C'mon guys redux

[kenkwan]

Being the friend in the shitty band.

[Richard_From_CHI]

Virgin Airlines.

I am a tall guy 6'3" and honestly I could not put my legs in my alloted space on your 747's. I pleaded with the stewardess who moved me. If I am going to pay that much money to fly on your stupid damn airline please don't torture me, give you flyers 3 more inches of legroom. AND to the young man who had his seat all the way back, digging it into my knees, despite the fact that we hadn't left the runway and he was 4 feet tall, a pox upon you.

C'mon guys.

[Laurie]

Ugh, the worst feeling in the world: the shorty asshole sitting in front of you jamming her seat all the way back into your crossed legs. I think it would be polite to warn the passenger seated behind you that you're going to do this. My shins were bruised for days -- a really nasty green color.

The shitty service and seats on Northwest made me decide that I'm not flying anywhere that JetBlue doesn't service. Next time I go to San Francisco, I am going to Oakland via JetBlue. I'll make my goddamn brother pick me up there.

[Martin]

My computer crashed yesterday, and I had to contact Acer's phone support. I was desperate for advice, since the machine wouldn't boot at all (most likely a system32 error in Window$$$), and I have, you know, all my important files on it - photos, documents, the usual stuff. After waiting in line for 30 minutes, I got through. The Acer support person calmly told me that I needed a "recovery disk", which would reset Windows and everything would be happy-happy, and that he would send me one. Just as I was telling him my address, I got disconnected. When I tried to call again, it was passed their hours, so I had to wait til today before calling again.

(Already, right there: C'mon guys.)

Called again today, got another guy on the line. Explained everything again. "My work stuff, everything is on that laptop", I begged. "No probs", said the guy. "Use the recovery disk, and everything will be back to normal." "So what will happen to the disk?" I wondered. "It will be wiped clean, so you can start over with no hassle!" chirped the guy.

C'mon guys. That's like two steps away from Jock Squad behaviour.

(Thankfully, I managed to rescue 99,9% of my stuff - thank god for external HDs! - and am now kind of hotwiring the laptop, in lieu of a recovery disk. I have to stay up for the show tonight, after all.)

[GetOffMyBone]

The kids on the train who take up two seats so they can lay down and take a nap during rush hour. Then there are the other kids who push back the end of one seat forward (which is used so parties of four can converse face to face) so they can put their feet up. Come on guys, people need to sit.

[Jason]

Virgin Airlines.

I am a tall guy 6'3" and honestly I could not put my legs in my alloted space on your 747's. I pleaded with the stewardess who moved me. If I am going to pay that much money to fly on your stupid damn airline please don't torture me, give you flyers 3 more inches of legroom. AND to the young man who had his seat all the way back, digging it into my knees, despite the fact that we hadn't left the runway and he was 4 feet tall, a pox upon you.

C'mon guys.

Why should the rest of us have to pay for your freakish body length?

[Richard_From_CHI]

Virgin Airlines.

I am a tall guy 6'3" and honestly I could not put my legs in my alloted space on your 747's. I pleaded with the stewardess who moved me. If I am going to pay that much money to fly on your stupid damn airline please don't torture me, give you flyers 3 more inches of legroom. AND to the young man who had his seat all the way back, digging it into my knees, despite the fact that we hadn't left the runway and he was 4 feet tall, a pox upon you.

C'mon guys.

Why should the rest of us have to pay for your freakish body length?

Don't make fun of the disabled, you thoughtless bastard!

My people are being oppressed.

[Richard_From_CHI]

The kids on the train who take up two seats so they can lay down and take a nap during rush hour. Then there are the other kids who push back the end of one seat forward (which is used so parties of four can converse face to face) so they can put their feet up. Come on guys, people need to sit.

Additionally the people who give their bags a seat during rush hour...

AND, as I have a pregnant wife and have witnessed this, the FWD's who don't give their seat up for a pregnant woman. If you are 20 and in good health you can get your ass out of your sit for an expectant mother. How dare you.

C'mon guys.

[Sarah]

My people are being oppressed.

You jest, but such prejudice can indeed exist:  thirty years ago, a woman I know objected to her daughter's fiancé on the grounds that he was too tall. 

[Laurie]

I make fun of my coworker for his freakishly long limbs. I am an oppressor.

[Dan B]

T-Pain.  Who does this guy think he is, Peter Frampton?  Enough with the talk box.

[Richard_From_CHI]

My people are being oppressed.

You jest, but such prejudice can indeed exist:  thirty years ago, a woman I know objected to her daughter's fiancé on the grounds that he was too tall. 

My wife's family was to opposite, you were looked down upon (pun intended) if you weren't tall enough. There are numerous stories of the women in the family bringing gentlemen home to meet the family to be told "Well he's a nice boy, but he isn't very tall is he".

My wife is quite tall, and I've heard stories of women being treated poorly for being height endowed.

People are silly.

[Sarah]

No, no--to repeat:  people are stupid, and there is no hope.

[Jason]

What's silly is you expecting to be given special treatment because you're tall. It's like fat guy demanding two seats or double portions in a restaurant. I'd really like to be more sympathetic but its hard when one of your kind steps in front of me every time the band starts.
I know you can request the bulkhead seats by the emergency doors if you're tall, I've seen people do it. Virgin is the second best airline I've ever flown, free alcohol, great movies and entertainment system, tubular bells.

[Richard_From_CHI]

I'm not asking for an upgrade to first class. but at 6'3" i'm not a frak of nature and I should at least be able to take my seat. Virgin has BY FAR the most stupidly cramped seats of any airline ever. I have never had the sort of problems I had on virgin. United, American, Southwest, Lufthansa, hell Continental, no problems. Virgin, I can't take my damn seat. So it isn't special treatment, I want what I paid for a place to sit for my 8 hours.