Originally Posted by MCDUmanipulator

I just got a shoulder strap for my normal flight bag. Works great for day trips and if I really wanted to I could throw some overnight items in it

Originally Posted by RonnyK320

I blame the company for not enforcing the uniform. I've made comments to guys I've flown with before, and honestly it's not worth it.

An email a few times a year from the chiefs reminding everyone to look professional wouldn't hurt.

I do draw the line at black sneakers though. I would have to say something and I have. One guy told me he had a doctor's note to wear them lol....

Originally Posted by BeechedJet

One time I wore a backpack for an assignment. It was hard squeezing past the 30 flight attendants in the 20 person capacity crew room with that thing on. It was harder to slide to a working computer to check in but lucky for me, the third one turned on. As I headed to the gate, I noticed as I stepped over a family of 8 blocking the boarding lane, one of the kids had the same backpack as mine. That was pretty cool, Jansport for the win. As I weaved through the line of passengers waiting for the absent gate agent, I noticed a teenage wheel chair pusher on their phone by the door. I asked them if they've seen the gate agent and I got a blank stare. 10 minutes later the armed security guard came up to watch over the scene, we talked about the flight to Houston. 15 minutes later the plane showed up, white nose cone on yellow paint. 5 minutes later the gate agent showed up. They parked the plane. By the time I could make my way down the jetbridge, the inbound crew already shut the plane down. "good airplane, brakes are hot, sorry we didn't see you we would have left it running" said the Captain. "It's ok I replied". I slide into my seat, power the bird up, notice its 88 degrees in the cabin. Oh there's no air available at this gate, I'll get the APU on after all we only have 25 minutes till we're supposed to push. Still waiting on the cleaners but hell I don't pay the fuel bill. No one is answering in ops, I'll run up to the gate to ask the gate agent to call the cleaners. I get back up top, tell the agent we need cleaners. Right as I turn around to head back to the gate, I notice someone tweeting something to Spirit on their phone. I don't normally look at other people's phones but this got my attention. I say "GREAT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE SO FAR BUT THE PILOT WAS WEARING A BACKPACK #NEVERAGAIN #SPIRITAIRLINES #TRASH #UNPROFESSIONAL"

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Originally Posted by symbian simian

Kids had sports just before my commute, so uniform in the car and shower and change at the airport. Forgot shoes, had black sneakers, bought $250 J&J shoes at the airport. We might not make enough, but enough to look the part.