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On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:33:06 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote: In message , at 16:12:33 on Tue, 26 Jan 2016, Paul Corfield remarked: It's funny, I've just been on a couple of long Singapore Airlines flights, and their charming cabin crews are obviously trained to start every encounter with, "Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr Recliner...", even if you've not been waiting at all. So, say, you order a Singapore Sling or a G&T, they come back with it in a couple of minutes, and still apologise for keeping you waiting. It seems very polite at first, but gets a bit irritating after a while. Please don't take this the wrong way but the thought of a stewardess saying "Mr Recliner" just made me laugh out loud. It's obviously a cultural issue because I've only ever been addressed by name on a small subset of Middle-East airlines. Qantas cabin staff also address passengers by name in business and first class, so perhaps not entirely cultural. -- John Ray |
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On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 12:23:13 +0000
John Ray wrote: On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:33:06 +0000, Roland Perry wrote: It's obviously a cultural issue because I've only ever been addressed by name on a small subset of Middle-East airlines. Qantas cabin staff also address passengers by name in business and first class, so perhaps not entirely cultural. That only happens if your name is "Mate" though. -- Spud |
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In message , at 12:23:13 on
Wed, 27 Jan 2016, John Ray remarked: Please don't take this the wrong way but the thought of a stewardess saying "Mr Recliner" just made me laugh out loud. It's obviously a cultural issue because I've only ever been addressed by name on a small subset of Middle-East airlines. Qantas cabin staff also address passengers by name in business and first class, so perhaps not entirely cultural. Quantas and Emirates codeshare, of course. When I flew to Brisbane it was on Emirates. -- Roland Perry |
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On 27/01/2016 13:29, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 12:23:13 on Wed, 27 Jan 2016, John Ray remarked: Please don't take this the wrong way but the thought of a stewardess saying "Mr Recliner" just made me laugh out loud. It's obviously a cultural issue because I've only ever been addressed by name on a small subset of Middle-East airlines. Qantas cabin staff also address passengers by name in business and first class, so perhaps not entirely cultural. Quantas and Emirates codeshare, of course. When I flew to Brisbane it was on Emirates. Quantas? |
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On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 13:29:17 +0000
Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 12:23:13 on Wed, 27 Jan 2016, John Ray remarked: Please don't take this the wrong way but the thought of a stewardess saying "Mr Recliner" just made me laugh out loud. It's obviously a cultural issue because I've only ever been addressed by name on a small subset of Middle-East airlines. Qantas cabin staff also address passengers by name in business and first class, so perhaps not entirely cultural. Quantas and Emirates codeshare, of course. When I flew to Brisbane it was on Emirates. Codeshare - airline industry speak for sub contracting. Perhaps other industries should take the same approach - order a new Ford, get a Vauxhall. Order Virgin broadband, get BT. -- Spud |
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In message , at 14:17:42 on Wed, 27 Jan
2016, Someone Somewhere remarked: Quantas and Emirates codeshare, of course. When I flew to Brisbane it was on Emirates. Quantas? A popular Australian airline m'lud. -- Roland Perry |
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On 2016\01\27 15:06, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 14:17:42 on Wed, 27 Jan 2016, Someone Somewhere remarked: Quantas and Emirates codeshare, of course. When I flew to Brisbane it was on Emirates. Quantas? A popular Australian airline m'lud. The qantity of letters is wrong for that. |
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On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:25:00 +0000
Roland Perry wrote: Done already. Order Plusnet, get BT; order a VW Sharan and get a Ford Galaxy; order a John Lewis kitchen appliance and it's probably from Electrolux. Fair point. -- Spud |
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writes In message , at 14:17:42 on Wed, 27 Jan 2016, Someone Somewhere remarked: Quantas and Emirates codeshare, of course. When I flew to Brisbane it was on Emirates. Quantas? A popular Australian airline m'lud. No U Q ueensland A nd N orthern Territory A erial S ervices Geddit? -- Bryan Morris Public Key http://www.pgp.uk.demon.net - 0xCC6237E9 |
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writes Q ueensland A nd N orthern T erritory A erial S ervices Even -- Bryan Morris Public Key http://www.pgp.uk.demon.net - 0xCC6237E9 |
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In message , at 16:52:13 on Wed, 27 Jan
2016, Bryan Morris remarked: Quantas? A popular Australian airline m'lud. No U Q ueensland A nd N orthern Territory A erial S ervices Geddit? Oh, is that all. Rule #1: any response to a posting about a spelling mistake will have a spelling mistake in it. -- Roland Perry |
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wrote: On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:12:33 +0000 Paul Corfield wrote: I know what you mean though - it is possible just to be too deferential but given the wide range of people who fly it's almost impossible to get it right. What we might find too polite will not be sufficiently grovelling to some overblown celebrity or politician flying first class. It's the same in some airline lounges. Blink and your half full glass and plate are whisked away as if this is what you wanted. All that causes is waste and me being grumpy. Don't fly first or business class then and you won't have that problem. You can fly economy and wait in McDonalds like everyone else where you get to choose when you throw your drinks carton away. I don't recall passing a McDonalds on the way to the business class lounges in any airports. Istanbul Ataturk. You have to pass next to the Burger King & assorted other fast-food outlets to take the escalator up to the lounges. I also seem to recall at Sabiha Gokcen the Turkish Airlines 1st class lounge is next to McDonalds & the business lounge is accessed via a sports bar (although in both cases there is an escalator you can take to get there avoiding fast food.) Although now I have a nagging doubt that the business lounge may have moved to the gate level the last time I was there. HTH :). (Something from Hils about rentier capitalists must be on its way, surely...) |
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On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:44:02 +0000
Paul Corfield wrote: On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:46:31 GMT, d wrote: Don't fly first or business class then and you won't have that problem. You can fly economy and wait in McDonalds like everyone else where you get to choose when you throw your drinks carton away. I've only been upgraded to First twice and very nice it was too even though having my business class boarding card torn up at gate check in before being told of the upgrade was something of a fright. Anyway I haven't flown in years because I can't afford it so I won't be causing you any undue distress. Being a fat lump I do the decent thing and go business class so no one has the anguish of having me sit beside them in economy. Just call me considerate. ;-) I tend to avoid flying when possible anyway. The whole thing is a miserably experience from getting up at 5am to get into a stinking minicab to waiting in a herd for the desk to open, through security, waiting at a gate with no facilities, sitting in a cramped seat for hours on a plane and then the same **** at the other end. Give me a train or preferably car any day. Last time we went to the med we just couldn't be arsed with it and drove there. Obviously takes much longer but far more relaxing and the trip is part of the holiday. -- Spud |
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wrote in message ... On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:44:02 +0000 Paul Corfield wrote: On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:46:31 GMT, d wrote: Don't fly first or business class then and you won't have that problem. You can fly economy and wait in McDonalds like everyone else where you get to choose when you throw your drinks carton away. I've only been upgraded to First twice and very nice it was too even though having my business class boarding card torn up at gate check in before being told of the upgrade was something of a fright. Anyway I haven't flown in years because I can't afford it so I won't be causing you any undue distress. Being a fat lump I do the decent thing and go business class so no one has the anguish of having me sit beside them in economy. Just call me considerate. ;-) I tend to avoid flying when possible anyway. The whole thing is a miserably experience from getting up at 5am to get into a stinking minicab to waiting in a herd for the desk to open, through security, waiting at a gate with no facilities, sitting in a cramped seat for hours on a plane and then the same **** at the other end. Give me a train or preferably car any day. Last time we went to the med we just couldn't be arsed with it and drove there. Obviously takes much longer but far more relaxing and the trip is part of the holiday. It isn't only me then :-) tim |
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On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:34:19 +0000
e27002 aurora wrote: The five years I lived in Reno, at least twice a year I would do the nine hours, each way, drive to visit with my friend and business When they say its a long drive across the pond, they really mean it. :) Longest I've done is Toronto to Montreal overnight though we took it in turns behind the wheel. Not sure I could have done it on my own in one go. -- Spud |
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wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:34:19 +0000 e27002 aurora wrote: The five years I lived in Reno, at least twice a year I would do the nine hours, each way, drive to visit with my friend and business When they say its a long drive across the pond, they really mean it. :) Longest I've done is Toronto to Montreal overnight though we took it in turns behind the wheel. Not sure I could have done it on my own in one go. It's just over 300 miles, most of it on "open" expressway. at 50mph that's 6 hours. **** easy for a one day drive I think you are adding in the difficulty of staying awake when you unnecessarily choose to do it over night |
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On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:01:59 +0000
Someone Somewhere wrote: On 29/01/2016 09:32, d wrote: On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:34:19 +0000 e27002 aurora wrote: The five years I lived in Reno, at least twice a year I would do the nine hours, each way, drive to visit with my friend and business When they say its a long drive across the pond, they really mean it. :) Longest I've done is Toronto to Montreal overnight though we took it in turns behind the wheel. Not sure I could have done it on my own in one go. -- Spud To change the terms again, isn't there quite a decent train that does that route? No idea. To get back on topic, aren't the carriages on that train part of the NightStar trains that were sold to VIA when they decided not to run Eurostar to the regions (via London - hence on topic!) I'm surprised the Canadians would be satisfied with coaches to the UK loading gauge. Must be quite cramped for them. -- Spud |
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On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:35:18 -0000
"tim....." wrote: wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:34:19 +0000 e27002 aurora wrote: The five years I lived in Reno, at least twice a year I would do the nine hours, each way, drive to visit with my friend and business When they say its a long drive across the pond, they really mean it. :) Longest I've done is Toronto to Montreal overnight though we took it in turns behind the wheel. Not sure I could have done it on my own in one go. It's just over 300 miles, most of it on "open" expressway. Thats still london to lands end. Also that "open" expressway was IIRC only 4 lanes (2 either side) with the inside lane filled with unlimited trucks doing anything up to 80mph indicated who pulled out at a moments notice. at 50mph that's 6 hours. **** easy for a one day drive I think you are adding in the difficulty of staying awake when you unnecessarily choose to do it over night If it was unnecessary we'd have done it in the day. -- Spud |
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wrote in message ... On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:35:18 -0000 "tim....." wrote: wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:34:19 +0000 e27002 aurora wrote: The five years I lived in Reno, at least twice a year I would do the nine hours, each way, drive to visit with my friend and business When they say its a long drive across the pond, they really mean it. :) Longest I've done is Toronto to Montreal overnight though we took it in turns behind the wheel. Not sure I could have done it on my own in one go. It's just over 300 miles, most of it on "open" expressway. Thats still london to lands end. Yes I'd still do that in a day Also that "open" expressway was IIRC only 4 lanes (2 either side) with the inside lane filled with unlimited trucks doing anything up to 80mph indicated who pulled out at a moments notice. It might be a bit stressful but you're still going to have no difficulty averaging 50 mph at 50mph that's 6 hours. **** easy for a one day drive I think you are adding in the difficulty of staying awake when you unnecessarily choose to do it over night If it was unnecessary we'd have done it in the day. You have however proved my point that you did the journey overnight because you had spend the previous day, awake, doing something else and not had the necessary [1] rest before commencing an overnight drive. tim [1] well I would find it necessary, anyway |
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On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 17:09:55 -0000
"tim....." wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:35:18 -0000 "tim....." wrote: wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:34:19 +0000 e27002 aurora wrote: The five years I lived in Reno, at least twice a year I would do the nine hours, each way, drive to visit with my friend and business When they say its a long drive across the pond, they really mean it. :) Longest I've done is Toronto to Montreal overnight though we took it in turns behind the wheel. Not sure I could have done it on my own in one go. It's just over 300 miles, most of it on "open" expressway. Thats still london to lands end. Yes I'd still do that in a day And its still a long drive. Do you have a point here other than an implied "I'm an amazing driver if I do say so myself and would have no problem doing twice that distance in an afternoon"? -- Spud |
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wrote in message ... On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 17:09:55 -0000 "tim....." wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:35:18 -0000 "tim....." wrote: wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:34:19 +0000 e27002 aurora wrote: The five years I lived in Reno, at least twice a year I would do the nine hours, each way, drive to visit with my friend and business When they say its a long drive across the pond, they really mean it. :) Longest I've done is Toronto to Montreal overnight though we took it in turns behind the wheel. Not sure I could have done it on my own in one go. It's just over 300 miles, most of it on "open" expressway. Thats still london to lands end. Yes I'd still do that in a day And its still a long drive. Do you have a point here other than an implied "I'm an amazing driver if I do say so myself and would have no problem doing twice that distance in an afternoon"? It's got nothing at all to do with being an amazing driver just one who's prepared to spend 6 hours of the day doing it if the alternative is paying for an overnight stop. And IMHO 6 hours in one day is not a huge amount of time to commit to a journey PROVIDED that you aren't already tired when you start tim |
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In message , John Ray
wrote: Qantas cabin staff also address passengers by name in business and first class, so perhaps not entirely cultural. A lot of airlines do. -- Clive D.W. Feather | Home: Mobile: +44 7973 377646 | Web: http://www.davros.org Please reply to the Reply-To address, which is: |
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Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 29/01/2016 09:32, d wrote: On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:34:19 +0000 e27002 aurora wrote: The five years I lived in Reno, at least twice a year I would do the nine hours, each way, drive to visit with my friend and business When they say its a long drive across the pond, they really mean it. :) Longest I've done is Toronto to Montreal overnight though we took it in turns behind the wheel. Not sure I could have done it on my own in one go. To change the terms again, isn't there quite a decent train that does that route? I've done Montreal-Toronto, it's mostly LRC coaches, though the original power cars are now long gone. It's fast for Canadian train standards, but that's not saying much. To get back on topic, aren't the carriages on that train part of the NightStar trains that were sold to VIA when they decided not to run Eurostar to the regions (via London - hence on topic!) Is there still a sleeper service on that route? I thought the nightstar stock tends to go out on the Ocean (Montreal - Halifax). Robin |
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On 30/01/2016 10:42, bob wrote:
Someone Somewhere wrote: On 29/01/2016 09:32, d wrote: On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:34:19 +0000 e27002 aurora wrote: The five years I lived in Reno, at least twice a year I would do the nine hours, each way, drive to visit with my friend and business When they say its a long drive across the pond, they really mean it. :) Longest I've done is Toronto to Montreal overnight though we took it in turns behind the wheel. Not sure I could have done it on my own in one go. To change the terms again, isn't there quite a decent train that does that route? I've done Montreal-Toronto, it's mostly LRC coaches, though the original power cars are now long gone. It's fast for Canadian train standards, but that's not saying much. Well indeed - I do remember catching the Canadian once when it was 18 hours late and that seemed fairly normal (and I don't ever want to try and kill 18 hours in Edmonton ever again) To get back on topic, aren't the carriages on that train part of the NightStar trains that were sold to VIA when they decided not to run Eurostar to the regions (via London - hence on topic!) Is there still a sleeper service on that route? I thought the nightstar stock tends to go out on the Ocean (Montreal - Halifax). They have seated stock as well as the sleeper and I certainly caught that (with the very red lounge car) on some route between Quebec City and Toronto (possibly with changes) some years back. |
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