Did you bother to check the nameplate as you went through the door? I always stop and look at the tag to see the in-service date, and I don't go through until I find it. It seems to irritate the cabin crew and unnerve the people behind me, who invariably ask what I am looking for and why. My response?
"I like to see if the plane I'm flying on is older than me." Heh. Dan --- On Tue, 7/8/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [MBZ] The joy of travel > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 10:20 PM > Well, having barely survived a trip to Charlotte NC from > Seattle and return > on American Airlines, I'm so damned fed up with the > whole thing, I doubt if I > will be taking any more airline trips for awhile. > > Giving credit where it is due, I am grateful that all four > legs left on time > or early and my baggage didn't end up in Capetown. But > as I staggered down the > jetway at 0540 and observed what looked like seventeen > coats of paint on the > clapped-out MD-80 I was to be held prisoner in for a while, > and then inside > seeing the shabby beat up interior and the 1/2 inch of knee > room I had in seat > 14D, I thought that after this trip the airplane should be > flown to > Davis-Monthan AFB and the crew hitchhike home. > > I did enjoy the cracker and 1/2 cup of tepid water that was > served. > > To their credit, the cabin and flight crews did their best > with what they had > to work with and didn't end up machine gunning the lot > of us. > > R > > > ************** > Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
