[bertwert]

Our son lives in Telemark - and he's skiing quite a lot, mostly ski touring, but rather randonnée than Telemark

Most people are these days, at the hill I see hundreds on alpine or AT gear and maybe 3-4 telemark skiers.

[Racer X 69]

Do you mean the best air buses?

Absolutely not.

Those are made in France.

Regardless of your answer to that, it is unfortunate that the western airlines think of what they buy as flying buses, and treat the customers with all the indignities of bus travel and, at the same time, take away advantages of bus travel such as taking your own baggage to the hold so it does not get lost or smashed by the cheapest guy they could find who was silly enough to do back breaking work for a pittance.

Commercial airlines are nothing more than mass transit of the skies. Expecting treatment other than what we get is unreasonable. If air travelers want a better experience they can charter a private plane.

Yes, it will cost more.

You get what you pay for.

[Racer X 69]

There was a problem of people falling off those in Australia, and dying.

Natural selection.

[Racer X 69]

LtCol Steve?

The Six Million Dollar Man

Colonel Steve Austin, former NASA astronaut.



Being a NASA actor you Aussies should know all about him.

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[robtcorl]

Got a solid night's sleep.
This was taken after my first coffee this morning, trust me, I feel much better than I look.
I kept the image small, cause I like youse guys.

[Racer X 69]

. . . . . . trust me, I feel much better than I look.

Holy cats I hope so!

I kept the image small, cause I like youse guys.

Appreciated as much as your not coming here and spreading the man flu.

Have another bourbon, tea, bourbon, honey, bourbon, and lemon, with a bourbon chaser.

Take one every couple hours or so as needed desired, and call me in the morning.

[tim60]

Absolutely not.

Those are made in France.



Commercial airlines are nothing more than mass transit of the skies. Expecting treatment other than what we get is unreasonable. If air travelers want a better experience they can charter a private plane.

Yes, it will cost more.

You get what you pay for.

The air buses are made at Blagnac at To Lose.

If you want to be treated better by airlines then choose an East Asian airline like ANA, Asiana, Thai, Singapore or Eva. If they can , how come western airlines put so much emphasis on cheap that they treat the customers like dirt. They seem to forget that pleasantness and courtesy actually cost nothing.

[Racer X 69]

They seem to forget that pleasantness and courtesy actually cost nothing.

Agreed.

I have never traveled internationally so my experience is limited to domestic North American travel. As mentioned before, the experience was much better in the early 1960’s to sometime in the 1970’s when rising fuel costs forced cutbacks in services to stay profitable.

Who knows why the free things haven’t been kept as company philosophies and values. Perhaps employee morale is low because of poor management.

[Helios 1984]

Teacup No.6 is currently brewing.

[MarkJerling]

Fondue??
is it only 1980 in NZ?

We have a tradition with friends that goes back some time. Fashion be damned!

[MarkJerling]

Midnight?

I'll be sound asleep. Fondue is good however.

I make it to midnight regularly.

[tim60]

Agreed.

I have never traveled internationally so my experience is limited to domestic North American travel. As mentioned before, the experience was much better in the early 1960’s to sometime in the 1970’s when rising fuel costs forced cutbacks in services to stay profitable.

Who knows why the free things haven’t been kept as company philosophies and values. Perhaps employee morale is low because of poor management.

Most likely your explanation is correct. Also associated is that the staff get the message that cost is the driving force in management thinking and therefore behave as though cost, which also puts them under pressure is, primary. Also, frequently the pleasantness I have had on Asian airlines has involved giving away some minor item, like one time receiving a pack of cards because I had been a bit pleasant to the attendant when some young boys (national service age) in a row just near me were being rather overly demanding. Also, the Asian airlines usually offer 'select you own seat' at time of booking, at no extra charge, and 'select your menu choice' including choosing to take 'standard choose from two on lane' or a long list of special meals selected for both medical conditions or religious choices. They usually serve the special ones first, then the regular service, and then collect all the items at the same time. Oh, and the food is properly cooked and stored in plane till service so it survives in edible state till the meal time (even the pre-landing meal on a 12 hour flight). And the food is not just cheap, fill you belly for a while, carbohydrate stuff like pasta with maybe a flavouring of something else. And on most flights they include icecream as desert, served by a special fast walk through of the cabin from a basket, not a trolley.

[tim60]

The Six Million Dollar Man

Colonel Steve Austin, former NASA astronaut.



Being a NASA actor you Aussies should know all about him.

LtCol is nearly, but not quite Col. Just waiting from the right letter from the personnel people at HQ.

[rod_grant]

Fashion be damned!

That's what I tell Mrs Rod when I dress in the 'wrong' gear for an excursion to the business end of town.

[biz-engineer]

why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

You won't buy a K-3 because it's not for sales anymore, and you won't buy the K3 III either because it's a KP.