On 6/21/07, steve szmidt <steve@szmidt.org> wrote:
> On Wednesday 20 June 2007 06:18, suncoastlug.mailbox@gibp.com wrote:
> > > Actually, there's a deal made with Paul that anyone we deem able to get
> > > there but who does not show up at least once will not be able to make any
> > > postings to SLUG. It may seem a bit harsh but we are really doing you a
> > > favor as you have a definite need for Asterisk know how, but may not have
> > > realized it yet.
> > >
> > > And to quote the flight attendant after having given the emergency
> > > instructions on last nights flight, "For those of you who listen to me -
> > > Thank you!. For the rest of you - Good Luck!
> >
> > Now I know not to sip coffee when I read Steve's postings.
> >
> > This humor reminded me of an employee that was having trouble learning to
> > press the correct buttons on a keyboard. The system would do the strangest
> > things. A supervisor repeatedly trying to correct issues would comment on
> > how they never saw it behave like this before. The employee would reply
> > "Well, thanks to me, look how much more you have learned about this
> > computer!"
> >
> > /robin
>
> I was on a delayed flight and this attendant was a riot! The stream of jokes
> he cracked had the passengers in stitches. Which was nice after a few hours
> of waiting.
>
> It started with an announcement by the gate that they had managed to scramble
> a plane to replaced the one stuck in Chicago, which was expected to show up
> soon. "The good news", he said, "was that I just got insurance from Geico!"
>
> If they all played greetings like this guy did people would be a lot
> friendlier in the sky.
>
> --
What airline was it? Southwest and Song are pretty good about doing stuff
like that. On a Song flight it was like going to the Dogwater Grill,
they treated
you like the dog you are.... Everybody was in stitches, indeed if more of them
took at attitude it would make things a bit easier.
-- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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