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Atman

(31,464 posts)
Mon Jan 13, 2014, 05:28 PM Jan 2014

Things I heard at the Southwest gate today...

Last edited Mon Jan 13, 2014, 09:45 PM - Edit history (1)

"Thank you for flying Southwest. I hope you find your way to your gate!"

"It's been a pleasure serving you. Oh, and I have some cheap Neil Diamond tickets for the first five people in my brother's minivan."

"Branford...Cornfield...who knew?"

"Damn...just seventy more pounds of jet fuel and we could have made it."

"What are you bitching about? We didn't charge you for your luggage!"

(Thank you, I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your poster.)

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Things I heard at the Southwest gate today... (Original Post) Atman Jan 2014 OP
How did this happen??? redwitch Jan 2014 #1
It doesn't sound all that strange when you look at it... Atman Jan 2014 #3
Was my response annoying? redwitch Jan 2014 #5
Jeez, what were you flying the plane? A little harsh, no? JaneyVee Jan 2014 #6
RELAX! Harsh, no. Atman Jan 2014 #7
OK. redwitch Jan 2014 #9
suggestion for the airport folks - LiberalElite Jan 2014 #8
"We can't board yet. The super glue on the right wing is still drying." Dash87 Jan 2014 #2
"This is your captain. Has anyone flown to Branson before? pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #4
"And if you'll look out your left window...I don't know what the f**k that is! Atman Jan 2014 #10

Atman

(31,464 posts)
3. It doesn't sound all that strange when you look at it...
Mon Jan 13, 2014, 05:46 PM
Jan 2014

The two airports are very close. Both are single-strip runways. When you're way up in the air (I'm trying to express this in my best layman's terms), you see a bunch of lights. They have a switch -- or transponder or whatever you call it -- on the plane that activates the runway lights. They are not left on all the time at these small airports. So, SW clicked their clicker and the runway lights lit up. But they lit up at two different airports. In a place like this, there are so few flights that it is not expected that a full staff is in the tower...they winged it, so to speak. They had two small single-runway airports within close proximity of each other (remember, they weren't flying at 60 mph on a turnpike, they were several hundred feet above ground air moving fast). With not contact to the tower, so maybe they fucked up.

Maybe.

Maybe they were drunk, maybe it was Denzel Washington flying the plane, maybe maybe maybe.

Maybe you can sit back and take a fucking breath.

redwitch

(14,933 posts)
5. Was my response annoying?
Mon Jan 13, 2014, 08:20 PM
Jan 2014

I didn't mean it to be. Also didn't know how close together the two airports are.


"Maybe you can sit back and take a fucking breath. " ?????

Atman

(31,464 posts)
7. RELAX! Harsh, no.
Mon Jan 13, 2014, 08:55 PM
Jan 2014

Just a little banter. Pretend you're actually talking to a friend (yup, that's me!) face to face. No harm, man! Chill, mellow, all that. Just making conversation.

Next you'll be telling me I hate women and gays! < THAT WAS TOTALLY SARCASM!

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
8. suggestion for the airport folks -
Mon Jan 13, 2014, 08:58 PM
Jan 2014

for situations like this with two small airports, 1 runway each, close together - have different color lights for each airport's runway.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
4. "This is your captain. Has anyone flown to Branson before?
Mon Jan 13, 2014, 05:58 PM
Jan 2014

You, sir? As we're coming in would you mind stopping by the cockpit and pointing it out to us?"

Atman

(31,464 posts)
10. "And if you'll look out your left window...I don't know what the f**k that is!
Mon Jan 13, 2014, 09:43 PM
Jan 2014

I tried to find some "Airplane" clips to post, but they were to funny and just wound up laughing my ass off.

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