mustang.
It is fantabulous!
That deep throaty sound as you rev the engine or accelerate down the highway…. yeah… I like that!
However, I do have a few complaints…
1- Trunk space just is not there, you can fit 2, maybe 3 bodies in it, unless they are Calista Flockheart, then we could probably squeeze in 6 or 7.
2- Peripheral Vision…. really small rear window… not that great…. but with the top down it is no problem… take the good with the bad…
3- The speedometer… it only goes to 120mph, what the hell? My Jetta goes to 140!
and the last one… which anyone who knows me will probably agree that this is a crime against humanity…
4- It is an automatic…. yes, a high performance traditional US made Muscle Car has an automatic transmission in it. I think the crime against humanity is the fact that they even make these things with an automatic transmission in them! I know a lot of people say, “Why does it matter?” or “Who cares?”, and to these people, 99% of them have 1 of 2 things in common, they either can’t drive a stick, or they have never driven one for any extended period of time! I shall never go back to an auto again unless I am put under the threat of death!
ANY high performance sports car or muscle car should be a manual transmission… Porsche… Ferrari… Corvette… Camaro…. Mustang… jaguar… ALL of them should only be made in manual transmissions…
but I will enjoy this car none the less, but it could have been better….
I may need to go cruise for chicks just because I can!
Severe Pet Peeve
Posted by nedster in Annoucements, Opinion, Personal, Stuff on 2007/01/27
Ok, now I know there are all kinds of conspiracy etc etc about 9/11 and what people think really happened, this is not a blog about that or their beliefs.
This is about all those Americans out there who are trying to prove how great of an American they are by showing off the flag of our country.
There are few things in this world that bother me, and the treatment of our nations flag is one of them, whether you want to uphold your right to free speech and protest by doing things like burning it or other forms of desecration, well I suppose that is your right, but honestly, you are one fucked up individual if you chose to do things like that. That flag is not just some random material that was thrown together, it is a symbol of our country, our fight for freedom, the blood spilled by our forefathers who made it possible for us to exist in this country the way we do today.
You may think that desecrating this symbol is a protest about our government in this day and age, but it really is not anything of the sort, that flag is not a symbol of what our leaders are doing in the present day, that flag is a symbol of what our forefathers were able to accomplish for us, and what those soldiers a long time ago volunteered for and paid for with their own blood.
it is not a symbol of WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Iraq I, Iraq II or any other confrontation that our country has been in within the last century, it is a symbol of our forefathers from the revolutionary war, and a symbol of the way our country sticks together when it has to.
There are specific rules on when and how a flag should be displayed and honored at all times, as well as how it should be folded, stored, as well as the proper upkeep of our flag.
If you have any questions about anything that involves our flag, feel free to ask me and I will be happy to explain the proper way that it can and should be displayed, how it needs to be folded, stored, and if one becomes torn, tattered, or dirty, the proper way to retire a flag, or the proper people to give it to in order to allow it to be properly retired with the respect it deserves.
for reference:
These people are NOT being patriotic with their use of the flag, no matter how good their intentions are, their actions undermine their intent and their pseudo-patriotism.
These are clear examples of improper methods of display of a flag, and a disgusting desecration of our flag to suit their political agenda.
A link for the US code which describes proper care and display requirements for our flag.
Proper Flag Treatment
What the Hell Am I Exactly?
With the recent events going on I have had a lot of free time to think about things, past relationships and how I have changed.
So in looking at my past relationships I have tried to figure out exactly what I am….
Pre-game warmups?
Exhibition game?
Pre-Season?
Practice Squad?
What is it? Why does it seem like anyone who I have actually dated for any extended period and had more than a 1 or 2 date relationship with, has gone and gotten married or engaged and some have even popped out a kid or 2 with the person they started to date right after me, excluding the quick hook up rebound that a couple have had right after me.
Are they all freaky coincidences? or am I some sort of pre-requisite to help people figure out what they want out of life and then go figure it out?
What I want to know is…. When the hell can I get to the regular season?!?! The playoffs can wait, I just want to make it through a season with a chance at the playoffs and then maybe make it to the championship game.
Ya know? I am sick of being the Pittsburgh Pirates or Kansas City Royals of relationships!
and yeah, some of you who know me, I am serious!!