Tool of the day
01-13-2014 | 06:45 AM
#4781
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I've tried both earplugs AND eyeshades for those "got to sleep NOW" layovers. For me, ear plugs are painful, and way too distracting.
The best thing for me is white noise... turn any fans on full. I really need to get one of those white noise sleep machines.
As for kids screwing around in the hallway... I've lost all patience with that crap. I'll stick my scary old-man face out into the hall and tell them to keep it down. And if that doesn't work, calling the front desk usually does.
The best thing for me is white noise... turn any fans on full. I really need to get one of those white noise sleep machines.
As for kids screwing around in the hallway... I've lost all patience with that crap. I'll stick my scary old-man face out into the hall and tell them to keep it down. And if that doesn't work, calling the front desk usually does.
01-13-2014 | 07:00 AM
#4782
Weekend and Holiday Pilot
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From: Sippin' at the Troubadour
01-13-2014 | 07:02 AM
#4783
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From: Representing the REAL Delta
Don't you love being on the same floor with the drunken guests from the wedding that's being held in the hotel -- people that stay in a hotel maybe once every five years, and hoot and holler up and down the hall all night?
Or maybe even worse, being on the same floor with the 15 different youth soccer teams in town for a tournament, who run back and forth all night among all their friends' rooms?
"Knock, knock..."
"Slam!"
"Knock, knock..."
"Slam!"
Or maybe even worse, being on the same floor with the 15 different youth soccer teams in town for a tournament, who run back and forth all night among all their friends' rooms?
"Knock, knock..."
"Slam!"
"Knock, knock..."
"Slam!"
01-13-2014 | 07:38 AM
#4784
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On of the greatest joys I receive is when the obnoxious room is directly next to mine and we have an early show. I can't remember exactly where I learned this technique, maybe here on APC. The Mariachi Double Fist as I've Heard it referred begins with finding the most annoying radio station on the clock radio, most likely mariachi music(hence the name). Crank the volume to max, set the alarm for a few minutes past your van time and place it directly next to the wall of the a** clowns. Surround the clock will pillows to reduce collateral damage and call for a wake up at the exact same time as the alarm.
Are there any polka stations left on radio?
Another favorite is if the noisemakers are a sports team or a tour group. Then, right before you board the van to the airport at 0-Dark-30, call the offenders' rooms from the house phone in the lobby, and say "Hey, hurry up and get down here! The bus is leaving in five minutes!"
Then hang up.
01-13-2014 | 08:08 AM
#4785
Prime Minister/Moderator
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
All good until until you don't hear your the alarm clock, cell phone, hotel phone, and the desk clerk knocking on your door.
Actually I learned about this at sea in the Navy...got racked out by the XO shaking me to inquire why I slept through battle stations
Actually I learned about this at sea in the Navy...got racked out by the XO shaking me to inquire why I slept through battle stations
01-13-2014 | 08:18 AM
#4786
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Download app called white noise. It's free. I can't sleep without it!
01-13-2014 | 11:41 AM
#4787
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SimplyNoise -- The Best Free White Noise Generator on the Internet.
01-13-2014 | 05:31 PM
#4788
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From: Seat 0B
..aaaaaand (drum roll). The TOTD award goes to……
This guy:
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/re...et-3808-a.html
This guy:
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/re...et-3808-a.html
01-13-2014 | 05:41 PM
#4789
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..aaaaaand (drum roll). The TOTD award goes to……
This guy:
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/re...et-3808-a.html
This guy:
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/re...et-3808-a.html
I was thinking the same thing myself.
01-13-2014 | 05:44 PM
#4790
Da Hudge
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From: Poodle Whisperer
Agreed... there is definitely some toolishness to be bestowed on the crew that was too lazy to preflight correctly/ deice and get ready to takeoff with a contaminated wing, though.
I'd have been fuming as well, just there are more appropriate ways to deal with it.
I'd have been fuming as well, just there are more appropriate ways to deal with it.
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