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Old 01-21-2017, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by thevagabond View Post
Yup. It's amusing watching the overheads fill up with dead heading crew bags and then watching the chaos unfold as the paying passengers have limited space to put their stuff. And many times that is aft of their seat assignment.
I never put my bags in the cargo bin when I have a positive space deadhead. I've had too many bags damaged when they ride underneath. My handle is broken now for just that reason. I put it underneath on personal travel and it got damaged.
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Old 01-21-2017, 11:21 AM
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get a Costco bag. then nobody knows its you.
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Old 01-21-2017, 11:25 AM
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There's a certain bunch in SLC that claim it's against their beliefs to tip the gentile outsiders.
Dang embarrassing, food bag draggers too.!
WTH? Been here 10 years and never seen anything from anyone in SLC like that. I will say that SLC probably could win the award for highest average number of bags per pilot though.....I'm not sure what some guys have in all their damn bags??
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Old 01-21-2017, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by WesternSkies View Post
Bag#?
I thought people tipped if the van was there on time (or minor waiting).
I put my own bag in if the wait was long.
Agreed. A driver has to be pretty far off the mark not to get a tip from me. Also, newsflash crews!: some of the hotel vans run on a set schedule. It ain't the van driver's fault the hotel runs the shuttle every 20 mins and you got there 2 minutes after he left. No reason to get huffy, whine about that southwest crew who stole "your" van and withhold a tip.
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Old 01-21-2017, 11:59 AM
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Japan has a good policy when it comes to tipping.
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Old 01-21-2017, 12:03 PM
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You know the difference between a canoe and a delta pilot? A canoe tips!
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Old 01-21-2017, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by freezingflyboy View Post
So riddle me this: how is it that I (millennial new hire fo) often fly with CAs twice and FAs three times my age, yet i am sometimes (not infrequently either!) the only one who cracks open my wallet to fish out a buck or two? For reference, I only ever travel with roll aboard and laptop bag and always keep my laptop bag with me on the van.
Sure thing Riddler. I'm just passing along my objective observations. When tips aren't given out most of the time it's youngsters. That's what I've seen and it's a fact. Anymore, most of our younger flight attendants never tip and the older ones maybe do fifty - seventy percent of the time. Why so defensive? If you're tippimg there's no need to defend those that don't.
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Old 01-21-2017, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan View Post
This whole "food bag" generation is getting out of hand.
OMG so true. I'd rather all our per diem be on a separate card that expires if you don't use it. Guys packing a week's worth of PBJ to pay for zero ROI 6 figure Social Justice degrees for their kids is hilarious to watch though.
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Old 01-21-2017, 12:39 PM
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No crew meals at our shop, and no (or very rare) "airport appreciation" time, so guys bring food. Drives me nuts


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Old 01-21-2017, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by gloopy View Post
OMG so true. I'd rather all our per diem be on a separate card that expires if you don't use it. Guys packing a week's worth of PBJ to pay for zero ROI 6 figure Social Justice degrees for their kids is hilarious to watch though.


It's not always about cost. Airport food is typically extremely unhealthy.
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