What the fuck is wrong with you, Southwest Airlines?

[GenXer 2877]

3 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

ok Axl. How was your time in Beverly Hills? 

Try a last minute flight into Kabul or Katmandu. Now that is fun in January. 

Montreal was surprisingly a non-event in Jan. Canadians know how to deal with snow. 

[Captain Ron 12876]

Not to derail all this luggage talk, but fuck SWA and sorry all you poors fly them. 

[Upgrayedd 5812]

6 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Not to derail all this luggage talk, but fuck SWA and sorry all you poors fly them. 

They account for 34% of the traffic out of San Diego.  If I want to get somewhere I can usually do it nonstop on them.  I appreciate your sympathy in being poor.  I’ll contemplate that as I walk to the beach tomorrow on my morning walk.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21907]

44 minutes ago, Upgrayedd said:

They account for 34% of the traffic out of San Diego.  If I want to get somewhere I can usually do it nonstop on them.  I appreciate your sympathy in being poor.  I’ll contemplate that as I walk to the beach tomorrow on my morning walk.

Yeah, but it’s a domestic beach

[mchookem 16335]

11 hours ago, Zepol87 said:

Man you mofos like driving, fuck all that shit. I will drive to Austin but that is about it, I fly to Houston and SA when I have to go. I travel a shit ton for work on AA, only had 1 issue with a checked bag in the past 2 years and that was at Burbank. I don't understand how you guys have so many issues what the fuck are you doing?

honestly for my mate and i, it's not that we've had many issues flying...in fact we've rarely had any at alI.

but one, we almost always need a vehicle at our destination, and if the rental car+plane tickets significantly exceeds gas+lodging, it's just logical.

also, we're retired and i love to drive, especially in places i've never been before. 

but the biggest factor, for me, is that airlines have done everything they can to make you as uncomfortable as possible, the entire process is as big a PITA as possible...and they charge you as much money as possible to subject you to it. we're paying for an unpleasant experience. it pisses me off.

that's why if we can drive, we will. 

having said that, we are very efficient and experienced travelers, and obviously if we're going international or far cross country we'll fly. 

[52-80 19157]

Checked luggage team raise up. 
Valuables stay with me. All rest of bulk shit - including snorkel gear - gets dropped off until I land. Whats the worst thing that has happened? Bag gets delivered to my house/hotel the next day. Big whoop. 

[Telegraph_it 3357]

1 hour ago, 52-80 said:

Checked luggage team raise up. 
Valuables stay with me. All rest of bulk shit - including snorkel gear - gets dropped off until I land. Whats the worst thing that has happened? Bag gets delivered to my house/hotel the next day. Big whoop. 

[52-80 19157]

1 hour ago, Telegraph_it said:

“My people need me” -travelpro 24”

[Bevo 13577]

6 hours ago, Upgrayedd said:

They account for 34% of the traffic out of San Diego.  If I want to get somewhere I can usually do it nonstop on them.  I appreciate your sympathy in being poor.  I’ll contemplate that as I walk to the beach tomorrow on my morning walk.

You have to walk to the beach?

[Sgt Hulk 13716]

9 hours ago, Aqua Buddha said:

While you’re holding your dick at baggage claim, I’m on my way to the hotel.

This 

[Sgt Hulk 13716]

I have a secret. After I stick my carryon in the overhead bin. By backpack that is supposed to go under the seat. I always stick in in the overhead bin as well so my feet have room under the seat 😎

[Js1 85336]

5 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

I have a secret. After I stick my carryon in the overhead bin. By backpack that is supposed to go under the seat. I always stick in in the overhead bin as well so my feet have room under the seat 😎

[Surly Bevo 24908]

So how many flights they take down so far today?

[Aqua Buddha 14596]

1 hour ago, Bevo said:

You have to walk to the beach?

Not me.  I take my helicopter.

[Bateshorn 9927]

7 hours ago, Upgrayedd said:

They account for 34% of the traffic out of San Diego.  If I want to get somewhere I can usually do it nonstop on them.  I appreciate your sympathy in being poor.  I’ll contemplate that as I walk to the beach tomorrow on my morning walk.

Certified Not Poor here. SWA is the biggest carrier out of BWI, which is my most convenient airport and the easiest route for Boy #1 in SAT. 

Edited December 29, 2022 by Bateshorn

[JesusSweatDuck 17781]

9 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

Get a TravelPro carryon. If you don’t want to drop $800 on Briggs & Riley, TravelPro is excellent, especially at under $200, for a carryon.

 

10 hours ago, Zepol87 said:

I do like the derail to luggage talk. I get to expense 250 for luggage and definitely need to upgrade from my TJ Maxx shit. I'm thinking Nordstrom rack time lol

 

9 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

Get a TravelPro carryon. If you don’t want to drop $800 on Briggs & Riley, TravelPro is excellent, especially at under $200, for a carryon.

Or take the opposite approach and buy an Amazon Basics hardsided set. I view it as disposable and don't have to get upset if some baggage handler does something stupid to damage the bag.  Biggest piece of advice it hard sided though. I've seen my bag sit on the runway in a torrential downpour. All my stuff was dry, can't say that about everyone else's 

[Clackles 276]

5 minutes ago, Bateshorn said:

Certified Not Poor here 

Ahem, I haven’t seen any paystubs.

[Js1 85336]

14 minutes ago, Clackles said:

Ahem, I haven’t seen any paystubs.

Surly must have a huge nurse contingent 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13512]

Don't understand the carry-on folks here trying to talk more people into following their lead. If everyone carries on as much as you, you might find yourself checking your carry-on when the overhead bins fill up.

And if you have a carry-on PLUS a 40L backpack, you actually have 2 carry-ons.  The 40L ain't fitting completely under the seat.

[Trey3216 15346]

For fuck’s sake…..

[Sgt Hulk 13716]

9 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Don't understand the carry-on folks here trying to talk more people into following their lead. If everyone carries on as much as you, you might find yourself checking your carry-on when the overhead bins fill up.

And if you have a carry-on PLUS a 40L backpack, you actually have 2 carry-ons.  The 40L ain't fitting completely under the seat.

That’s only for the poors who are boarding 20 min after I’ve boarded and sat down 

[CooterBrown 18012]

Or take the opposite approach and buy an Amazon Basics hardsided set.  

Soft sided is a superior carryon so you can access exterior pockets. If you happen to be treated like a poor and have to remove your liquids bag, you don’t want to have to open up an a hard side.

[Aqua Buddha 14596]

20 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Don't understand the carry-on folks here trying to talk more people into following their lead. If everyone carries on as much as you, you might find yourself checking your carry-on when the overhead bins fill up.

And if you have a carry-on PLUS a 40L backpack, you actually have 2 carry-ons.  The 40L ain't fitting completely under the seat.

Not if you’re Group 1.

[kevwun 15788]

Crowing about wearing the same 2 pairs of jeans for a week is the opposite of a humble brag.

[JesusSweatDuck 17781]

16 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

 

Soft sided is a superior carryon so you can access exterior pockets. If you happen to be treated like a poor and have to remove your liquids bag, you don’t want to have to open up an a hard side.

 

Until you have to gate check your shit.  It's always a give and take.  I have clear + global entry/pre-check so removing your liquids is for the poors

[BrazilHorn 6605]

36 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Don't understand the carry-on folks here trying to talk more people into following their lead. If everyone carries on as much as you, you might find yourself checking your carry-on when the overhead bins fill up.

And if you have a carry-on PLUS a 40L backpack, you actually have 2 carry-ons.  The 40L ain't fitting completely under the seat.

You always get your carryon stowed if you’re flying first. 
Only “Group 5-ers” have to deal with bins being full. 

[Trey3216 15346]

6 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Crowing about wearing the same 2 pairs of jeans for a week is the opposite of a humble brag.

Crowing about ruining all your jeans by washing them after every wear is simpletonian 

[Guest]

So this thread has been 3 pages of Southwest cancelling 10,000 flights and 7 pages of arguing about carry-on vs checked.

 

[Stunns38 3460]

So this thread has been 3 pages of Southwest cancelling 10,000 flights and 7 pages of arguing about carry-on vs checked.
 

Peak Surly

[hookemATL 11734]

You fuckers are so goddamned stupid. 
 

You roll up Abbott style and get a goddamn escort through the airport with one of those fancy wheelchair pushing porters. The Red Sea of chuds part and you are first aboard the flight, with someone to care for you and your bag the entire flight. Extra kudos if you can stolen valor it and pretend you have battlefield injuries (can usually get a round of applause or free business class with that move). 
 

Edited December 29, 2022 by hookemATL

[gmr548 16580]

 

This reads like a defense of Strong/Herman/Sark after year 1 lol

[South Austin 52500]

25 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

So this thread has been 3 pages of Southwest cancelling 10,000 flights and 7 pages of arguing about carry-on vs checked.

I think Simms was better than Applewhite.

[Aqua Buddha 14596]

34 minutes ago, BrazilHorn said:

You always get your carryon stowed if you’re flying first. 
Only “Group 5-ers” have to deal with bins being full. 

We were getting our pre flight drinks once and my wife says “there are nine groups?”

[Hefeweizen 5321]

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

I think Simms was better than Applewhite.

It is known.

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I think Simms was better than Applewhite.

I was always firmly in the Applewhite camp. Just looked up their stats. Was actually surprised 1) How close they were in statistics and 2) How they both seem very middle of the road by today's standards. 

Applewhite:

Simms:

They were the same player, except that Applewhite seemed to have the "it" factor.

 

[Chopper 17235]

24 minutes ago, hookemATL said:

You roll up Abbott style and get a goddamn escort through the airport with one of those fancy wheelchair pushing porters. The Red Sea of chuds part and you are first aboard the flight, with someone to care for you and your bag the entire flight. Extra kudos if you can stolen valor it and pretend you have battlefield injuries (can usually get a round of applause or free business class with that move). 

There's 3 of those types on nearly every Southwest flight, who board early with their 5 children and spouse or nanny) which is why I don't fly that airline anymore.

Also can we get a thread name change? Something like What the fuck is wrong with you luggage-checking degenerates? (That's not my judgment, just an assessment of this fucking thread.)

Edited December 29, 2022 by Chopper

[52-80 19157]

1 hour ago, Aqua Buddha said:

Not if you’re Group 1.

 

11 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

We were getting our pre flight drinks once and my wife says “there are nine groups?”

The comically absurd thing about this is that there are actually 9 boarding groups, and “group 1” is merely in the middle of it

[4th&Five 41550]

Last time I flew united they started preemptively checking bags after group 2. We took off with about half of the bins completely empty. I assume it’s their way of trying to get people to pay for the upgraded boarding on their next trip. 

[JesusSweatDuck 17781]

26 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I think Simms was better than Applewhite.

 

24 minutes ago, Hefeweizen said:

It is known.

 

16 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

I was always firmly in the Applewhite camp. Just looked up their stats. Was actually surprised 1) How close they were in statistics and 2) How they both seem very middle of the road by today's standards. 

Applewhite:

Simms:

They were the same player, except that Applewhite seemed to have the "it" factor.

 

[Guest]

FlightAware showing lots of cancels today, but far fewer for tomorrow:

Today:

Tomorrow:

Yesterday the figure for today's cancellations was already huge when I checked. Maybe they are getting back on track?

[FartingMonk 3606]

16 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

Last time I flew united they started preemptively checking bags after group 2. We took off with about half of the bins completely empty. I assume it’s their way of trying to get people to pay for the upgraded boarding on their next trip. 

My last trip was the same thing.  The stewardess was fucking irate.  She said who the hell told them to start checking bags we got bins to fill.

[gyroprotagonist 2592]

4 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

FlightAware showing lots of cancels today, but far fewer for tomorrow:

Today:

Tomorrow:

Yesterday the figure for today's cancellations was already huge when I checked. Maybe they are getting back on track?

China Eastern seems like it sucks.

[Brisketexan 105139]

1 hour ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

So this thread has been 3 pages of Southwest cancelling 10,000 flights and 7 pages of arguing about carry-on vs checked.

 

You probably like beans in your chili.

And your women too skinny, instead of Vic Mackey-style.  Or maybe you like em too big, like Vic Mackey, instead of the more slender ideal.

They're gonna fire Beard, when the incident wasn't his fault, which pisses you off.  Unless they're not gonna fire Beard because he struck a woman, which pisses you off.

PM Derka.

 

There, that should about cover it for this thread.

[52-80 19157]

1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:

You probably like beans in your chili.

And your women too skinny, instead of Vic Mackey-style.  Or maybe you like em too big, like Vic Mackey, instead of the more slender ideal.

They're gonna fire Beard, when the incident wasn't his fault, which pisses you off.  Unless they're not gonna fire Beard because he struck a woman, which pisses you off.

PM Derka.

 

There, that should about cover it for this thread.

4 wheels are better than 2. Fight me. 

Rimowa > Tumi. Bring it on 🤺

[InkaUtexas 25938]

49 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I think Simms was better than Applewhite.

And Major sat in front of me in a horrible Sociology class. He studied his playbook. Cute Coed next to him took the notes. 

Team Major. 

[InkaUtexas 25938]

7 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

You probably like beans in your chili.

And your women too skinny, instead of Vic Mackey-style.  Or maybe you like em too big, like Vic Mackey, instead of the more slender ideal.

They're gonna fire Beard, when the incident wasn't his fault, which pisses you off.  Unless they're not gonna fire Beard because he struck a woman, which pisses you off.

PM Derka.

 

There, that should about cover it for this thread.

Could be the best thread derail in Surly history. The overlords should save it for posterity. Maybe someone can make a MS paint image of us all boarding a flight. I cannot draw for shit or I would do it. 

Now how does everyone feel about the use of miracle grow? 

[Brisketexan 105139]

3 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

Maybe someone can make a MS paint image of us all boarding a flight. I cannot draw for shit or I would do it. 

Surlyites all on the same flight:

[South Austin 52500]

14 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

You probably like beans in your chili.

And your women too skinny, instead of Vic Mackey-style.  Or maybe you like em too big, like Vic Mackey, instead of the more slender ideal.

They're gonna fire Beard, when the incident wasn't his fault, which pisses you off.  Unless they're not gonna fire Beard because he struck a woman, which pisses you off.

PM Derka.

 

There, that should about cover it for this thread.

You forgot to post pics of your wife.

[Brisketexan 105139]

2 minutes ago, South Austin said:

You forgot to post pics of your wife.

[BabaYaga 15297]

5 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Surlyites all on the same flight:

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