Originally Posted by 450knotOffice

Tough crowd. Were some feelings hurt? Personally, I thought it was entertaining reading.

Originally Posted by VIRotate

I nominate the Sky West hero in LA today. We were taxiing on E for runway 24L. I see a Mormon Air Force "9" approaching with haste on the perpendicular taxiway. Now anyone that has a North route clearance at LAX knows that they are supposed to hold short of taxiway D without further clearance. Well Captain America proceeded to blow right through it. My usual "clear right" dared not leave my tongue. I looked left to my skipper and shouted "he's not stopping", eyes wide with fear. My skipper applies the brakes with enough force to even jostle the most seasoned of cat wranglers. We look at each other in bewilderment as the two Sky Gods pass without slowing. The normal LAX chatter is broken with a condescending "really guys..." from the mighty "9" skipper. Another look of bewilderment was shared between me and my left seat companion. Did that really just happen? Did this regional "mainline" crew almost cause a collision and try to blame it on us? Surely this couldn't be so. After a moment of shock, I snapped out of it. I realized that, alas, it was a Sky West crew and this was a reality. We throttled up and I continued my before takeoff check list, my peripherals still on high alert for any sneaky Canadian regional jets that may be lurking.

Originally Posted by CBreezy

No. After a microscopically thorough injestion of the unfortunate series of events, I determined in a most assuredly steadfast conclusion that the author of said superfluous exposition had not entertained or informed as intended. Instead, the prose was flowery, some would say akin to a bouquet of violets, in a fashion that distracted from the intent instead of complimenting. I am, however, most sure of being unsure how a critique of a post translates to having one's feelings hurt.

Originally Posted by dustrpilot

Red neck translation, " Whoa, stop! That azzholle ain't stoppin!"
"Really guys?"
" If that little POS gets behind us, lets just blow it back to where it came from "


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Originally Posted by 450knotOffice

Haha! Well, it wasn't quite THAT bad. "Purple Prose" is in the eye of the beholder, btw. So what one may consider over the top, others simply consider, um, colorful.

With that said...



THIS is the whole story reduced to it's basic essence.

Originally Posted by LNL76

TOTD...the middle-aged male wheeling a doggie stroller through T5 at JFK, inviting people to pet his mini collie. Of course he ends up on my flight sitting one row ahead of me with the dog out on his lap. Doesn't matter if the passenger next to him is allergic, doesn't like dogs OR doesn't like getting dog hair all over their clothes. Oh, and he's so special he had to pre-board and be the first one on. Yay, ADA!!!

Originally Posted by LNL76

Yay, ADA!!!

Originally Posted by LNL76

Did I say the ADA hasn't done anything to benefit people with disabilities? Seriously?!

Emotional support animals are one of the biggest scams today. Get a note from some sham website, skip paying a pet fee to carry your pet on board and then subject everyone around you to said pet that is allowed on your lap the whole flight. Credentials can't be questioned, passenger can't be questioned---it's a win-win for the scammers and a lose-lose for the airline and fellow passengers and crew.