Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-27 Thread Rick Womer
The airline could post a sign I saw in a pub: "Unaccompanied children will be given a double-espresso drink and a puppy." Rick On Jul 26, 2014, at 9:31 AM, John wrote: > On 7/25/2014 8:33 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >> >> In my experience with Southwest, when a group (family or otherwise) >> was

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-27 Thread John
On 7/26/2014 9:50 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: On Jul 26, 2014, at 9:31 AM, John wrote: On 7/25/2014 8:33 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: In my experience with Southwest, when a group (family or otherwise) was separated into different cattle chutes, then the first one on board would “reserve” seats

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-26 Thread Stanley Halpin
On Jul 26, 2014, at 9:31 AM, John wrote: > On 7/25/2014 8:33 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >> >> In my experience with Southwest, when a group (family or otherwise) >> was separated into different cattle chutes, then the first one on >> board would “reserve” seats for the others by placing items on

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-26 Thread John
On 7/25/2014 8:33 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: In my experience with Southwest, when a group (family or otherwise) was separated into different cattle chutes, then the first one on board would “reserve” seats for the others by placing items on the chosen seats, sitting in the aisle sit and not lett

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-26 Thread Bill
On 25/07/2014 8:32 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Which begs the question of why didn't the father get all kids seated together when he made the reservations? Apparently that's not how that airline rolls. bill -Original Message- From: Bill Subject: Re: OT - And didn&

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-25 Thread David Mann
On Jul 26, 2014, at 1:34 am, John wrote: > In this case, I believe the only privilege in question was "priority > boarding". > > He was eligible to board the plane before the riff-raff were released to > scramble for seats, but the gate agent wouldn't let him take his kids > with him. It could

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-25 Thread Bob Sullivan
oint. The guy could have had a row to himself with his kids. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 9:32 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: > Which begs the question of why didn't the father get all kids seated together > when he made the reservations? > > > -----Original Message-----

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-25 Thread Kenneth Waller
Which begs the question of why didn't the father get all kids seated together when he made the reservations? -Original Message- >From: Bill >Subject: Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated? > >On 25/07/2014 6:33 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >&

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-25 Thread Bill
On 25/07/2014 6:33 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: In my experience with Southwest, when a group (family or otherwise) was separated into different cattle chutes, then the first one on board would “reserve” seats for the others by placing items on the chosen seats, sitting in the aisle sit and not

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-25 Thread Stanley Halpin
On Jul 25, 2014, at 7:11 PM, Bill wrote: > On 25/07/2014 2:52 PM, John Francis wrote: >> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 10:07:44PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: >>> >>> Small minded hardly does this one justice. Wouldn't let the passenger >>> bring his *kids* on board with him on his early boarding statu

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-25 Thread Bill
On 25/07/2014 2:52 PM, John Francis wrote: On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 10:07:44PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: Small minded hardly does this one justice. Wouldn't let the passenger bring his *kids* on board with him on his early boarding status? Beggars belief. That was my initial reaction, too. B

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-25 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 10:07:44PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Small minded hardly does this one justice. Wouldn't let the passenger > bring his *kids* on board with him on his early boarding status? > Beggars belief. That was my initial reaction, too. But bear in mind that this is SouthWest

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-25 Thread John
;ve run into exceptional gate agents and I've run into some real jerks. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message ----- From: "Igor Roshchin" Subject: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated? Southwest Airlines remov

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-25 Thread John
On 7/24/2014 1:02 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Southwest Airlines removed a passenger and his family from the plane after he tweeted his opinion about the rude gate agent. http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/07/22/family-asked-to-leave-sw-plane-after-tweet/ Just earlier this year, I've experience

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-24 Thread Mark Roberts
Bill wrote: >The take away from this, obviously, is that if you feel wronged by some >jerk that is supposed to provide service, but dished up some form of >abuse instead, make sure you are out of their sphere of influence before >complaining about it. That was my first thought: The guy should

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-24 Thread Zos Xavius
The attendant overreacted, but the guy in question has serious entitlement issues and is way out of line IMO. He wanted a free lunch and got upset when he didn't get his way. Well boo hoo. Next time pony up the cash for all A tickets. Why should he get special privileges or treatment? And then to g

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-24 Thread Bill
On 24/07/2014 12:23 PM, Ken Waller wrote: The full story I heard was that he was a member of Southwest's 'elite/premium' group of flyers which afforded him flying privileges. He wanted the rest of his family to be afforded similar privileges on this particular flight, which the agent refused to d

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
gt; these privilidges were only for the member. > > I've run into exceptional gate agents and I've run into some real jerks. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Igor Roshchin" >

Re: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-24 Thread Ken Waller
e member. I've run into exceptional gate agents and I've run into some real jerks. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Igor Roshchin" Subject: OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated? Sou

OT - And didn't like how photographers were treated?

2014-07-23 Thread Igor Roshchin
Southwest Airlines removed a passenger and his family from the plane after he tweeted his opinion about the rude gate agent. http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/07/22/family-asked-to-leave-sw-plane-after-tweet/ Just earlier this year, I've experienced a comparably rude agent and flight attend