Comments on: Pushing the Button http://upupandagay.com/2010/02/12/pushing-the-button/ By: Bobby Laurie, Travel Expert Mon, 21 May 2012 18:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Paul http://upupandagay.com/2010/02/12/pushing-the-button/#comment-1953 Paul Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:06:00 +0000 http://upupandagay.com/?p=1029#comment-1953 You should stop announcing "if there is anything we can do to make your flight more enjoyable please let us know" I was on a 12 hour flight recently with Delta- 8 hours had gone by and not once did a flight attendant go by with water. So I went to the galley to ask for a drink. I thought it was more polite to go to the galley than ring my call button for a drink. The flight attendant was miserable to me. I asked him if I should pour my own drink next time. I also said I thought it would be better to come to the galley than to ring the call button. He said "Never ring the call button" Sometimes you just can't win with miserable flight attendants. 70% are great but the other 30% are miserable. You should stop announcing “if there is anything we can do to make your flight more enjoyable please let us know”
I was on a 12 hour flight recently with Delta- 8 hours had gone by and not once did a flight attendant go by with water. So I went to the galley to ask for a drink. I thought it was more polite to go to the galley than ring my call button for a drink. The flight attendant was miserable to me. I asked him if I should pour my own drink next time. I also said I thought it would be better to come to the galley than to ring the call button. He said “Never ring the call button”
Sometimes you just can’t win with miserable flight attendants. 70% are great but the other 30% are miserable.

]]> By: Fran http://upupandagay.com/2010/02/12/pushing-the-button/#comment-1035 Fran Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:20:55 +0000 http://upupandagay.com/?p=1029#comment-1035 I try not to use the call button if possible. On the last flight the descent was very rough and I started throwing up. I couldn't stop! I was panicking because I was quickly running out of sick bag. So I was pressing the button and nobody came. So I panicked and pushed it again. I guess nobody wants to deal with a puker. Even after everybody else had left the plane nobody came over and I was too weak to stand up so eventually a nice flight attendant offered to dispose of the sick for me. Not that it was the last time I threw up mind you, I threw up another 6 times on the way to the airport clinic. Hooray! On the way back I started feeling ill again. The lovely flight attendant took me to the crew rest area, making sure it was dark. She put me on oxygen and gave me some bread rolls to make sure my stomach wasn't empty. She also gave me some peppermint tea to soothe the heartburn I was experiencing. Thanks to her and her calm reassurance (reminding me to breathe etc) I managed to go through the whole flight without being sick and I felt fine when we landed. Don't know what I would do without good flight attendants! I think I'd just curl into a ball and die somewhere underneath a seat. I try not to use the call button if possible. On the last flight the descent was very rough and I started throwing up. I couldn’t stop! I was panicking because I was quickly running out of sick bag. So I was pressing the button and nobody came. So I panicked and pushed it again. I guess nobody wants to deal with a puker. Even after everybody else had left the plane nobody came over and I was too weak to stand up so eventually a nice flight attendant offered to dispose of the sick for me. Not that it was the last time I threw up mind you, I threw up another 6 times on the way to the airport clinic. Hooray!

On the way back I started feeling ill again. The lovely flight attendant took me to the crew rest area, making sure it was dark. She put me on oxygen and gave me some bread rolls to make sure my stomach wasn’t empty. She also gave me some peppermint tea to soothe the heartburn I was experiencing. Thanks to her and her calm reassurance (reminding me to breathe etc) I managed to go through the whole flight without being sick and I felt fine when we landed.

Don’t know what I would do without good flight attendants! I think I’d just curl into a ball and die somewhere underneath a seat.

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]]> By: Chris http://upupandagay.com/2010/02/12/pushing-the-button/#comment-437 Chris Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:01:03 +0000 http://upupandagay.com/?p=1029#comment-437 When asked, "What are we flying over?" I always answer, "The Earth." Or I may say,"I'm sorry, my GPS is broken." When asked, “What are we flying over?” I always answer, “The Earth.” Or I may say,”I’m sorry, my GPS is broken.”

]]> By: Mary Jo http://upupandagay.com/2010/02/12/pushing-the-button/#comment-436 Mary Jo Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:47:44 +0000 http://upupandagay.com/?p=1029#comment-436 I always say it's Lake Roosevelt! I always say it’s Lake Roosevelt!

]]> By: Fabiano http://upupandagay.com/2010/02/12/pushing-the-button/#comment-435 Fabiano Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:02:55 +0000 http://upupandagay.com/?p=1029#comment-435 I always hear someone asking about lakes. I always hear someone asking about lakes.

]]> By: Stevan Martinez http://upupandagay.com/2010/02/12/pushing-the-button/#comment-434 Stevan Martinez Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:38:29 +0000 http://upupandagay.com/?p=1029#comment-434 "...better brace yourselves for a whole lotta ugly comin' at you from a neverending parade of stupid." Motormouth Maybelle - HairSpray “…better brace yourselves for a whole lotta ugly comin’ at you from a neverending parade of stupid.” Motormouth Maybelle – HairSpray

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