now, when i
fly i have a pretty normal routine. i never check bags. i always
check in online. and i fly southwest so i can always ensure myself
a window rather than an aisle.
i
always grab a blanket and close my eyes. i'm not a talker, cryer,
or complainer and won't overdue the perfume either.
and usually,
i need to catch a man's eye to help me lift my little bag up
high.
and i've
never had any trouble with this.
until my last
flight.
traveling
from chicago to houston to harlingen, i discovered that some men
don't want to lift a finger (literally) to assist a
lady.
most of the
time i don't even need to come out and ask. i'm simply offered
assistance and someone steps forward to lift my bag. this time, i
asked the men in the three seats near mine if someone would help me
with my bag. the one i looked at straight in the eye stared right
back at me and didn't move. so another gentleman (let's say 15 yrs
older and 30 lbs lighter) stood up and put my bag up for
me.
i'm thinking:
okay. he just didn't move fast enough. and grace i gave.
then the
flight ended.
now, i had
made friends with the two to my left and they were party of the
party tom was in (i learned his name early in this flight). so the
flight lands and tom's friends tell him to get my bag down. and tom
doesn't do a thing. they raz him. he still doesn't move. so the
same gentleman that put the bag up got the bag down. and at this
point i was ready to raz tom too.
and i
said
i'd probably
have had a better chance getting tom to help me if i'd bought him a
drink or two.
no
joke.
tom
replied
"it would
have gone a long way to it, yes"
i've been
rejected lots of times in lots of ways. but this was a first i
won't soon forget.
if you fly
with tom, tell him i said "thanks".
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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Posted by Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:16pm PDT
Report AbuseWow, unbelievable. That is really bad manners. How rude.
Hope your other flights in the future make up for it.
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Posted by Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:25pm PDT
Report AbuseHow rude. I remember when the guys would open the door for women,pull out their chairs, stand up and offer their seats on a busy bus. Gee, I feel old.
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Posted by Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:39pm PDT
Report AbuseI wouldn't consider it being rejected- I would just consider him a pompous *ss... stupid jerk! If I ever am faced with Tom on a flight, I will get my back down myself and throw it at him.
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Posted by Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:47am PST
Report AbuseCan you believe that? why do we keep making people like that? We have got to find that DNA link and throw it away! Then duplicate the guy who did help you!!! Stupid Tom. What a jerk.
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